What may be contributing to your neck pain?

Neck pain can involve more than just the muscles around your neck.

Depending on your symptoms and movement limitations, relevant factors may include:

• Restricted neck and upper back mobility

• Muscle tightness and altered muscle function

• Postural and spinal alignment changes

• Reduced core stability and strength

• Poor movement control during everyday activities

• Breathing dysfunctions that affect movement and muscle tension

• Limited shoulder mobility affecting the neck and upper back

Understanding how these factors interact can help guide a more individualized approach to improving movement and function.

A personalized assessment for neck pain

Your assessment looks at how your neck, shoulders, upper back, and body work together.

The process may include:

• Neck range of motion and movement restrictions

• Muscle length, tension, and function

• Cervical and thoracic spinal mobility and curves

• Shoulder mobility and movement patterns

• Core stability, strength, and motor control

• Breathing mechanics and their relationship to movement

• Postural and movement assessments

The goal is to identify relevant limitations and develop a plan that addresses your individual needs.

Hands-on techniques and corrective exercise

Depending on your assessment findings, your session may include hands-on techniques, assisted stretching, and corrective exercises.

Hands-on techniques may help address muscle tension and movement restrictions.

Corrective exercises are selected to help improve mobility, stability, strength, and movement control.

Your plan is based on your assessment findings rather than a generic routine.

Who can benefit from a neck pain assessment?

This service may be appropriate for adults experiencing:

• Neck stiffness or restricted movement

• Difficulty turning the head

• Neck discomfort associated with prolonged sitting or computer work

• Neck and shoulder tension

• Recurring movement-related neck discomfort

• Difficulty maintaining comfortable movement during exercise or daily activities

If your symptoms are severe, worsening, or accompanied by neurological symptoms, an appropriate medical evaluation may be needed before beginning exercise or hands-on treatment.

Take the first step toward better neck movement

You don't have to keep guessing which stretches or exercises might help.

A personalized assessment can help you understand your movement limitations and determine what approach may be appropriate for you.

Schedule your assessment with The Alignment Project in Atlanta, GA.