A neck that has held one position all day, for years.
Most necks that hurt have spent a long time in the same shape: head forward, shoulders rounded, mid back barely moving. The joints stiffen, the small muscles work overtime to hold you up, and eventually turning your head to check a blind spot becomes something you notice.
Stretching and massage feel good because they relieve the muscles doing the extra work. They do not change the stiffness underneath, which is why the ache is usually back within a day or two. Dr. Jeon assesses the whole body, not just the painful area, to find what is causing the overload.
Neck pain rarely stays in the neck.
Where the pain travels and which movements set it off tell Dr. Jeon which joints and tissues are involved.
Limited Rotation
Trouble turning your head to check a blind spot, look over your shoulder, or tilt fully to one side.
Desk and Screen Strain
Aching at the base of the skull or across the top of the shoulders that builds through a day at the keyboard.
Pain Into the Shoulder Blade
A nagging, hot spot between the spine and the shoulder blade that you cannot quite reach or stretch away.
Symptoms Into the Arm
Aching, tingling, or heaviness travelling into the arm, forearm, or fingers when the neck is flared up.
Constant Tightness
Tightness across the top of the shoulders that a massage relieves for an evening, and no longer than that.
Posture-Related Pain
Pain that eases the moment you consciously sit up straight, then returns as soon as you stop thinking about it.
Restore the movement, then keep it.
Treatment starts with a detailed assessment of the neck itself plus the mid back, shoulders, and posture loading it. Dr. Jeon carries out that assessment and every session afterward personally, with no handoff to an aide or assistant.
Hands-on work restores the rotation and side bending your neck has lost, often with a noticeable change the same day. Advanced training in the Mulligan Concept and Functional Manual Therapy guides that work, and a specific exercise program keeps the change once you leave.
Most major insurance plans accepted, with your benefits verified before care begins. In New York you may see a physical therapist without a doctor's referral, limited to 10 visits or 30 days.
What patients say about working with Dr. Jeon.
"Hochong Jeon is unlike any physical therapist I have worked with, and I have worked with many over the years!"Geeva E. · Google review
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HJ Manhattan Physical Therapy accepts most major insurance plans, and we verify your benefits before care begins.
In New York you may see a physical therapist without a doctor's referral, limited to 10 visits or 30 days. Every visit is with Dr. Hochung Jeon, PT, DPT.
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