Your FREE First Visit
60min
Your first step is a low-pressure visit to understand your body mechanics, what will resolve it, and explain our approach.
- Quick intake: what’s hurting, what triggers it, training goals
- Movement: mobility, strength, control, and sport-specific patterns
- Clear plan: observations, why it’s happening, best path forward
What You’ll Receive
- A clear clinical direction and root-cause hypothesis
- Recommended next steps, including a plan and projected timeline
- Practical guidance on what to do, and what to avoid, in training right now
What They’re Saying About Us
Quick Questions
Neck pain can originate from muscles, joints, ligaments, discs, or nerves. Muscle strains often feel tight and sore, joint-related issues may cause stiffness and restricted movement, while nerve irritation can produce tingling, numbness, weakness, or pain that travels into the shoulder, arm, or hand. A thorough assessment helps determine the primary source of your symptoms.
Pain that travels into the shoulder blade or arm may occur when nerves, muscles, joints, or connective tissues in the neck become irritated. Referred pain and nerve-related symptoms can create discomfort beyond the neck itself, making proper evaluation important for identifying the underlying cause.
Yes. Neck dysfunction, muscle tension, joint irritation, poor posture, and movement restrictions can contribute to certain types of headaches. Addressing the underlying neck issue may help reduce headache frequency and intensity in some cases.
Not necessarily. Many athletes can continue training with modifications. The goal is to avoid movements that significantly aggravate symptoms while maintaining appropriate activity levels and gradually restoring strength, mobility, and confidence.
Symptoms are often aggravated by prolonged sitting, poor posture, looking down for extended periods, repetitive overhead activities, heavy lifting, sudden movements, or sustained positions. The specific triggers vary depending on the cause of your neck pain.
The number of visits depends on the severity of symptoms, how long the condition has been present, training demands, and individual recovery goals. Some athletes experience improvement within a few sessions, while others with more complex or persistent issues may require a longer treatment plan.
Yes. Treatment may help improve mobility, reduce pain and muscle tension, restore normal movement patterns, and support recovery following whiplash or other impact-related neck injuries. Every case is assessed individually to determine the most appropriate approach.
Immediate medical attention may be necessary if neck pain is accompanied by significant arm or leg weakness, loss of coordination, difficulty walking, changes in bowel or bladder function, severe unexplained headaches, dizziness, vision changes, recent major trauma, or other rapidly worsening neurological sympto
Treatment typically considers the entire movement system. The shoulders, upper back, thoracic spine, posture, breathing mechanics, core stability, and movement patterns can all influence neck function and recovery. Addressing contributing factors throughout the kinetic chain often leads to better long-term outcomes.
Short-term changes often include reducing aggravating lifts, improving workstation setup, limiting long static positions, and doing simple mobility and control work that matches your presentation.
Dr. Alex Mak, DC, CCSP, CSCS, QME
I was the kid who was told to quit after years of sports and constant injuries, so I became the provider I never had, earning a kinesiology degree at SDSU, graduating chiropractic school summa cum laude, and doubling my clinical hours to obsessively master human movement. Olympus Sports Therapy is built on identifying the root cause, building a real progression plan, and guiding athletes from pain and setbacks back to stronger performance.
Seek medical attention immediately if you experience:
Severe or worsening pain that doesn’t improve with rest Numbness or tingling spreading down both legs Loss of strength in your leg or foot Difficulty controlling bladder or bowel function Pain following a fall, accident, or trauma
