Treatment For Neck Pain

Wow, do we really love treating neck pain it is one of the areas that responds brilliantly to focused osteopath treatment.

And to answer the most common questions asked about treatment

Q. Do you crack necks. Answer : only if you want us to, there's lot of gentler ways to treat!

Q. Can you fix necks without cracking/clicking them. Answer: YES - DEFINITELY!

  So what have we treated - muscle strains, disk problems, scoliosis, whiplash, sporting injuries, osteoarthritis, ligament strains, postural strain from driving & using the computer etc., falls & accidents especially if you hit your head or put your arm out & got a jolt up into the neck. Plus lots lots more.

So what's the clinic's recipe for fixing necks :

1. Gently examine all of the neck, spine, shoulders, upper ribs & jaw.

2. Use this information to identify the main problem 3. Identify any secondary problems in ribs, spine etc.

3. Gently feel into the tissues around the neck to gauge the exact amount of weight and type of treatment that's required

4. Use all of this information to blend several different types of techniques together to get the exact indiviidualised treatment the neck needs in order for it to be fixed.

5. Advise the patient about what they may be doing that may be damaging the neck (e.g. pull downs behind the neck in the gym are one of the worst things to do for the neck)