You can take over where the services of professionals leave off. Treatment of the neck pain and other pain which followed the sprain, may consist of acupuncture or injections into trigger points. While a series of treatments may relieve pain, the real value of treatment is that it makes movement easier. By moving, you free your muscles and take pressure off stressed body structures. If acupuncture helps pain by unblocking obstructions to Qi flow, movement should help recovery by encouraging continued movement of Qi throughout the body.
Movement builds strength, so that the body can better cope with physical loads.
And an important aspect of movement is stretch. This further increases the body's ability to cope with loading and physical stress. Movement also causes release of chemicals from the brain which improve mood and cause a sense of well being. Our goal in working with your myofascial pain, is to work together with you to break the Pain Cycle, so that you may experience decreases in pain and increases in mobility and function. As you are treated, we will help you to find movement that is helpful to you and your specific problems.