Is neck pain common?
Neck pain is very common. It’s the second most popular reason our patients visit us for physiotherapy. A high number of these problems relate to work postures and lack of movement in the tissues. So we have attached some exercises for you to use to help prevent, get relief from or to treat neck pain.
Neck pain usually originates in the soft tissues around the spine. This area of the spine is called the cervical spine. Movement and exercise are the key treatment methods for neck pain although manual therapy techniques such as mobilisation and massage can also help.
Self management to get neck pain relief would usually include some advice on exercises, movement frequency, heat and self massage techniques.
Neck pain and headaches
Commonly neck pain can be linked to the most common type of headaches (cervicogenic headaches) and treatment of the neck will often lead to an improvement in the frequency and severity of these headaches.
