Neck Pain & Physiotherapy
Many causes of neck pain
There may be many reasons as to why you may be suffering from neck pain or headaches. Your pain may be sudden in onset, in which case you may have sprained a muscle or joint. Or it might be more gradual in onset, brought about through having a poorly designed workstation, or spending too much time texting on your phone with your neck in a forward flexed posture.
Your neck pain may also be the result of how you move. You might have faulty biomechanics or movement patterns.
Accurate assessment will inform the best approach
One of our physiotherapists will take you through a thorough assessment consultation, which will inform us as to the nature and cause of your neck pain. Our physiotherapists are all extensively trained manual therapists, which means that in the assessment process they can detect what is happening at every level in your neck.
Posture is very connected to neck pain
Did you know that your posture is very connected to your neck pain? For every 2-3 mm your head slips forward the load on your neck and shoulder muscles doubles. This can cause tension and pain in your neck, shoulders and back.
Be aware of muscle imbalance
Muscle imbalance is usually the result of poor posture and faulty work habits. If you sit at a desk all day, you will generally be tight through the front of your shoulders, whilst the muscles in your upper back will be stretched and weakened. We can help you to overcome this.
Expert assessment will ensure the right exercises
We will expertly assess your posture and it’s possible contribution to your pain, and then design for you the right exercises for you.
The right exercises are essential
If you want to have a healthy functioning back and neck, you need to do the right exercises, correctly. We can design a training program for you that consists of the most up to date evidence based exercises to do at home. If you need more supervision in our clinic, we will guide you towards our Clinical Pilates program.
