01/07/2020
Neck pain can be caused due to various reasons among which few of the causative factors are:
🔶Poor Posture: Too long working hours in front of the laptop, extensive use of mobile phone in uncomfortable positions related to your head and neck, bad sleeping posture, using the wrong size pillow, working in the kitchen with the kitchen platform either too high or too low could be few of the causes for the poor posture. This poor posture creates muscle imbalance in the neck which results in overstretching on one side of the neck muscles and shortening on the other side. Poor posture can give rise to symptoms like stiffness in the upper back area, headache, discomfort etc.
🔶Aging causes some changes in the neck bones and the disc. Due to this the nerves which are coming out from the spinal cord may get pinched. And we get to hear this as” Cervical Spondylosis” from the doctors. In this case you may feel neck pain, tingling sensation/ Numbness coming down to the arm and down towards your hand.
🔶Prolapsed Disc: Bulging happens to the part of the human spine called a disc. This condition is called as pr*****ed disc.The chances of pr*****ed disc in the neck are comparatively lesser than that of the lower back. However any direct trauma in the neck region can cause a pr*****ed disc which may irritate the nerves and that's when you get the pain in the arm.
🔶Fibromyalgia: It is the widespread pain in the muscles of the body, mostly of the shoulder and neck.It is also associated with many other symptoms like fatigue, discomfort, having difficulty in sleep etc.
How will Physiotherapy help if you are facing any of these symptoms?
✅Electrotherapy: Different electrical modalities not only relaxes your muscles but also helps in stimulation of nerves and thus helps in pain relief.
✅Flexibility: Your physio will teach you few of the stretching exercises which will help you to lengthen the muscles which have shortened thus helps in relaxation.
Strengthening: Muscle strengthening will help you for long term relief. Depending upon the muscles to be strengthened your physio will give you some home exercise program.
✅Posture correction strategies: Understanding “What is good posture ?“ is the main strategy to correct your posture. With the help of exercises which improves the mobility between the joints, flexibility in the muscles, strengthening of the weak muscles and modifications in your lifestyle will definitely help to improve your posture.
✅Ergonomic advice: Do inform your physiotherapist about your day to day activities, details about your profession ( whether you have a sitting job or standing job? If standing then how long? etc). Your physiotherapist will suggest some modifications at your workplace or in the household activities which will help to prevent any further complications because of any of these reasons. Also inform the type of footwears you use so that she will guide you if you need any modifications.
✅Manual therapy, Dry needling, Cupping Therapy, Taping ets are the different techniques which your physiotherapist may advise to go for considering your age, activity level whether you have a sedentary lifestyle or you are a sports person, your goals, and definitely whether you really need this treatment or not.
At ProRehab Physiotherapy Clinic we help in treating the above neck conditions with a customized program suitable for you.
Connect with our experienced doctors on 9920771466 to get relieved from your neck pain.
