Conditions Treated
NECK PAIN
Neck pain is common but most cases are not caused by a serious problem.
The vast majority of cases of neck pain get better within a few weeks. Simple self-help measures will often help to ease symptoms.
As with most Musculo-skeletal injuries, movement is important. Try to do some gentle exercise to keep the neck mobile. Use some heat or cold to help with the pain and use some pain relief where appropriate.
As a guide, a short term increase in pain following exercise is acceptable, however, should your symptoms worsen and not settle within 24 hours, then you are more than likely doing too much.
Try to pace yourself accordingly.
Try doing some gentle shoulder shrugs and circles, turn and look to your left and to your right, drop your chin down onto your chest.
A few yoga based poses such as cat/cow and childs pose are good exercises to try too.
Look for potential causes and work to overcome these. For example, office workers will spend a good portion of their day looking at a computer screen and if their work station is in a sub optimal position, this can cause undue stress on the neck and shoulders. A quick fix here is to change your positions regularly and work to get your PC setup better suited. Contact MT Physio Clinic and see how we can help.
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