<img class="alignright wp-image-5828" src="https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Neck-Arthritis-500x419.png" alt="Arthritis Neck Treatment" width="300" height="251" />Neck arthritis can deter you from moving your neck normally, disrupt your life, and limit the activities you enjoy. When the neck is uninjured and stable, it moves and functions normally. But an injury to the ligaments changes this whole dynamic because it causes the cervical spine to become unstable.

Neck arthritis is often due to neck instability. Neck or cervical instability occurs after an injury to  the ligaments of the neck transpires. Since the ligaments are the primary structures that stabilize joints, they are especially vulnerable when trauma occurs.

An unstable cervical spine cannot provide adequate support to function properly. The instability creates a cycle of imbalance between the different neck structures causing too much movement of the neighboring vertebrae. And that stresses the ligaments that support the vertebrae even more. It also puts undue pressure on the nerve endings within those structures. The result is neck pain.
<h2>Symptoms of Cervical Instability and Neck Arthritis</h2>
The body will respond by trying to stabilize the neck. At first, muscles will go into spasm, and in time, <strong>the body will create bone spurs to stabilize the neck. That result is arthritis.</strong> Besides neck pain, other symptoms might include headache, arm numbness, dizziness, fatigue, and nausea.

Cervical instability can also affect the nerves and blood supply that travel up to the brain, which can manifest as other concerning symptoms such as disturbances in hearing, vision, speaking, and vertigo.
<h2>Time Hunched Over Smartphones Can Add to the Neck Arthritis Problem</h2>
Many people suffer from symptoms of neck arthritis but they don't know the reason behind the symptoms. Also, since we now spend so much time hunched over smartphones and devices, we are stretching out our neck ligaments and changing our spinal curves. Even children are loosing the normal curve of the cervical spine. This position is putting a lot of stress on the neck ligaments, and exacerbating the problem of neck instability and neck arthritis. (1)
<h2>Arthritis Neck Treatment Options</h2>
Chiropractors can provide great relief, and upper cervical chiropractic specialists do an amazing job at bringing relief from the symptoms of cervical instability.

However, when injured ligaments are the problem, a treatment focused at repairing these ligaments should be sought. Regenerative Orthopedics repairs and strengthens injured ligaments, and resolves many of these symptoms. Strengthening the injured ligaments also slows down the arthritis cycle.

Hauser et al found 95 percent of patients with chronic neck pain reported that Prolotherapy met their expectations in regards to pain relief and functionality. (2)

Regenerative Orthopedics is actually a great solution to the puzzle of neck pain, cervical instability, and neck arthritis. Stem Cell Therapy, PRP, and Prolotherapy are types of regenerative therapies that repair the injured ligaments at the core of the problem. These regenerative injection therapies tighten, repair, and regenerate the ligaments involved in neck instability and neck arthritis. The treatments work to eliminate the unstable movement, associated neck pain, and multiple symptoms.

Regenerative Orthopedics is a safe non-surgical option that brings stability back to the neck and its structures and relief to those suffering from this life-altering condition.<strong> </strong>

<strong>References</strong>
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 	<li>David D, Giannini C, Chiarelli F, Mohn A. Text neck syndrome in children and adolescents. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2021 Feb;18(4):1565.</li>
 	<li>Hauser RA, Steilen D, Gordin K. The Biology of Prolotherapy and Its Application in Clinical Cervical Spine Instability and Chronic Neck Pain: A Retrospective Study. European Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2015 Jun 16;3(4):85.</li>
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