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2025

Chiropractic Care and Home Exercises for Back & Neck Pain

by Dr. Andrew Erjavec September 6th, 2025 in Back Care
Chiropractic Care and Home Exercises for Back & Neck Pain

After years of treating patients with chronic back pain, I noticed a pattern: some patients didn’t seem to recover as well as others. No matter how many adjustments I gave, they didn’t fully improve. That’s when I realized something was missing. The missing piece? Stabilization exercises. Implementing targeted exercises to strengthen the muscles that support the spine became crucial to improving chronic pain and reducing flare-ups.

Chronic back and neck pain can be frustrating and confusing. Often, it’s not just one stiff joint causing discomfort. Your spine is a connected system, and when one area doesn’t move well, the joints above and below pick up the slack. This “one part doing extra work” can create extra stress, leading to pain in surrounding structures and weakening the stabilizing muscles that support your spine.

Why Work With Benefit Chiropactic & Wellness?

At Benefit Chiropractic & Wellness in downtown Langley, BC, we help patients unlock stubborn, stiff joints in both the back and neck while addressing faulty stability and biomechanics. By restoring movement to stiff areas with chiropractic adjustments, we reduce compensatory strain and make your spine more comfortable and functional.

But adjustments alone aren’t enough for long-term relief. That’s where specific, targeted home exercises come in. We don’t give cookie-cutter programs with 6-8 generic exercises that take too much time. Instead, we focus on 1–2 exercises that work best for each patient, gradually building on them as needed. These exercises strengthen the stabilizing muscles, support proper movement patterns, and reduce pain in chronic regions of your back and neck.

Our goal is to empower you to take control of your spine health. By combining chiropractic care with carefully chosen exercises, you can break the cycle of stiffness, pain, and compensation. This approach not only addresses current discomfort but also helps prevent future flare-ups.

Every treatment plan is tailored to your individual needs and complaints, ensuring that your care is as unique as you are. At Benefit Chiropractic & Wellness, we focus on making your back and neck work better so you can continue your own self-care at home.

If you’re struggling with chronic back or neck pain, or recurring flare-ups, consider reaching out to us. With over 20 years of clinical experience at Benefit Chiropractic & Wellness and your dedication to getting better, together we can help you move more freely, feel better, and regain control of your spinal health.


Dr. Andrew Erjavec is a chiropractor at Benefit Chiropractic & Wellness in downtown Langley, BC. With over 20 years of experience helping patients manage pain and improve mobility, Dr. Erjavec is passionate about providing patient-centred care. His philosophy is simple: get the spine moving better so patients can continue their own self-care at home.



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