The Best Exercises for Neck Pain (From La Cañada Chiropractors)
The best (and safest) exercises for neck pain, from doctors who treat it every day at Flintridge Family Chiropractic in La Cañada Flintridge.
If you've Googled "best exercises for neck pain," you've probably seen a dozen conflicting lists. Here's what our doctors actually give patients — and, just as importantly, what we tell them to stop doing.
The cervical spine holds up an 11-pound head. Even small posture shifts multiply that load, irritate joints, and create the ache that keeps you from turning your head.
Rule #1: Move the Stiff Joints, Stabilize the Loose Ones
Most people with neck pain intuitively stretch the area that hurts. The problem is that the painful area is often the unstable segment — it's already moving too much. Stretching it more can make things worse. The area you actually need to work on is usually the joint above or below.
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