Neck pain

Neck pain is a common condition that will affect most people at some point in their lives. Many different things can cause neck pain, which is usually not the sign of a more serious condition.

The pain often spreads from the neck towards the shoulder and upper back and can often cause headaches. 

Symptoms: 

• Headache  - tension/cervicogenic 
• Tingling in the arm 
• Muscular tightness 
• Cervical joint stiffness 

Causes: 

• Trauma 
• Poor posture 
• Joint pain/inflammation 
• Infection 
• Disc herniation 
• Different types of arthritis 

​Treatment:

Neck pain is a common for patients to visit a chiropractor. Our Chiropractors will assess the cervical neck region with a detailed history, followed up by a postural, neurological and orthopaedic testing to eliminate any neurological changes. ​

Our chiropractors will then discuss the reasoning behind the neck pain and once determined safe, our chiropractor will use a series of treatment which includes but is not limited to gentle spinal manipulations, soft tissues treatment, muscle rehab and corrective exercises.