What a Pain In the... Neck
Published: 03 September 2024
Neck pain is an extremely common condition affecting somewhere between 40-70% of people at some point in their life. With a condition affecting so many people, we thought we’d create a post that would help you understand this troublesome condition a little more.
A majority of acute neck pain incidents can be attributed to tension or an overload of the tissues around the neck. These tissues are highly innervated, meaning that there are lots of nerves within these areas which, of course, makes them very sensitive!
It is easy to put an episode of neck pain down to a singular event, whether it be lifting or carrying something heavy, or letting your hair down a bit too hard on a Friday night. However, often neck pain is a result of our neck performing repeated movements or staying in static positions for longer than it is used to or likes
The brain continuously receives and compounds information from all over the body telling us if we are in danger. A response to potential harm or danger is pain, which is an unpleasant sensation our body creates to make us change our behaviours. In the case of most neck pains, the discomfort or stiffness we experience is not a sign of tissue damage but that our body wants us to do change position more often, or simply move more.
Although you may feel in a position where you don’t want to move your neck, it might be reassuring to hear that the research promotes movement and exercise as an important part of recovery from neck pain. Here at The Physio Clinic Glasgow, our clinicians have helped hundreds of people recover from neck pain through providing an expert insight into neck pain, while providing evidence based exercise to built resilient pain free necks!
If you liked this post and want to learn a little more about how we might go about treating neck pain, keep an eye on the blogs as we will be releasing a post all about neck pain rehab.
And a big thank you to our newest team member Louise, as this was the first blog post she has written for The Physio Clinic Glasgow. She's the smol one below.
Thanks for reading friends.
