Her Pain in the Neck was more than a Pain in the Neck

By Dr. Beth Blakely

A few months ago, an attractive young lady gingerly walked into our office and it became obvious that something was terribly wrong. Her neck and head were twisted at an L-shaped angle and the look of anguish on her face said more than words could express. While it was painful just to look at her, I knew I could make a difference.

During our initial exam, she told me she was injured while lifting a heavy object. She heard a loud pop in her neck and knew immediately that something was terribly wrong. She started having severe symptoms shortly thereafter, which included migraine headaches and agonizing neck pain. She said she had initially chosen the conventional medical route and they eventually did an MRI, which revealed two bulging discs.

For several weeks, she had merely managed the unrelenting pain with large quantities of ibuprofen and Vicodin. Her doctor also suggested cortisone pain injections, but at that point, she was tired of just managing the pain and wanted to get to the root cause of the issue. That’s when she decided to give chiropractic a try.

After a thorough initial examination, I took x-rays of her head and neck, which didn’t reveal any other damage. From there, I started working on her regularly and she started seeing the benefits in about a month. In addition to regular adjustments, I offered her some botanically based anti-inflammatory supplements that really helped.

Now, nearly four months later, I continue to give her regular maintenance adjustments and she has seen a dramatic improvement. She’s living life to the fullest and is free from the chronic pain that had tormented her for way too long. Best of all, she was able to get to the source of the problem while avoiding those painful and dangerous injections!