Your Symptom:
Headaches
Where your headaches start as pain or tension at the top of
the neck and then spread to the back of the head, temples,
forehead or behind the eyes the cause could be a disorder of
your neck or tension
How Fiveways Physiotherapy can help you:
.When you see a physiotherapist at Fiveways Physiotherapy the
first priority will be to identify whether your neck is
causing or contributing to your pain
Identify any underlying cause
Your physiotherapist will then explore a variety of things
that may be causing, contributing to, or aggravating the
situation.
Your posture
Your pillow and your sleeping position
Tension
Work-related posture
Muscle strength
How you exercise
Treat the injury
At Fiveways Physiotherapy your physiotherapist will use a
variety of methods to treat your neck to address the cause
of your headaches:
Mobilisation
Manipulation
Manipulation may not be the best option in every
situation, but where it is appropriate it can be an
effective treatment for neck problems
Postural correction
Rehabilitation exercises
Functional exercises
Relaxation therapy
Laser
Ultrasound
Electrotherapy
Heat Treatment
Massage
Advise you on how to prevent a recurrence
Your physiotherapist will give you advice about how to
control and prevent headaches
Postural advice - sitting, standing, walking
Ergonomic advice Practical ergonomic tips for work and in the home
and adjustments to furniture
Exercise advice particularly exercising to strengthen neck joints
and muscles and to keep them flexible