Neck Pain Causes

Are you suffering from frequent headaches, shoulder pain and neck pain? It could be due to cervical spondylosis - a disease of the cervical spine.Pain located in the neck is a common medical condition. Neck pain can come from a number of disorders and diseases of any tissues in the neck. Back pain (also known as "dorsopathy") is pain felt in the human back that may come from the spine, muscles, nerves, or other structures in the back.

The disease can be due to several causes such as incorrect posture or prolonged sitting hours. Lack of nutritional foods is also a contributing factor. Due to the increased stress these days, the prolonged sitting hours has become its main cause.

Neck pain can come from common infections, such as virus infection of the throat, leading to lymph gland swelling and neck pain. Neck pain can also come from rare infections, such as tuberculosis of the neck and bone infection of the spine in the neck (osteomyelitis and septic discitis), and meningitis (often accompanied by neck stiffness). Neck pain can also come from conditions directly affecting the muscles of the neck, such as fibromyalgia and polymyalgia rheumatica. Neck pain is also referred to as cervical pain. Weakness may also be felt in the legs or feet.

Common causes of neck pain

o   Whiplash

o   Muscle strain

o   Degenerative disc disease

o   Herniated disc

o   Cervical spondylosis

o   Cervical spinal canal stenosis

However, you can take precautionary measures to prevent the disease. Follow these tips:

1. If your work long hours in front of the computer, you must relax the muscles of your neck and shoulders by taking frequent breaks from work.

2. While at work, avoid keeping your neck straight and stiff.

3. Drink a teaspoon of lemon juice after adding a pinch of salt to it two to three times a day.

 4. Roll your shoulders in a circular motion (clockwise) with your hands straight along your body. Repeat this in anti-clockwise direction. Repeat it five times.

5. Take 10 cloves of garlic and add them in 60 gm vegetable oil after crushing them. Heat the mixture till it gets hot, remove the utensil from the burner and allow the oil to cool down. Later strain the oil and massage the affected area with it. In case of severe pain, massage the area twice and bath with warm water.

 6. Place your arms straight in front of you, with the palms facing each other. Lift your arms and bring them near your ears and while doing so, inhale.

7. Do neck exercises. Look towards the left side and then slowly drop the chin to your chest and again look to the right hand side. Then repeat this exercise from the right hand side to the left hand side. Repeat it slowly for around five times.

8. Massage can also improve blood circulation and this is one of the reasons it can aid in the recovery of muscle strain and pains. 

Physiotherapy Center

Physiotherapy is a form of treatment which makes it possible for people to overcome the effects and symptoms of their injuries through special types of physical treatments. The Physical therapy helps place patients on the right track by exercising weak points and regaining strength that may have been lost and therapists usually work in hospitals, rehabilitation clinics or private practices.

Rainham Physiotherapy Centre was established in 1991 by Mr Javed Mughal, a Chartered & HPC registered Physiotherapist who specialises in the treatment of neck, back and sports injuries. The Centre is an accredited Centre and in December 2002 achieved Investors in People. Over the years, the Centre has expanded to offer specialities including Acupuncture, Pilates, Massage and a specialist service in Back and Neck pain.

Trainers and doctors who practice sports therapy have extensive knowledge of the many injuries that can happen during athletic events. The Physiotherapists help athletes recover from these injuries and return to their previous level of activity. Their work includes the management, treatment, rehabilitation, education and prevention of sport injuries and back pain. They also deal with the more common complaints of back pain medway, posture and mobility issues. The basic function of Physiotherapist in Sport is the application of treatment by physical means: electrical, thermal, mechanical, hydraulic, and manual therapeutic exercises with special techniques.

Some of the techniques involved in physiotherapy are massage and tissue manipulation, promoting increased blood circulation to the injured areas and, thereby, healing, exposure to heat or electricity, as well as light, water and cold, depending on the type of health problems the patient is facing, performing specially designed exercises and providing long-term support for patients who are suffering from chronic medical conditions.

Here are some benefits of that center using physiotherapy to manage and prevent physical problems.

1.) Eliminated or minimize your pain

2.) Muscle flexibility restored

3.) Muscle strength restored

4.) Joint range of motion restored

5.) Increased function at work and play

6.) Increased endurance at work and play

7.) Peace of mind

8.) Being able to sleep uninterrupted and free of pain at night

9.) Discontinue or reduce your medication consumption

10.) Return to playing your favorite sport

 

All of these benefits are what our staff at Nose Creek Sport Physical Therapy focus on to restore your overall function to get you moving faster and feeling better. We will provide you with a customized recovery program that will restore you to your maximal potential, and get you moving faster.