Neck Pain
Neck pain is a common issue with various causes, from poor posture to medical conditions. Our blog series explores its triggers, symptoms, and effective treatments, offering insights to manage discomfort and improve quality of life.
Subscribe to the BlogNew Research: Your Spine Posture Causes Headaches
The most common cause of headache is your spine. This may come as a surprise to some, but time and time again, we see evidence of this in the clinic. Now new research continues to confirm that your spinal configuration leads to headaches. Let’s dig in. Migraine Headaches? Most patients believe that the most common…read more
The Vagus Nerve, Neck Pain, Anxiety, Headaches, and Depression
On this page: The function of the vagus nerve Neck pain and the vagus nerve Other symptoms of an irritated vagus nerve We’ve seen neck pain patients for years with lots of seemingly unrelated symptoms. Many have suffered from depression, anxiety, headaches, and some even cardiac problems like runs of tachycardia. So what’s causing all…read more Headaches and Neck Pain or Cervicogenic Headache
Headaches and neck pain are often linked but also often ignored by many physicians. This is called cervicogenic headache. What causes this problem and how can it be helped? Let’s dig in. Why Does My Neck Hurt and Give Me a Headache? As you develop in the womb, your head and upper neck develop together,…read more Neck Pain And Dizziness: The Inner Ear Is Only Part Of The Picture
Did you know that your neck can make you dizzy? Most patients don’t know that dizziness also known as cervical vertigo and neck pain can be connected, and many physicians miss this diagnosis.[1] Why? Both patients and doctors think inner ear or brain when dizziness occurs. However, when the neck component of our balance system…read more
Do I Need Surgery for Cervical Stenosis? Will I Become Paralyzed?
One of the questions that I get asked often is “Do I need surgery for cervical stenosis?”. I often hear from my patients with cervical stenosis that some spine surgeon told them that the risk of becoming paralyzed with a routine fall means they need surgery right now! This is personal for me, as I…read more Is Fusing the Neck Needed? New Study Raises More Questions
Considering a neck fusion? Tens of thousands of patients a year find themselves making the same decision. Now a new study raises more questions about neck fusion to treat spinal cord compression. Understanding Cervical Spinal Cord Compression Cervical spondylotic myelopathy means that there is a compression of the spinal cord in the neck by bone…read more A Case Study of Severe CCJ Instability and Our PICL Procedure
CCJ instability is a life-changing problem. Think about the havoc that could be caused by the ligaments that hold your head being injured by trauma or becoming loose due to a connective-tissue disease. Headaches, imbalance, and a myriad of other symptoms become the new normal when you attempt to do anything. This morning, after several…read more A New Neck Ligament Has Big Implications for CCJ Instability Patients
Dr. Centeno reviews how newly discovered connections between the brain and spinal cord and upper neck muscles and ligaments impact patients with CCJ instability. 
