“I felt like I was carrying 10-20lbs on my shoulders. … My neck has never felt better.”Nellie H., a patient of Dr. Scranton
Why neck pain keeps coming back, and what we do differently
A neck that hurts every morning, that will not turn far enough to reverse the car, that sends a headache up the back of the skull by afternoon: that is almost always a joint problem, not a muscle problem. The muscles are tight because they are guarding a joint that is not moving.
Dr. Scranton takes digital X-rays of the neck first, reads them with you in the room, and uses the Gonstead exam to find which joint has stopped moving and which way. Then he adjusts that joint specifically. Not a general neck crack, and never before the X-rays.
What neck pain care includes here
- Specific Gonstead adjustments to the one or two joints the exam found.
- Soft tissue work on the muscles that have been holding the neck rigid.
- Posture and desk changes that stop the problem returning, written for your day rather than a generic sheet.
- Exercises for the deep neck muscles once the joints move, so the improvement holds.
Neck pain after a crash is treated as whiplash, which has its own page. Headaches that start in the neck are covered on the headaches page.
Why people choose Dr. Scranton for this
He looks before he treats
Digital X-rays on site at the first visit, read with you in the room. The Gonstead exam finds the joint that is actually causing the problem, so that is what gets treated.
He has done this for a long time
Palmer College of Chiropractic, class of 1999. More than 10,000 patients. Years spent teaching other chiropractors how to treat knee pain and neuropathy.
He tells you the truth
If he does not think he can help you, he will say so at the first visit. No plan is written that you have not agreed to. You will never be a number in this office.
What to expect at your first visit
1. You tell him what is happening. When it started, what makes it worse, what you have already tried. Nobody hurries you.
2. The exam, and X-rays if you need them. Digital X-rays are taken on site and read with you in the room, so you see what he is seeing before he touches your spine.
3. A straight answer. What he found, whether he can help, and what it would take. If he does not think he can help you, he will tell you. We are not going to give you false hope.
The first visit is $47, usually $180, and covers the consultation, the exam, any X-rays you need and the conversation afterwards.
Patients who came in with neck pain
“I also had neck surgery back in 2004 and was told by my neurosurgeon that my lost mobility in my neck was permanent. … Now I can sleep through the night and on my side. Also the movement and flexibility in my neck has increased 100% which I hadn’t had since the surgery in 2004.”Doreen K.
“I frequently woke up during the night with severe neck pain and was not able to go back to sleep. … I now sleep through the night and wake up without neck pain.”Corinne G.
“I have rods in my neck and the lower part of my back. … I can also sleep better and do my house work.”Marilyn B.
Every quote is a real patient of Dr. Scranton. Results vary from person to person.
Questions people ask about neck pain and chiropractic
Is it safe to have my neck adjusted?
The X-rays and the exam come first, and nothing is adjusted until Dr. Scranton has seen them. A Gonstead adjustment is specific to one joint and uses only the force that joint needs. If the X-ray shows something that should not be adjusted, he will tell you and refer you on.
What does the first visit cost?
$47, usually $180. That covers the consultation, the exam, any X-rays you need and a sit-down with Dr. Scranton to go through what they show. No other price is quoted until you have been examined and have agreed to a plan.
My neck pain comes with headaches. Are they connected?
Very often. The joints at the top of the neck share nerves with the back of the head, and a stuck upper neck is one of the most common causes of headaches that start at the base of the skull. Treating the neck joint is usually what settles the headache.
I work at a desk all day. Will it just come back?
Not if the joint is moving and the posture that jammed it has changed. That is why the plan includes desk and posture changes written for your day, and exercises for the small muscles that hold the neck up. The goal is a neck that needs an occasional check, not a weekly one.
How many visits will it take?
It depends on what the exam and X-rays show, and nobody can honestly tell you before that. After the first visit Dr. Scranton lays out what he found and what a plan would look like. You decide from there. Nobody is put on a plan they have not agreed to.
Do you see patients from Taylorsville, Kearns and West Jordan?
Yes. The clinic sits on the West Valley City and Taylorsville border, a minute off the I-215, and patients come from Kearns, Magna, West Jordan and South Jordan.
Action Chiropractic is at 2964 West 4700 South #102, on the West Valley City and Taylorsville border, a minute off the I-215. We see patients from Kearns, Magna, West Jordan and South Jordan.
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