Symptoms
Neck Pain
What is it?
Neck pain is very common in people who spend long hours at a screen or with their head tilted towards a phone. It usually comes with stiffness and tension in the shoulders and upper back.
In most cases it is mechanical: it comes from the joints and muscles of the neck, loaded by long-held positions, stress or an awkward movement. It can also follow whiplash. It almost always improves within a few weeks with movement and treatment.
Common signs
- Pain and stiffness turning or tilting your head
- Tension in the shoulders and trapezius
- Headaches that start at the base of the skull
- Sometimes, pain running into the arm
How chiropractic care helps
For neck pain, combining manual therapy with exercise gives modest but real benefits according to the reviews (Gross et al., Cochrane review, 2015). That's what we do at the clinic: gentle adjustments and mobilisation for the stiff areas of the neck and upper back, and strengthening exercises for the deep neck muscles.
We also look at your workstation and phone habits, because changing those is what makes the relief last.
When to see a doctor first
- Pain after an accident or a hard knock
- Tingling, numbness or weakness in the arms
- Dizziness with double vision, trouble speaking or swallowing
- Fever with a stiff neck
- A sudden, extremely severe headache
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