Neck & Shoulder Pain
Neck pain
Most neck pain only lasts a few weeks. There are things you can do yourself to ease it, but seek advice if it doesn’t go within a couple of weeks or if it gets worse. The most common causes of neck pain are when your neck becomes locked in an awkward position, bad posture – for example, when sitting at a desk for a long time and a pinched nerve – for example, whiplash from a road traffic accident or fall/
Shoulder pain
Common causes of shoulder pain are impingement, frozen shoulder, repetitive strain injuries; bursitis and sport-related injuries (sprains and strains)
Four things you can that are great at easing your neck and shoulder pain are:
Seek help and advice as soon as possible if symptoms persist after two weeks. Many people postpone doing this hoping that their symptoms will go away with time but by the time they do eventually seek help, their condition has worsened and is more difficult to treat.
Make sure you are exercising correctly and increasing your activity gradually – a physiotherapist can educate you on exercises that will help reduce pain and improve your range of movement.
Avoid sitting and sleeping in awkward positions – bad posture can cause severe neck and/or shoulder pain. Seeking postural advice, researching corrective exercises for better posture as well as receiving hands-on treatment can resolve your symptoms as quickly as possible.
Arranging hands-on physiotherapy treatment combined with exercise therapy has proven to yield the best and quickest results regarding neck and shoulder pain alleviation. This is what makes AgGreSso Physiotherapy and Rehab clinic different from the NHS – combining hands-on treatment with exercises.