Neck pain can present in the neck or refer pain down the arm. Causes of neck pain can range from too much time at a computer, poor sitting posture, poor sleeping posture, injury such as whiplash, or even stress. Diagnosis is important to determine the cause of the pain and to exclude the other causes. This is achieved by a thorough examination that determines whether investigations such as X-ray and MRI are required.
Physiotherapy treatments include massage, manual therapy and specific exercise, which are able to help reduce neck pain and assist you with work or sport. Learning about your posture and how to correct it is helpful to both settling and preventing neck pain. Understanding what is contributing to your pain is helpful in keeping in under control and regular exercise usually helps especially if sitting is a part of the problem.