Chronic neck pain is one of the most common and frustrating conditions people face—often lingering for months or years and interfering with everything from work to sleep to basic daily tasks. For many, the pain spreads beyond the neck, affecting the shoulders, upper back, arms, and even the jaw becoming a constant source of tension and fatigue.
Conventional treatments like physical therapy, medications, or cortisone injections may offer temporary relief, but lasting improvement can feel impossible. If you’ve tried multiple approaches with little or no success, you’re not alone.
Fortunately, regenerative medicine offers a promising, non-surgical path forward. By stimulating the body’s own healing processes, treatments like platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, BMAC, and platelet lysate target the underlying causes of chronic pain—supporting real recovery, not just symptom relief.
What Causes Chronic Neck Pain
Neck pain can result from various factors, including untreated trauma, ligamentous instability, osteoarthritis, or the cumulative effects of aging and poor posture. Due to the neck’s vulnerability, pain can also arise from herniated discs, damaged or weakened facet joints, ligament laxity, nerve compression, or arthritis.
Many people fail to achieve lasting relief from chronic neck pain because traditional treatments often focus on just managing symptoms—such as inflammation or muscle tension—instead of addressing the underlying tissue damage or biomechanical dysfunction causing the pain.
When Is Neck Pain Considered Chronic?
When neck pain lasts over three months, it is classified as chronic. Unlike acute pain that follows a clear injury or strain, chronic neck pain may develop gradually—and linger or recur well after the initial cause has healed.
Typical patterns include stiffness, aching, or sharp pain that may worsen with movement, prolonged sitting, or poor posture. Warning signs include radiating pain into the shoulders or arms, numbness or tingling in the hands, reduced range of motion, or muscle weakness.
In these cases, it’s critical to get evaluated early. The longer chronic pain goes unaddressed, the more likely it is to affect surrounding structures, limit mobility, and become harder to treat later on.
What To Do For Chronic Neck Pain: Regenerative Options
Unlike conventional treatments that often focus on temporarily reducing symptoms, regenerative medicine is designed to address the root causes of chronic neck pain—supporting long-term healing by repairing damaged tissue and restoring function.
Non-surgical options for treating chronic neck pain can include:
- Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy: PRP uses a concentrated sample of your own blood platelets to stimulate healing in damaged discs, ligaments, and joints. It’s particularly useful for neck pain related to joint degeneration or ligament strain.
- Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) Therapy: BMAC contains stem cells and other regenerative components collected from your own bone marrow. It is typically used in more advanced cases to promote deep tissue repair in the spine, discs, and surrounding structures, including the neck.
- Platelet Lysate: Derived from PRP, platelet lysate is especially suited for nerve-related neck pain and can be injected near inflamed or irritated nerves with a lower risk of sensitivity.
- Prolotherapy: This technique injects a mild irritant into ligaments and tendons to trigger a healing response. Prolotherapy can strengthen and stabilize lax or injured neck areas.
- Epidural Steroid Injections: While not regenerative, epidural steroid injections are often used to reduce nerve inflammation and provide short-term relief.
- Radiofrequency Neurotomy (RFN): RFN uses heat to temporarily disable specific sensory nerves that transmit pain signals. It can be used for select facet joint-related neck pain.
- Physical Therapy addressing postural control and deep local neuromuscular stabilization of the cervical spine is a critical component to a positive long-term outcome and lasting relief from chronic neck pain.
CHARM’s Approach to Chronic Neck Pain
Chronic neck pain is complex, which is why our approach to treatment begins with a holistic evaluation that considers your complete medical history, movement patterns, and lifestyle. Rather than treating symptoms in isolation, care is tailored to uncover and address the root causes of pain.
Each treatment plan is personalized and developed collaboratively by a team of clinicians who combine expertise in regenerative medicine, interventional procedures, functional and postural restoration. The goal is not just relief, but meaningful recovery—supporting long-term healing through a whole-person approach.
Effective Neck Pain Treatment Starts with the Right Approach
Chronic neck pain can be exhausting—physically, emotionally, and mentally—especially when conventional treatments offer only temporary relief. But there is a better path forward with regenerative medicine.
If you’re unsure what to try next or feel like you’ve exhausted your options, know that a personalized, whole-person approach rooted in science and collaboration can make all the difference.
Schedule a consultation today to explore the regenerative solutions that could finally bring lasting relief. Chronic neck pain is treatable—and you don’t have to live with it.
