Neck Pain Treatment in Jacksonville, FL

It depends on the cause. Neck pain from a simple muscle strain often eases over days to weeks, while pain from a disc, a pinched nerve or a whiplash injury can take longer. Your provider re-examines you on a schedule and adjusts your plan. We cannot promise a specific timeline.

Get emergency care for neck pain after major trauma, new weakness or numbness in the arms or legs, clumsy hands or trouble walking, loss of bladder or bowel control, fever with a stiff neck, or a sudden severe headache with dizziness, double vision or trouble speaking. See a provider soon if pain lasts more than a few weeks, travels into the arm or keeps you from sleeping.

For common neck pain, clinical guidelines support exercise, manual therapy such as spinal manipulation or mobilization, and education. Some patients also benefit from nerve testing, an imaging referral or an interventional pain evaluation. The right mix depends on your exam.

Chiropractic care may help reduce neck pain and improve motion for many people once red flags have been ruled out, and individual results vary. At our clinic, chiropractic care is combined with medical evaluation, physical therapy and exercise, and your chiropractor explains the benefits and risks of neck adjustments before treatment.

You may not have to choose. Chiropractors and physical therapists both treat neck pain, with different tools. At East Coast Injury Clinic, they work on the same team and from the same record, so your plan can include spinal manipulation, therapeutic exercise or both.

A pinched nerve in the neck (cervical radiculopathy) often causes sharp or burning pain that travels from the neck into the shoulder blade, arm or hand, sometimes with numbness, tingling or weakness. An EMG and nerve conduction study can help confirm which nerve is involved.

Many people with neck pain do not need an MRI. It is usually ordered for significant trauma, progressive weakness or numbness, suspected spinal cord compression, or pain that does not improve with care. We do not have MRI on site. When you need one, we refer you and review the results with you.

Many people are more comfortable sleeping on their back or side with a pillow that keeps the neck level with the rest of the spine. Stomach sleeping twists the neck and often makes pain worse. Your provider can suggest positions based on your exam.

Yes. A cervicogenic headache is head pain referred from the upper neck. It is often one-sided, starts at the back of the head and gets worse with neck movement or long periods in one position. Neck-focused care may help this type of headache.

Check for emergency signs first. Then get evaluated, because Florida PIP requires initial treatment to begin within 14 days of the accident. At our clinic, MDs and APRNs can determine whether you had an Emergency Medical Condition for PIP, which a chiropractor cannot do.

Most injury care at East Coast Injury Clinic is covered through one of four paths: auto insurance PIP after a car accident, a personal injury attorney’s Letter of Protection, state workers’ compensation for a work injury, or federal workers’ compensation (OWCP or Longshore) if you are a federal or maritime employee. We also see patients under Medicare, Tricare, VA Community Care, and a limited number of private plans. Our front desk verifies coverage before your first visit and explains exactly what is and is not covered for your specific case, so there are no surprises. Call 904-513-3954 or visit eastcoastinjury.com to start.

East Coast Injury Clinic has two Jacksonville locations: Southside at 10550 Deerwood Park Blvd, Suite 609, Jacksonville, FL 32256, off J. Turner Butler Blvd near I-295, and North Jacksonville at 13453 N Main St, Suite 302, Jacksonville, FL 32218. Call (904) 513-3954 for either clinic.