Your neck is a delicate balance of 7 movable bones call vertebrae, muscles, ligaments and nerves. In addition you have "discs" between the vertebrae and blood vessels that carrying blood to the brain in your neck. Any subluxation ( vertebrae out of place) can cause a tremendous amount of pain, suffering and increased stress. Your spinal column is enclosed with the vertebrae of the spine and as you know neck injuries can cause some serious spinal cord and nerve damage. Some of the nerves in the neck go to the shoulder, arms, hands, and fingers. This can result in decreased grip strength, pain or numbness in the hands or fingers. Many times people believe they have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome because of this numbness in their hands and fingers. 

Another common complaint is Headaches as some of these nerves go to different parts of the head. Trigeminal-Neuralgia of facial tics can be caused with misaligned vertebrae in the neck. 

If you are experiencing any type of pain, numbness in your hands or wrists, shoulder pain or headaches you may have a problem that is serious but preventable if caught early enough. 

Common causes of Neck Pain:

Call Dr. Mel Derickson D.C. with any other questions you may have. 937-426-9225.