Back & Spine
Neck Pain
Often driven by sustained postures and screen time rather than by injury.
About this condition
Neck pain frequently develops without any single incident. Long periods in one position reduce the endurance of the deep neck muscles, and the joints and soft tissues become sensitive to load.
Treatment combines hands-on work to ease stiffness with endurance training for the postural muscles and practical changes to workstation and habits.
Common symptoms
- Stiffness turning the head
- Ache at the base of the skull or between shoulder blades
- Headaches starting from the neck
- Symptoms worse after screen work
- Occasional pins and needles into the arm
Frequent contributors
- Prolonged screen and phone use
- Poor workstation setup
- Stress-related muscle tension
- Sleeping position and pillow height
How physiotherapy typically helps
Joint mobilisation and soft-tissue release
Deep neck flexor endurance training
Scapular and upper back strengthening
Workstation and habit adjustment
Headache-specific techniques where relevant
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