Your Symptom: Headaches
Do 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? This could
be a symptom of a disorder of your neck or of tension.
How Fiveways Physiotherapy can help you:
When you see a Fiveways Physiotherapy physiotherapist the first priority will be to identify whether your neck is causing or contributing to your pain
- Identify any underlying cause
Your Fiveways Physiotherapy physiotherapist will explore a variety of things that may be causing, contributing to, or aggravating your headaches.
- Your posture
- Your pillow and your sleeping position
- Tension
- Work-related posture
- Muscle strength
- How you exercise
- Treat the injury
Your Fiveways Physiotherapy physiotherapist will use a variety of methods to treat your neck to address the cause of your headaches:
- Mobilisation
- Manipulation
Where it is appropriate, manipulation can be an effective treatment for neck problems
- Postural correction
- Rehabilitation exercises
- Functional exercises
- Relaxation therapy
- Advise you on how to prevent a recurrence
Your Fiveways Physiotherapy 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 suggestions regarding adjustments to furniture - Exercise advice
Particularly about exercising to strengthen neck joints and muscles and to keep them flexible - Relaxation advice