Lift the Weight. Reclaim Your Neck
If you’re living with chronic neck pain or stiffness, you know how much it disrupts your life. Turning your head, or looking over your shoulder when you drive, can become a real chore. Sitting at a desk triggers tension. Headaches creep in from nowhere. Sleep suffers. You feel compressed—physically and mentally.
At Align Renew Thrive, we understand how heavy the head can feel when the body isn’t fully supporting it. Through somatic physical therapy, alignment restoration, and breath-centered care, we help you lift that weight—so your neck can move with freedom again.
What Is Cervicalgia?
A somatic view of neck pain and structural strain
“Cervicalgia” refers to localized pain or tension in the cervical spine—the neck region. While it may be labeled as muscular or postural, from a somatic perspective, it’s often the accumulated result of misaligned body mechanics, chronic inflammation, stress-based holding patterns, shallow breathing, and forward head posture.
This kind of chronic strain doesn’t only stay in the neck. It can lead to headaches, shoulder tension, dizziness, and even nervous system fatigue. And the longer the pattern holds, the more your body adapts to the dysfunction.
Somatic therapy works by gently retraining these holding patterns, restoring balance between the head, spine, shoulders, and breath.
Why Work with Dr. Melanie Carlone?
Expert hands. Personalized insight. Life-changing results.
Dr. Melanie Carlone brings decades of experience helping clients with neck pain, headaches, and complex postural strain. She combines hands-on cervical therapy, breath-based retraining, and somatic tools that rewire tension from the inside out.
Whether your pain is from tech neck, trauma, or long-standing imbalance, Dr. Carlone guides you toward a new sense of alignment—so the weight you’re carrying no longer defines your day.
✔ Gentle, precision-based therapy for neck and head
✔ Relief that often begins in the first session
✔ Education and tools that empower you beyond the clinic
🧘 You don’t have to live guarded and braced. Book your first session now.
Hear from our happy client Ann:
💬 “I’ve had chronic migraines and neck pain for over 20 years. Within minutes, Melanie could see what others missed. The results were immediate—and lasting.”
—Ann F., Eugene, OR
Your Neck Pain Care May Include:
- Somatic neuromuscular retraining for the neck and shoulders
- Cranial and cervical manual therapy
- Nervous system regulation through vagus nerve activation
- Postural realignment (head, spine, shoulders, breath)
- Gait and foot mechanics (often the silent root of neck strain)
- At-home strategies to reduce strain from screens and stress