• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
355 U.S. 22 E Ste D Springfield, NJ 07081 Conveniently Located!

Back & Body Pain Relief

Springfield NJ Chiropractor & Physical Therapy

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Phone
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • ABOUT
    • About Us
    • DOCTORS
      • Dr David Perna DC, CCSP, CCEP
      • Dr Shan Sivendra MD
      • Dr Robert Minlionica, DC, MPA, ATC
      • Neel Patel, DPT
      • Oscar Mujica PT DPT
    • Insurance
    • Reviews
    • Media
    • FAQs
  • TREATMENTS
    • Chiropractic Treatments
      • Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA)
    • Physical Therapy
      • Posture Correction
      • Custom Stretching Programs
      • Sports Focused Rehab
      • Custom Rehab Programs
    • Electric Stimulation
      • Laser Therapy
      • Shockwave Therapy
      • Ultrasound Therapy
      • Nerve Conduction Velocity Testing
    • Active Release Technique New Jersey (ART)
    • Acupuncture
    • Class IV Laser Therapy
    • Graston Technique Springfield
    • Trigger Point Injections
    • Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA)
    • Medical Massage
    • Spinal Decompression Therapy
      • Our Spinal Decompression Therapy
    • Hydration IV
  • PATIENT FORMS
  • Schedule an Appointment
  • NEWS
    • BLOG
  • CONTACT
You are here: Home / Uncategorized / What’s Better for Neck Pain – Medication or Chiropractic?

What’s Better for Neck Pain – Medication or Chiropractic?

September 18, 2017 By Dr David Perna DC

chiropractor's hands laid on female patient's neck and shoulders

If you read my blog regularly, you’re probably aware that I’m not a huge fan of using medications as a silver bullet to address pain.  Unfortunately, there are lot of doctors out there who don’t agree with me, writing prescriptions for pain, instead of referring patients to someone like me, who can resolve the pain’s underlying cause.

While it’s true that pain medication can sometimes be helpful, the topic of this article is what’s better for neck pain – medication or chiropractic?  Call me biased (because I’m a chiropractor), but there’s no comparison between the two.

A growing crisis in the USA.

The US Drug Enforcement Administration reports that nearly half of all deaths resulting from opioid overdose involved the writing of a prescription.  In 2015, deaths from opioid overdoses surpassed car accidents and guns as a leading killer in the US.

This indicates that we have a problem on our hands and some of that problem is right in the doctor’s office and the scripts being written there.

While not everyone who uses opioids to manage pain will become addicted, the statistics are shocking enough that it’s time all doctors sought better ways to help their patients manage pain than medication.

Other problems with medication.

Even medications as innocuous as anti-inflammatories can present difficulties to patients who are on them to relieve and manage pain.  These medications can affect the stomach lining and internal organs.  If people become too accustomed to them, their dosages need to be increased.

And that’s a real problem when people with neck pain can walk into a pharmacy and buy 800 milligram dose tablets over the counter.  If they’re not taking these medications under the guidance of a physician, then can do themselves real and lasting harm.

Pain that’s dulled isn’t gone.

Painkillers and anti-inflammatories offer temporary relief, but lurking beneath the surface of that relief is the neck pain.  It’s still there and it’s not being addressed.  People still have pain, but turn to medication to help push it to the side.

When neck pain is masked, some patients will pursue activities they shouldn’t, thinking that because they’re not in pain they can “manage”.  That’s a dangerous way of thinking, because until the root cause is diagnosed and adequately treated, neck pain can become worse and be exacerbated by inappropriate activity.

So, what’s better for neck pain – medication or chiropractic?  Clearly, there are several issues connected with medication when it’s prescribed for neck pain.  In the case of opioids, addiction can result.  Problems with the stomach and other internal organs can arise when use becomes habitual.  Finally, masking pain can lead to the injury which is causing the pain to become worse, because medication can’t address it.

Chiropractic can.

As a chiropractor, I strongly counsel anyone suffering from neck or back pain for more than 4 weeks to seek immediate medical attention.  Getting a diagnosis and then, treatment, is how you solve the problem – not medication.

If you’re experiencing neck pain, contact me.

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Primary Sidebar

Contact Us

Hours

Mon 10am – 7pm
Tue 10am – 7pm
Wed 10am – 7pm
Thu 10am – 7pm
Fri 10am – 7pm

Widget Before Footer Widgets

OUR BLOG

STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT YOUR HEALTH

Fall leaves don't get back pain

Back Pain Relieving Fall Tips Fall is a beautiful time of year. As the year moves into its vintage months, we are often presented with beautiful sunny and comfortable days, stunning colors of foliage changing and of course… lots and lots of leaves on the ground. Here in Springfield it’s no different. Just a drive […]

November, 11, 2022

7 Great Back Pain Relieving Fall Tips

Back Pain Relieving Fall Tips Fall is a beautiful time of year. As the year moves into its vintage months, we are often presented with beautiful sunny and comfortable days, stunning colors of foliage changing and of course… lots and lots of leaves on the ground. Here in Springfield it’s no different. Just a drive […]

READ MORE
Easy access for most commonly used items at desk

Hi, my name is Rich. I handle much of the marketing for Back and Body Pain Relief. I’ve been working for the company for around 5 years and in that time have worked solely from my home office. My home office beginnings was very simple, a small laptop on a small desk with a $40 […]

August, 8, 2022

Home Office Tips to Reduce Pain

Hi, my name is Rich. I handle much of the marketing for Back and Body Pain Relief. I’ve been working for the company for around 5 years and in that time have worked solely from my home office. My home office beginnings was very simple, a small laptop on a small desk with a $40 […]

READ MORE
map
map
map

Footer

logo light

355 Route 22 E, Ste D
Springfield Township, NJ 07081

Ph: (908) 325-3000

Mon - Fri 10am - 7pm

Good Faith Estimate
  • footer logo
  • footer logo
  • footer logo
  • footer logo
  • footer logo
  • footer logo
  • footer logo
footer logo

© Copyright Back & Body Pain Relief NJ | All Rights Reserved - Medical Website Design in NJ | Privacy Policy

CB logo
  • Home
  • ABOUT
    • About Us
    • DOCTORS
      • Dr David Perna DC, CCSP, CCEP
      • Dr Shan Sivendra MD
      • Dr Robert Minlionica, DC, MPA, ATC
      • Neel Patel, DPT
      • Oscar Mujica PT DPT
    • Insurance
    • Reviews
    • Media
    • FAQs
  • TREATMENTS
    • Chiropractic Treatments
      • Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA)
    • Physical Therapy
      • Posture Correction
      • Custom Stretching Programs
      • Sports Focused Rehab
      • Custom Rehab Programs
    • Electric Stimulation
      • Laser Therapy
      • Shockwave Therapy
      • Ultrasound Therapy
      • Nerve Conduction Velocity Testing
    • Active Release Technique New Jersey (ART)
    • Acupuncture
    • Class IV Laser Therapy
    • Graston Technique Springfield
    • Trigger Point Injections
    • Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA)
    • Medical Massage
    • Spinal Decompression Therapy
      • Our Spinal Decompression Therapy
    • Hydration IV
  • PATIENT FORMS
  • Schedule an Appointment
  • NEWS
    • BLOG
  • CONTACT