Neck Pain

Neck pain is on the rise and becoming one of the most common presentations that an osteopath encounters. There are many postural, ergonomic and lifestyle factors contributing to this growing problem. Your osteopath will consider the physical and non-physical causes to provide neck pain treatment and management of the total problem.

There are many causes of neck pain varying across children, adults, and elderly populations. There are many probable causes such as vertebral dysfunction and traumatic strains, and more rare causes of a serious origin that are not to be missed.

Joint dysfunction and or degenerative changes (spondylosis)
Muscle or ligament strain
Trauma (whiplash, repetitive strain, fracture)
Inflammation (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosis spondylitis, thyroiditis)
Infective (meningitis, osteomyelitis)
Stress and occupational factors

Symptoms & Treatment of Your Neck Pain

At any time approximately 10% of the adult population is experiencing an episode of neck pain. In most cases, the origin of neck pain is from the neck itself coming from the joints, skeletal, muscular, and connective tissues. Symptoms can vary however often a muscular spasm is present which represents the bodies protective mechanism and response to underlying dysfunction. The underlying cause is often postural, caused by muscles tightening in response to microtrauma to underlying structures in the joints and tissues as a result of repetitive strain.

Mostly neck pain presents at the back of the neck but this can also be observed on the sides or in the front. When pain is prolonged and severe your neck can become completely ‘locked up’ presenting with symptoms of immobility making it painful to move or turn your head and neck. This is traditionally called a ‘wry neck’.

Other presentations of neck pain may be related to arthritic changes to the joints, auto-immune diseases, damage to intervertebral discs, nerve impingement, and other pathological processes such as fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Once the experience of pain has been solved the important work begins to take steps to strengthen and fortify your body through stretches, strengthening exercises, and ergonomic/lifestyle advice. Often a course of postural rehabilitation is required to prevent relapse of neck pain which is common when treatment does not go beyond treating immediate symptoms by looking at and diffusing causative factors.

During your course of maintenance and prevention in our Brisbane clinic, our practitioner will take you through progressive exercise rehabilitation of increasing challenge and complexity.

Why is Head Above Healthcare the best choice in Brisbane for your Neck Pain?

At Head Above Healthcare, our highly experienced therapists are passionate about helping you achieve optimum health and wellbeing, offering a wide range of services to suit your individual needs.

We are dedicated to providing the people of Brisbane with the highest standard of care possible, and we have a long list of happy customers who would agree.