Neck Pain Kansas City

Neck pain in Kansas City is very common, actually it is not just in Kansas City Metro area, it is all over the world. People have to work very hard for living, many have to stick their heads on computers for hours every day. The poor posture from work is a big cause for neck pain. Yet with cell phone becomes more and more popular, many people including children have cell phones and often bend their heads on the cell phones day and night, that makes neck pain patients rise in recent decades. Of course, some people may have neck pain due to wrong positions during sleep, that has been a common cause of neck pain.

Generally, people use home treatment or go to see western medicine doctor for neck pain. Yet in fact, traditional Chinese medicine can relieve neck pain very effectively. Acupuncture treatment and TuiNa can dredge meridian and relieve muscle tension around the neck that helps to reduce the neck pain. Cupping therapy can get rid of wind, cold, and dampness, smooth Qi and Blood in the neck area, which helps to reduce the neck pain as well. Because of the good results with acupuncture treatment, more and more neck pain patients in Kansas City start to try Chinese medicine treatments in recent years.

Being a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, Dr. Fung has served Kansas City areas for decades. As a common complaint, she has a lot of successful experience in treating neck pain. She thinks neck pain is associated with lung function. When lung function is strong, one is more resilient to get neck pain. Therefore, she treats neck pain symptoms always simultaneously building up their lung function. She uses acupuncture, TuiNa and cupping treatments in combination with Chinese herbs to help people get rid of neck pain symptoms while strengthening their lung to prevent from getting it again more often.

Acupuncture, TuiNa, Chinese herbs and cupping are important techniques for neck pain relief, yet at the same time people should establish good habit for their neck health. Give yourself a break after use computer or cell phone for a while. Keep neck warm to prevent from getting injury from cold, wind, and dampness. Learn and do some exercise for neck to strength your neck muscles and make them fully relaxed and healed from accumulation of sub-clinic chronic neck muscle injuries. Of course, don’t forget to have a comfortable pillow and keep a right position when you sleep.

If you are bothered by neck pain and you are in Kansas City metro area, you can contact to Dr. Fung for help.