The REAL Cause of Neck & Shoulder Pain
If you’re experiencing unexplained neck pain, shoulder pain, or upper back pain issues, it could be referred pain from your liver or gallbladder. Discover the connection between your gallbladder and shoulder pain. Find out if you’re dealing with referred pain and what to do about it.
0:00 Introduction: Your neck pain is not spine-related!
0:47 Gallbladder, liver, and neck pain connection
2:30 What causes neck pain?
3:30 How to get rid of chronic neck pain and shoulder pain
4:06 How to determine if you have referred pain
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Your neck pain might not be spine-related. Your gallbladder is a small sac that hangs beneath your rib cage and connects to the small intestine and liver. When you eat, the gallbladder releases bile into the small intestine to help you break down fat.
Bile is made of cholesterol and bile salts. You can develop gallstones when cholesterol is high and bile salts are low. Before the development of gallstones, you’ll have bile sludge that clogs the ducts, applying pressure to the phrenic nerve that extends to the neck. This causes referred pain in the neck and shoulder area.
Any congestion in the liver or gallbladder can cause unexplained neck pain and shoulder pain. This can’t be fixed with surgery, drugs, a chiropractor, physical therapy, or massage! You must address the root causes: bile deficiency, liver damage, alcohol, and junk food. Address these issues to get rid of referred pain.
Bile salts are a powerful remedy for referred pain from the liver and gallbladder. TUDCA can help thin bile sludge and reduce fat on the liver. It’s also good for the eyes, brain, and pancreas. Increasing taurine is also beneficial, but dietary changes are the best remedy for this problem.
To determine if you’re dealing with pain from the gallbladder or liver, manually massage the area to eliminate congestion. If this is the source of your problem, you’ll feel instant relief from right-side neck pain and shoulder pain.
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Dr. Berg, age 60, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals and author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.
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Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients, so he can focus on educating people as a full-time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose, and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, prescription, or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Thanks for watching! I hope this increases your awareness of the causes of chronic neck pain. I’ll see you in the next video.
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All you mentioned: chiropractic work and massage, meds, low carb …a few minutes of pushing under my ribs and wow!
Have severe neck pain shoulder for years now, constant pain, had surgery for herniated disks last year, still pain, just massage the area and my pain went away! Wow! Ty Dr berg! ❤❤
I asked on another video about how people without a gallbladder are affected by his suggestions. Response was posted “to consult my physician.” Which is not helpful since most stay within the medical guidelines taught in med school. They just want to prescribe something for the symptom.
The liver is the primary source of bile production. It continues to produce bile even after the gallbladder is removed. Instead of being stored in the gallbladder, bile flows directly from the liver into the small intestine (specifically the duodenum) through the common bile duct. The gallbladder is not a vital organ, and you can live a normal life without it. Protect your liver with digestive enzymes.
@@AliciaBug120much appreciated ❤
@@AliciaBug120I would disagree, every organ in the body is crucial for health!
I not longer have gallbladder and doing some research I found out that I have to take bile salts for the rest of my life. Integrative medicine has information about that. God bless you.🙏🏼🙌🏼 I
@@CosmicLif3Yes very true! I use bile salts & digestive enzymes 😊
Uh oh… looks like he put the comments on slow motion again.
Always appreciate Dr. Berg’s free, practical knowledge! ❤
Me too.
I had debilitating neck and shoulder pain for years and finally started a food journal and discovered it was worsening when I ate cold cut sandwiches….I eliminated that from my diet and did well for a long time, then I got on a beef jerky kick when I was working long hours. The jerky was organic and nitrate free allegedly, but again I started having trouble with my neck and shoulder that went away when I stopped eating the jerky. Just a last week I was stuck home without a car and ended up eating hotdogs 3 days in a row which was followed by horrible back neck and shoulder pain that put me in bed for 2 days! I have also noticed some coffee brands flare it up, too! I HIGHLY recommend food journaling, because the problem can be as simple as something you are eating.
I ate a pepperoni stick and my foot swelled up! Won’t eat that again.
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT , AND ONLY NOW ARE WE GETTING INFO ON ALL THE FOOD’S WE HAVE BEEN CONSUMING MOST OF OUR LIVE’S THAT ARE MOSTLY SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENT’S.
It all comes down, to what we Eat. 😮
@@sheilachiecuto4429I totally agree with you. We want to eat unhealthy and get healthy results.
@@sheilachiecuto4429Stop yelling.
BTW: The trigger point on top of your shoulder is a gallbladder point in traditional Chinese medicine. 👍🏻
My gosh, I had neck pain for 1 week. Advice on using pain medication, physical therapy but since this video I know there’s another issue. I did the check and yes, instant relief in my right shoulder. I’m going back into keto asap. What a timing of this video, thanks again Dr. Berg.
Glad the timing was right. Amazing. Keep up the good work!
I had a frozen shoulder. Hurt all the time. Could barely do shoulder exercises. Went to a chiropractor and he tried but couldn’t get it to pop. Was laying in bed on my bad shoulder just to see how bad it was that day and had to turn over because of the pain. As I was turning over that shoulder popped very slowly for the first time in decades. Pain started abating. Now it pops on its own every so often and the pain is gone and I can do bench presses and shoulder presses again. I eat a clean whole foods diet, exercise regularly and take supplements
Thanks for sharing, glad this has improved. Keep up the good work!
I am a Mutiple Myeloma survivor who has been experiencing all of the above. I had radiation on my left rib and I was of the belief that’s what contributed to my ongoing discomfort in the neck and back. I am going to explore your suggestions. Will let you know on about a months time..thanks
I had that issue a long time. I found your videos in 2022. The pain stopped after I learned from your videos about what to eat and what to not eat. You are excellent at teaching facts and true data. THANK YOU. My MD agrees with you.
Love it when you bring your chiropractic expertise into your videos, I’m all eyes and ears! As a frequent Chiro Patient myself, I have huge respect for Chiropractors.
The concept of referred pain is so powerful. It’s a great reminder to look for the root cause and not just treat the symptom. Thank you for this eye-opening information! 🤩
Docs and health care never treat the issues they just want to give meds to mask the pain.
@@irmakalember9403 Yes, unfortunately.
Oh my gosh, it worked! It tightened up in my neck again, I have this issue on and off. I held the spot under rib cage for like 30 sec, and pain is gone! I cannot believe it! I have gallbladder issues and have had so for a long time. I’m usually skeptic to pills, but Tudca here I come. I’ve suspected I’m too low in those salts for a long time anyways, so I will for sure give Tudca a try. Thank you for the great info. ❤
Every time I try out something that I learn on this channel, it works! I just want people reading here to know that. This channel is really very very good and give advice that I have experienced works. Thank you. ❤
Thought I needed pain meds forever. Changed diet, adjusted my posture, and the pain vanished in weeks.
Great comment, diet is of more importance than people really think
Also a posture plays a big role, today theey will just say you need meds, its system of the US
I have fibromyalgia and I have pain in my neck and shoulders from since I was 15. Wow that’s crazy. Thank u for this info Doc
Most welcome, Irma. Fibromyalgia pain often comes from a congested gallbladder. Massage under the right ribcage daily to relieve pressure and related pain. Hope this helps!
This answers why I’ve been having shoulder pain for a couple months. Wow