SHELLEY A. COOPER, PT

Chances are if you are reading this article you suffer from some type of neck pain. Today I would like you to know that there are things you can do, and probably should be doing for your neck, and it doesn’t have to take a lot of time or money. For the cost of a piece of Resistance Band Tubing and two minutes of your time, research supports, you can reduce or alleviate chronic neck pain. (1) Now that I have got your attention, let’s walk through this for a few minutes. Sinc

Neck pain after a motor vehicle accident is extremely common, and often results in chronic pain, disability, missed work, and a decreased quality of life. (16 ) The injury is often diagnosed as a whiplash injury which is defined as “an acceleration-deceleration mechanism of energy transferred to the neck that results in a soft tissue injury that may lead to a variety of clinical manifestations including neck pain and its associated symptoms.” While whiplash is most commonly