Have you experienced neck pain with shooting pain into the shoulder, arms, or hands? Cervical Radiculopathy is a neurocompressive disorder in which the cervical nerve roots get compressed where they come off the spinal cord to supply the arms. The compression of these...
Torticollis is rotation and lateral bending of the head and neck due to spasm of the Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle, located in the anterior neck, causing extremely restricted range of motion of the cervical spine. There are two types of Torticollis: Congenital and...
Rib subluxations occur when the head of a rib becomes malpositioned within its joint articulation with a thoracic vertebrae. This typically presents with a sudden onset of sharp pain in the midback and scapula areas that is especially noted with trunk movement,...
This type of headache is called a Cervicogenic Headache and is characterized by painful and restricted cervical range of motion, tender to touch upper neck muscles and joints, and a radiation pattern that comes up the neck through the back of the head and around the...
Neck and upper back soreness, tightness, and pain is one of the most common complaints in patients who work long hours at a desk. Poor posture while seated leads to forward head carriage and reversal of the normal cervical lordotic curve. This structural change also...
February Events at Your Des Moines Chiropractor Des Moines Wellness Chiropractor Wellness chiropractor. February is one of the worst months in Iowa. Short days, no sun, cold weather and everyone around you getting sick takes its tole one our bodies both physically and...
