Neck Pain Treatment in Tamarac, FL

Why Tamarac patients choose us for neck pain treatment

Plenty of Tamarac residents could find a chiropractor closer to home. They make the drive to us for neck pain treatment in Tamarac for three practical reasons.

• It is a straightforward drive. Our clinic at 5675 Coral Ridge Drive is about 15 to 20 minutes from Tamarac up University Drive or the Sawgrass Expressway, with free parking at the door. Patients from Kings Point, the Woodlands and Colony West Golf Club are here every week.
• Hours that fit a working week. We are open until 7:00 pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, with Wednesday afternoon and Friday morning hours, so you can come after work or before the commute without using a vacation day.
• We already know Tamarac. We typically see active retirees from Kings Point and the Woodlands, golfers from Colony West, and Tamarac families who want care close to home. Your plan is built around how you actually spend your days, not a generic template.

Why does my neck hurt — and why won’t it settle?

Neck pain treatment in Tamarac should not begin with a prescription. It should begin with a clear answer about what is hurt: a cervical disc, a facet joint, a nerve root or the muscles guarding them. Each one needs a different approach, and treating the wrong one is why relief fades within days.

In our experience, a neck that keeps flaring almost always means a structure that was never fully corrected — a disc still under load from forward posture, a locked upper-cervical joint, or deep neck stabilizers that switched off after an old whiplash and never switched back on. The pain can feel like it is everywhere because the body guards an irritated segment with muscle spasm across the whole shoulder girdle.

The Spine and Wellness Center has served Tamarac and the surrounding communities since 2005. Dr. Jared Cohen, DC built our process around measurement — surface EMG, thermal scanning and digital X-rays when indicated — so the plan is based on your actual cervical spine. Our main neck pain treatment page explains the full method; this page covers what matters for Tamarac patients.

What is neck pain treatment in Tamarac like at The Spine and Wellness Center?

Every plan follows the 4R Method: Repair, Rebuild, Regenerate, Refine. The cervical spine heals in that order, and skipping ahead is the most common reason neck care fails.

Repair — take the pressure off

For disc and nerve patterns, the Repair phase centers on cervical spinal decompression on the Triton DTS table — about 20 minutes of gentle, computer-controlled traction that lowers pressure inside the disc. We pair it with precise, low-force cervical adjustments at the segments generating the pain, plus cold laser or therapeutic ultrasound for inflammation. Typically 3–5 visits a week for 4–8 weeks.

Rebuild — correct what caused it

Once the nerve is quiet, we restore the architecture: corrective adjustments for the cervical curve, physical therapy to retrain the deep neck flexors and the muscles between the shoulder blades, and Graston soft-tissue work for the fibrotic tissue that forms around an old strain. Usually 2–3 visits a week for 8–16 weeks.

Regenerate and Refine — keep it

Regenerate adds red light, PEMF and IHHT oxygen therapy to support tissue recovery, typically twice a week for two months or more. Refine is a brief tune-up roughly monthly to protect the correction through desk weeks and long drives. Most Tamarac patients finish with a neck that no longer produces the next flare.

Which neck pain patterns do we see most from Tamarac?

Most neck pain sorts into one of four patterns, and Tamarac patients are no exception. Knowing which one you have is what turns a generic plan into a specific one:

• Disc-driven pain. Worse looking down or with sudden movement; may radiate into the shoulder blade, arm or hand when a nerve root is involved. The most common reason patients come to us for cervical decompression.
• Facet-driven pain. Sharp, local, one-sided, worse on extension and rotation. Responds well to gentle specific adjustments and anti-inflammatory therapies.
• Posture-driven pain. The slow, bilateral ache of forward-head posture — desk, phone, long drives — frequently paired with cervicogenic headaches and tight upper traps.
• Trauma-driven pain. The neck that never recovered from a rear-end collision or a fall; see our whiplash treatment guide.

If arm numbness, tingling or weakness comes with it, a nerve root is involved and we prioritize taking pressure off it. Mayo Clinic notes that most neck pain responds to conservative care and that imaging is generally reserved for nerve symptoms, trauma or pain that does not improve (Mayo Clinic, Neck pain) — exactly the window we work in.

What happens at your first two visits?

The first appointment is built around a proper examination — and, when it’s appropriate, your care starts the same day. A quick look followed by a neck adjustment is how neck pain gets managed instead of resolved.

Visit one: measurement

Expect a proper conversation about your history, screen habits and goals, then a hands-on exam: head and shoulder posture, cervical motion in every direction, orthopedic and nerve-tension tests, and a neurological screen of reflexes, strength and sensation in the arms. We follow that with surface EMG and thermal scanning along the spine, which maps muscle guarding and likely nerve irritation in a way we can re-scan later. If the exam calls for it, digital X-rays show the cervical curve, disc spacing and wear underneath.

Visit two: your report of findings

We sit down with your images and scans and explain what is driving the pain, which 4R phase you start in, how often you will come and for how long. Then Most patients have already begun care on visit one; this is where the full plan takes over. If you would rather arrive informed, the 60-second spine assessment gives us your Spine Score and likely pattern before you leave Tamarac.

What helps neck pain at home — and when to see a doctor instead

What you do in the 23 hours a day you are not with us matters. For most Tamarac patients, these habits make the biggest difference:

• Chin tucks, not neck rolls. Gentle chin tucks several times a day wake up the deep neck flexors that hold the head where it belongs.
• Eye-level screens. Phone up, laptop up, monitor at eye height. Forward-head posture is the quiet load on every cervical disc.
• Reset on the drive. Headrest touching the back of the head, shoulders down, a minute of movement at every stop.
• One good pillow. Head level with the spine on your side or back; stomach sleeping twists the neck for hours.
• Ice, then heat. Ice for the first two days of a flare; heat for stiffness after that.

Some symptoms mean the neck is not the only problem and need a physician the same day: progressive weakness in an arm or hand, numbness in both arms or the legs, fever with a stiff neck, new balance or walking problems, or neck pain following a significant fall or crash. In those cases please see a doctor or urgent care today. Otherwise, you are in the right place — and our guides to neck pain relief and headache treatment are a good next read.

Getting to our Coral Springs clinic from Tamarac

Take University Drive north through Coral Springs to Wiles Road, turn west to Coral Ridge Drive, then north; or join the Sawgrass Expressway at Commercial Boulevard and follow it north and east to the Coral Ridge Drive exit, then head south. The clinic is just south of the expressway.

There is free parking at the door and no building to navigate — you walk straight into reception. For a same-day appointment, call (954) 341-2256 before you leave Tamarac, or book online.

Clinic hours

Monday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday	3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Thursday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday	9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Saturday – Sunday	Closed

The Spine and Wellness Center
5675 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076
Phone: (954) 341-2256
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What patients say

We do not have a published review from a Tamarac patient yet, so here is one from a Coral Springs patient — the same clinic and the same team you would see:

“Professional, friendly, highly knowledgeable and trustworthy. After years of chronic pain, their precise adjustments resolved the issue and restored proper alignment. Highly recommend.”

Related care for Tamarac residents

Start with the full guide to neck pain treatment, then explore the other care we provide for Tamarac patients.

Serving neck pain patients from Tamarac across North Broward

Our clinic at 5675 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076 serves Coral Springs, Parkland, Coconut Creek, Margate, Boca Raton, Tamarac, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach. Same-day appointments are usually available — call (954) 341-2256 or book online. Most patients from Parkland and Coral Springs are here in under 15 minutes.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Jared Cohen, DC — Co-Founder & Clinical Director, The Spine and Wellness Center. Last reviewed October 2026.

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