CHRONIC NECK PAIN

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CHRONIC NECK PAIN
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I have had chronic neck pain for the past ten
years after a bad car accident. Over the years, I
had numerous treatments and would feel better,
but then the symptoms would return anytime I was
stressed or after a long day at work. My latest
MRI revealed that my bone spurs had increased in
size, and my doctor said that they was nothing
they could do to reduce the bone spurs other than
surgery. So I was left with only medication to
help reduce my flare-ups, and I avoided amusement
rides, and sports I used to love tennis and
racketball.
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At work they were piloting a new program and
asked for volunteers to try out Virtual PT. I
volunteered, not thinking I would get relief, but
just to try it out. Right away, I was amazed at
the depth of my evaluation and the advanced
knowledge of my PT. I have seen a dozen doctors,
and no one assessed my neck as thorough, they
barely had me move it other than to turn. My main
limitation was in retraction, a word I never
heard and a movement I never performed. (You tuck
your chin into your Adams apple while looking
straight ahead.) It hurt initially, and I had a
hard time doing it. Because Eric, my PT,
explained everything, I was at ease as I could
tell he knew what he was doing. After only five
minutes, I was able to turn my head all the way!
I have had trouble turning for ten years, so I
was shocked that I was now able to move!
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It has been three weeks, and I have not had any
flare-ups. I do my stretches whenever I am at my
computer. I could not believe that my neck was
that easy to fix because every doctor that read
my MRI told me that I would have to live with
pain for the rest of my life unless I had
surgery. I am so amazed by my results and wanted
to share my experience so that I can prevent
someone else from suffering as I did.
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