Neck Pain and Headache
Do You Experience Challenges in Sleeping, Lifting Weights, Reaching Into Overhead Cabinets, Checking Over Your Shoulder While Driving, or Performing Your Routine Activities at Home or Work Due to Neck Pain and Headache?
Do These Situations Sound Familiar To You?
- You anticipated the discomfort to diminish after a few days or weeks, but it has persisted.
- You have attempted various remedies at home, such as heating pads, ice, and TENS devices, but they have not provided relief.
- You have received a couple of massages, but the discomfort resurfaced shortly after.
- You sought medical attention, underwent an examination, received an injection, or were prescribed medication, but the effects faded rapidly.
- You have previously undergone physical therapy, but it was ineffective.
- You have concluded that you can manage if you simply avoid engaging in painful activities, right?
Our Goal Is To Assist You In Discovering Lasting Solutions.
We Address The Following Common Neck Disorders:
- Headaches
- Joint stiffness
- Muscle strains and tension
- Degenerative disc disease and injuries
These Disorders Are Often Caused By:
- Impaired mechanics: Weakness and muscle imbalance can limit the range of motion, while joint stiffness and muscle inflexibility can affect posture.
- Injury resulting from sudden tissue impact or load.
- Chronic compensatory mechanisms, such as avoiding certain muscle groups and overusing other tissues due to previous injuries or fear of future injuries.
The Approach Taken By Freedom Physical Therapy And Wellness Includes The Following:
1.Emphasis on proper neck and mid-back posture.
2.Reduction of upper neck muscle tension.
3. Improvement of chest and neck muscle flexibility.
4.Utilization of techniques such as manipulation, manual joint mobilization, and manual traction to enhance joint mobility.
5. Targeted strengthening of the muscles involved in neck and shoulder blade flexion.
6.Use of massage, instrument-assisted mobilization, and cupping to increase tissue mobility.
7. Specific nerve exercises to decrease nerve sensitivity, including numbness, tingling, and pain that extends down the arm.
8. Implementation of functional and plyometric exercises, such as throwing, catching, pushing, pulling, and pressing, to enhance overall physical abilities.
Here Are Some Important Facts To Keep In Mind:
- Tissues have the ability to heal themselves, but sometimes they become stuck in the inflammatory phase of tissue repair and require assistance to move forward to recovery.
- MRI and X-ray imaging results often do not correlate well with the actual source of pain. Imaging may reveal tissue damage even if there is no pain or functional impairment. Conversely, pain may exist despite no significant findings on imaging, usually due to excessive nervous tissue sensitivity.
- Soreness after exercise does not always indicate a problem, although it is not the intended outcome. Actual strength gains require overloading the system, resulting in microdamage. The tissue then grows back stronger and thicker than before. Soreness should be used as a gauge to determine if the tissue is ready for more load. If not, training intensity should be reduced until it is.
- With proper guidance, correct mechanics, and gradual tissue loading, it is almost always possible to return to previous or desired activities.