Stressed out? Stress Can Create Tenseness in Your Neck and Upper Back

Tenseness in Your Neck and Upper Back Due to Stress

Often times when we are stressed and tense we will feel tightness in our necks and upper backs.  This can also in some individuals cause some tingling in their hands, often the pinkie specifically, and that side of their hand.  In the middle to lower aspects of our necks are the nerves that control our arms, the Brachial Plexus.  This network of nerves branches supplies our shoulders, arms, hands and fingers.

Tightness Associated with Stress May Lead to a Misalgained Vertebrae or Tenseness in Your Neck and Upper Back

With all the muscle tightness we associated with stress there is often vertebrae that become misalgained, and with all of this dysfunction increased pressure can be put on the Brachial Plexus, specifically the Ulnar Nerve, and the one on the bottom of the plexus.  Pressure here results in that tingling sensation in our pinkies and sometimes the ring finger as well.

Chiropractic Care Can Help Relieve Pressure From Your Neck and Lower Back

Chiropractic can help relieve these complaints.  We located the misalgainments in the spine, and by adjusting/manipulating those, Chiropractors can help take the pressure off of these nerves and restore normal function.

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