NECK PAIN
Get an end to your Nagging, Sharp Neck pain, start enjoying activities without fear of moving, getting headaches or affecting your sleep
Neck pain can be both frustrating and debilitating. Suddenly you start to realise how often you move your head during the day now that there is stiffness and pain in your neck. Simple tasks like looking over your shoulder when driving become difficult and sitting on the couch enjoying your favourite TV show now becomes debilitating pain. You can begin to wonder why it has come, why it has happened to you and why it just will not go away.
If this has happened to you, you are not alone. Neck pain is something we see regularly at BuaVox Physiotherapy in our Hamilton clinic. We treat it so often we find that people often have some of the same questions:
Why is this happening to me? And why won’t it just go away?
Often that is just what people hope for, that the neck pain will just go away on its own, without having to do anything. They just wait and wait and wait and before they know it, they have put up with months of pain and a lot of the time it’s not improving but getting worse!
Sound like you?
Here is another scenario we often hear from people who come to us for help. They just put it down to age. They have talked to their friend who has said she has had pain and stiffness in her neck for years and they just need to get on with it. But that doesn’t really reassure them, and they worry about the funny noises and crunching coming from their neck but feel like their friends just get annoyed when they keep going on about it.
Has that Happened to you?
Or how about just taking painkiller after painkiller on a “hope for the best” basis. But the painkillers aren’t helping, and you feel no better than you did already. Before you know it 6 weeks goes by and nothing has changed, so you go to your GP and just end up getting offered stronger painkillers!
If you are like the people that we help at BuaVox Physiotherapy with neck pain, they are frustrated with the affect the neck pain has had on their life. They want to be out enjoying their hill walks, on the golf course, doing their gardening, going for their jogs, enjoying quality time with their family without a nagging pain. Society opinion on pain though and the confusion of information out there means people just put up with their pain believing they need to accept it in their 40’s and 50’s when it is not so.
Do you feel like this too?
Are you currently living with Neck Pain? Here are 7 Reasons why you might be suffering with Neck Pain longer than you should:
- You decided to just wait and hoped the pain would go away by itself, but it hasn’t
- You went to your GP and were just given some basic advice to rest and painkillers – you took them but all they did was give a tiny bit of relief and once they wore off the neck pain was back
- You’ve listened to your friends and tried what they have told you but found there has been no change and now they say it’s just down to your age!
- You’ve seen a couple of other healthcare professionals but have not been given a clear understanding of what is happening, only a sheet of exercises which you’ve tried for a bit but haven’t helped
- You have checked Google and YouTube for advice changed pillows and used heat packs all with limited benefit
- You went for a massage for Neck Pain and it was great and relaxing but only gave some very short relief and the Neck Pain came back
- You felt everything you did for your neck pain just made things worse so decide to just rest it only for it to fell stiffer
If any of this sounds familiar to you, like it has to many others we have seen, we would love to help you. We would like to invite you to call one of the Physios at our Physiotherapy Clinic in Hamilton to have a chat and see how we can help you. Even if you have tried things already, that’s great because you are already on your way to being better as you know what DOES NOT WORK, meaning you are even closer to getting your Neck Pain Sorted!
Just click the box below to organise your call with one of our Physios. You will get some honest advice and a chance to ask some questions which may have been bothering you. This call is completely complimentary and there is no obligation to book a plan of care after. We are just aiming to help you make the best possible decision for your health.
What can I do to help my Neck just now?
1. The first and best thing you can do is Commit to Getting Help. It is tempting for many people to just wait and do nothing when they have Neck Pain. Sometimes its fear holding people back about finding out if anything can actually be done. Sometimes it’s feeling that there is nothing that can be done and just accepting it or sometimes it’s just waiting, thinking it will go away. Before long 3 months have passed and people are still suffering. This is not a way to live. The sooner you choose to take action and take back control from your Neck Pain the better.
2. Avoid staying in the one position or being afraid to move your neck. How often when you have neck pain are you just tempted to hold it in the one position. Too afraid to look over your shoulder because you feel you will get that shock of pain. Or when crossing the road, you feel your whole body turning instead of just turning your head. It sounds crazy but it’s a normal habit that develops when there is neck pain as you want to protect yourself from the pain. It doesn’t work though, if it did the pain would be gone already. Instead the stiffness lingers and pain gets worse. The body wants movement so give it movement.
3. Get The Right Type of Exercise. There is so much information out there now that it’s hard to know what is right and what is wrong. Still, the best possible way to ease and get rid of your neck pain long term is with effective exercises. But with all this info out there, what are the best exercises to do? There is no way around it – the best thing to do is see to a Physiotherapist who can work with you and plan a progressive exercise programme for your Neck Pain to get you moving freer, feel stronger and get you back to what you enjoy doing.
4. Get Face to Face Physio. Neck pain is a regular pain people complain about and Physio is one of the most proven effective ways to help people with it. If neck pain has stopped you from enjoying all the past times you had before, taken the enjoyment away from being with your family or deprived you of your independence, get in touch with a Physiotherapy Clinic that can help you.
If you would like to know how we at BuaVox Physiotherapy can help you get relief from your Neck Pain, organise a visit to see us below. This is a completely free visit with no obligations to book a plan of care:
NOTE: The Free Discovery visit is for people who are a bit unsure if Physiotherapy is for them or are nervous about committing to Physio or what it entails. If this sounds like you, we would love to offer you a free discovery visit with no future commitment required and no financial loss for the visit. It simply gives you an opportunity to ask a few questions and for us to ensure we are best suited to your health needs.
How Can BuaVox Physiotherapy help Ease my Neck Pain in the next few days?
Here are just some of the things we can do in the first few sessions to get you on your way:
- We can help you find out what is wrong and causing your pain and give you the understanding needed to get you living your life again
- We can quickly ease pain and stiffness and get you moving freer
- Give you back that energy that pain zaps from you
- Get you back out doing what you love and not having to feel like you must pull back from doing what you enjoy due to pain
- Enjoy time with your family without feeling like you are burdening them with your pain story
- Stay out of the GP clinic for longer and take control of your life without the constant need for painkillers
- Finally get a good night’s sleep without having pain wake you up and get up in the morning without feeling stiff for hours first!
- Get seen face to face without having to wait months for an appointment only to be given a sheet of exercises
- Get your Neck stronger so you can sit enjoy your TV show, cross the road without pain, go driving without being worried to look behind you
- Stop feeling like that as each day and week and month goes by, that you are doing less and less because of your pain. We will guide you through the whole process to help you get back doing what you want to do without fearing you neck will seize up
We want to get you back to enjoying your life like you were before being struck down with Neck Pain!
If you want to find out about our availability and cost for our Physiotherapy Clinic in Hamilton, just click below and fill in the quick form:
