In Coral Springs the usual suspects are laptops on kitchen tables, phones held at chest height, long school pickup lines on Coral Ridge Drive and Wiles Road, and sleeping on the wrong pillow. Over time the muscles at the base of the skull and across the top of the shoulders stay switched on, and the result is stiffness, a reduced ability to turn your head, and often a headache that starts at the back and wraps forward.

How Dr. Fields treats neck pain

At our office at 811 North Coral Ridge Drive, Dr. Jonathan M. Fields, DAOM, begins by checking range of motion, posture and the specific muscles that reproduce your pain. Care often includes:

• Acupuncture at local and distal points to release tension.
• Dry needling for trigger points in the upper trapezius, levator scapulae and suboccipital muscles.
• Cupping across the upper back.
• Two or three simple desk and car habits that take pressure off your neck.

Tension headaches

Headaches that begin in the neck often ease as the neck improves. If you have migraines with aura, new headaches after age 50, or a sudden severe headache, see your physician first.

Stress and the neck

For many people the neck is where stress lives. If you notice your shoulders creeping up toward your ears on a busy day, our anxiety and stress page explains how we address both at once.

Your first step

Request a free consultation at 811 North Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33071, or call 954-775-3765. You will meet Dr. Fields, talk through your history, and leave with a clear recommendation, whether or not that includes care with us.

Acupuncture and functional medicine support, and do not replace, care from your physician. Individual results vary.

Long term symptoms rarely travel alone. Many patients we see for this also deal with low energy or an immune condition, so you may want to read about our approach to chronic fatigue and to autoimmune support in Coral Springs.