Neck Pain Remedies - Plano, TX Chiropractor Dr. Khayal Offers Solutions

Neck Pain aka (cervical) pain is one of the most common treatments I deal with as a chiropractor here in Plano, TX. More and more people are utilizing the services of chiropractors for neck and back pain because we offer gentle, but effective therapy which addresses the mechanical (how the spine moves) and neurological (nerve-related) causes of various pain conditions associated with the neck and back.

Why You should consider a Chiropractor

As an experienced chiropractor, I've spent countless hours of learning about neck pain conditions through my formal education at Parker College of Chiropractic here in Dallas, TX., along with investing a tremendous amount time on continual education and hands on training to keep current on the latest and most effective techniques for diagnosing and treating the different types of neck conditions. You wouldn't ask your family doctor to perform heart surgery, nor would you ask them to diagnose your neck problems.

Chiropractic care is a specialty that focuses on you as the "whole person". We don't focus solely on your neck pain; we also look at your lifestyle, nutrition, stress management, and other health factors to determine all the possible causes of why your neck hurts. A combination of any of these can add to your pain, so as Doctors we address all the issues to help alleviate and relieve your pain. The following are some of the more common conditions I see when treating neck pain.

Chiropractic Care Works on These Neck Conditions

• Whiplash injuries
• Chronic neck pain (in various forms)
• Non surgical cervical disc injury
• Neck sprain injuries
• Spinal joint restriction
• Facet joint sprain
• Degenerative joint condition of the neck

Chiropractic Treatment Approaches for Neck Pain

Once I've completed my exam I can prescribe a specific treatment regimen for those conditions. Your neck pain can be treated with any combination of spinal manipulation (adjustments), manual therapy, and various chiropractic instruments that help speed your healing.

The phrase spinal manipulation might sound painful, but in reality it is one of the most effective non-painful treatments I use for neck pain and back pain. A misaligned spine restricts spinal motion and when that happens, it can cause the pain you feel from your neck down to your lower back. Use of spinal adjustments will return your spine back to normal, helping muscles relax and the pain resolved.

Beyond spinal manipulation, there are various forms of manual therapy and specialized equipment and instruments I use to treat the wide range of neck conditions I listed above.

Forms of Manual Therapy

• trigger point therapy
• manual joint stretching and resistance techniques
• therapeutic massage
• instrument-assisted soft tissue therapy

Along with spinal manipulation and manual therapy, I may use different instruments to treat muscle soreness and inflammation. These electronic devices are used to relax the muscles. You may already have heard these terms before, but here are (3) devices I use quite a bit.

• Ultrasound
• Inferential electrical stimulation
• Cold Laser Therapy

I don't consider prescribing any treatment program without also recommending different therapeutic exercises my patients can do at home, both while I'm treating them and afterwards to make sure they prevent a recurrence of this from happening again.

Prevention is imperative to anyone who wants to enjoy long-term health, and as your chiropractor I strongly emphasize it. If you can learn how to prevent neck pain and back pain by using sound mechanics, proper balance, and good posture, you'll be doing your body a favor that will last for years to come.

If you would like to learn more about these treatments, please contact my office for a free consultation. We treat patients from Plano, Dallas, Addison, Frisco, and all over the metroplex. You can reach us on our website: www.premierhealthclinic.net or call us directly at 972-713-9355. I thank you and your back will thank you. Dr. H. Khayal, DC.

Headache Pain Sufferers, Plano TX Chiropractor Dr. Khayal Has Solutions

Had any headache pain recently, you're not alone, 1 out of every 6 people living in the United States suffers from chronic headaches. As a business owner and chiropractor at Premier Health Clinic here in Plano, TX, I used to have a lot of headaches like new patients who come to see me for back or neck pain issues. This led me to develop expertise in diagnosing and treating different types of headaches with chiropractic. Now headaches are a thing of the past and when I visit with my patients they are quite surprised to learn that I treat various types of headache pain through chiropractic care. Many patients I've visited with really have a lot of misconceptions about what a chiropractor does.

Sadly, my patients are like the majority of the people in America who have suffered for months and even years with headache pain because all their physician and specialist offered was drugs and more drugs. Medication is like a band aid it dulls the pain but will not treat the cause, which is why the headache returns.

Besides treating chronic headaches, I also offer chiropractic care that is quite effective in treating tension headaches. Past studies have found that individuals undergoing chiropractic therapy for tension headaches showed sustained reduction in headache frequency and severity compared with patients who took prescribed drugs directed at tension headaches.

The findings in these studies indicate that chiropractic care is not actually therapy or treatment, but rather targeting the root cause of the problem. Simply put your body effects a correction that resolves the primary cause of the headache which in turn extends lasting results beyond the initial care.

As I mentioned earlier, a majority of my patients think of me as a back doctor. Something society has branded all chiropractors with, which is both good and bad. Over the last few years there has be continual supportive documentation that proves chiropractic is also effective in the treatment of headaches originating from spinal issues, migraines and cluster headaches. In fact, the American Chiropractic Association reports that more than 15 percent of the public who see chiropractors presently go for headaches.

Even as the number of people seeking chiropractic care for headaches increases, the majority of people in America continue to use their family physician as the primary source of treatment for their headaches with little or no success.

Six of the most common misconceptions about headache relief have been listed below. See if you identify with any of them.

1. Over-The-Counter Medication Treat The Cause Of Your Headache.
"Drugs only mask the pain. If the drugs you buy or are prescribed, treated the real cause, your headaches would go away permanently. None of us were born with too few Tylenol in our system. A lack of drugs is not the cause."

2. Headache Medication Can't Harm You.
"On the contrary, drugs can cause side effects that can be far worse than the headache pain you're trying to relieve. People find it hard to believe that you can cause internal damage to your body if you take too much ibuprofen over a period of time. Yet it is sold over the counter with no restrictions."

3. Stress Is The Major Cause For Headaches.
"Stress is a part of everyone's life; it is not the cause of headaches. Rather it's how your body adjusts to stress that affects your health. Chiropractic care can provide ways to help you increase your body's ability to adjust to stress of any kind."

4. Headaches Will Always Go Away On Their Own.
"Without treating the cause, or root of the problem, they won't, they'll continue to come back and possibly more frequently."

5. Your Family Doctors Know How To Treat Headaches.
"If this was true, family doctors would have fewer patients and the pharmaceutical companies would have a lot less profit. Can you imagine what would happen if no one ever suffered from headaches. Chiropractors do have solutions that don't involve drugs or invasive treatments."

6. Your Problem Is Always Where Your Pain Is.
"In fact, not all headaches originate in the head. For instance, a person who suffered a neck injury from a car accident, playing sports, or a fall as a child, could suffer head pain later on. These are called cervicogenic headaches because they result from tension of the neck and head muscles."

As an experienced Chiropractor, I have great success in treating headaches because most headaches are either soft tissue or neurologic in nature. Also, a significant portion of headaches originate in the tissues of the neck. And since chiropractic care focuses treatment on the soft tissues of the spine, which includes the neck, the majority of headaches can be successfully managed with appropriate adjustments and therapy. Best of all, chiropractic procedures consist of only safe, natural, and noninvasive therapies that focus on correcting the cause of headaches, and not simply the short-term masking of symptoms.

If you would like to learn more about treatments for your headaches or have other questions, please contact my office for a free consultation. We treat patients from Plano, Dallas, Addison, Frisco, and all over the metroplex. You can reach us on our website: www.premierhealthclinic.net or call us directly at 972-713-9355. I thank you and your back will thank you. Dr. H. Khayal, DC.