Help My Neck Pain!
Help My Neck Pain! Why Do I Have Neck Pain? Neck pain can be very common at any age. Sometimes this is due to a direct injury like a tackle in rugby or a car accident. However, some neck pain can begin with no known cause. This type of neck pain can be a build-up of habits over time that eventually reach a breaking point. Thus causing you pain. How you drive your car, posture, reaching for objects, and your job can all contribute to neck pain. This pain can continue and potentially get worse over time if you do not actively try to fix it. Seeing a physiotherapist can help relieve your neck pain more quickly and give you the tools to prevent it from happening again.
How Can Physiotherapy Help My Neck Pain?
- Joint mobilizations
- Postural exercises
- Strengthening exercises
- Endurance practice/exercises
- Heat
- Soft tissue release techniques
- Activity changes
- Taping
- Needling
- Stress management
- Breathing exercises
How long will it take to Help My Neck Pain?
The length of your physiotherapy rehabilitation is different for everyone. Many factors play a role in your recovery. These may include how long you have had pain, history of injuries/pain, age, profession/career, current stress, and other lifestyle factors. The way you experience pain may also be different. Each person is unique and has different pain experiences. This is why it is important to see a professional ensure your rehabilitation is tailored to exactly what you need. Even though you have neck pain, it does not mean that everyone will have the exact same pain.
Neck Pain Sign & Symptoms
- Headache
- Sharp pain on movement
- Dull ache like pain
- Limited neck movement
- Jaw pain
- Shoulder pain
- Difficulty sleeping
- Ringing in the ear
- Nausea / light headedness / dizziness
- Vision difficulty
- Tight neck/shoulder muscles
- Back stiffness