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I have a pain in my neck and upper shoulder for 4years now i went every where and i did every thing the only one who fixed me is the chiropractor?

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Dr. James Marx answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Need more Evaluation: Don't know for sure what you have, you need to get to someone who knows how to evaluate pain of a muscular origin. Chiros can help sometimes, as well as massage therapy. If you have long-standing muscle problems you could have trigger points or myofasciitis. These tp's sometime require very simple injection therapy if severe or other specializd forms of massage if not too severe. Can be treated!

Answered 2/12/2012

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Neck joints : Most common reason for ongoing neck pain is so-called facet joints. Diagnostic numbing injections can be done and if they relieve your pain for several hours, a procedure named radiofrequency neurotomy may ease or completely eliminate the pain.

Answered 12/28/2016

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Did he?: You have pain for four years and regular chiro treatment has not eliminated it? Not a surprise. Chiro offers a deep massage but no diagnosis or cure. For neck pain start with a neurologist and you may need a neurosurgeon for treatment. Never let a chiro manipulate your neck - many cases of paralysis and vascular occlusion have been documented with this.

Answered 7/20/2012

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Dr. James Marx answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Find and Treat TP's: Make sure that trigger points have been searched for and if located, treated. Massage sometimes helps if it is super aggressive. Aggresive trigger point injections can provide impressive relief if appropriate. To work there has to be a lot of poking around into the painful location.

Answered 3/26/2013

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Dr. Amir Khan answered

Thats great: Chiropracters can be very helpful. Good luck!

Answered 5/2/2013

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I have neck/shoulder pain. Should i see a orthopedist or a chiropractor?

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