Neck pain affects about two-thirds of people during their lifetime, with a higher prevalence among office workers who spend long hours sitting at desks. Poor posture and prolonged sitting can strain the neck’s muscles, ligaments, and discs, leading to pain and discomfort. Physiotherapy is an effective solution for relieving neck pain by improving posture, strengthening muscles, and enhancing flexibility.
Regular exercises, ergonomic adjustments, and stretching routines can help prevent and treat neck pain, enabling you to feel more comfortable and mobile.
Some of the common causes of neck pain are:
This is the most common cause, and can be due to poor postural habits when your daily routine involves lots of sitting or driving. Strains can also occur when we take on new tasks such as decorating where our muscles are not used to the increased workload. Physiotherapy works to reduce stiffness and tightness and strengthen weak postural muscles.
Lower back osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition where the cartilage in the spinal joints wears down over time, causing pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility. Physiotherapy can be very effective at strengthening muscles round the spine to help reduce pain and stiffness.
Condition where the intervertebral discs in the spine lose hydration and elasticity, leading to pain and reduced mobility. Again, Physiotherapy can be very effective at strengthening muscles round the spine to help reduce pain and stiffness.
Motor collisions and sporting injuries can often result in whiplash injury, which occurs when the head is jerked backward and then forward, straining the soft tissues of the neck. Physiotherapy focuses on reducing pain initially and then rehabilitating the affected muscles.
At SPEAR, our physiotherapy clinics are dedicated to providing personalised care for every injury. Our goal is to help you achieve optimal recovery and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle.
