Identify what triggered your pain .
- Injury
The most common cause of neck injuries are motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries or occupational accidents. The injury may be to the vertebrae, joints, discs, nerves, ligaments, or muscles.
- Posture
Bad posture leads to poor muscle balance, which can cause neck pain by overstretching ligaments, altering the neck joints or nerve alignment, and causing the muscles to tire.
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 pain:
- 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
Ongoing maintenance treatments should not be necessary once your neck pain has been successfully treated. Your physiotherapist will give you advice about how to prevent a recurrence:
- Postural advice
- Ergonomic advice
Practical ergonomic tips for work and in the home and adjustments to furniture- Exercise advice
- Relaxation advice