William Reed DC, PhD, directs the Mechanisms of Spinal Manual Therapy laboratory (MSMT). Globally, there is growing popularity and increased use of non-pharmacological approaches for acute and chronic ...

Physical Therapy Question: I developed neck pain about three months ago. There was no trauma or accident. The pain developed over time and now I have difficulty moving my neck without pain. I noticed ...

Traction of the spine, known as cervical traction, is a popular treatment for neck pain and related injuries. Essentially, cervical traction pulls your head away from your neck to create expansion and ...

A healthy cervical spine, the part of your spine located in your neck region, generally has a C-shape curve to it, with the curve facing toward the front of your neck, according to CLEAR Scoliosis ...

One woman says she has finally found relief after years of suffering from what she now knows is upper cervical pain. By the time Tracey Wildhaber was referred to Dr. Brent Owens, an upper cervical ...

Cervical radiculopathy is a condition caused by a pinched nerve in your neck. It happens when your cervical spinal cord or nerve roots arising from it become compressed by the cervical vertebrae. Your ...

Degenerative cervical spondylosis is a chronic, progressive deterioration of osseocartilaginous components of the cervical spine that is most often related to aging. Radiographic evidence of ...