| Neck pain is one of the most common presentations | | | | with your back. In this situation you must correct your |
| to my clinic - and is almost always accompanied by | | | | posture and the tightened muscles must be released. |
| Upper Back or shoulder Pain. The neck is closely | | | | Road traffic accidents frequently cause neck pain - |
| related to the upper back both anatomically, and by | | | | often known as whiplash. This is due to the mechanics |
| the nerves and muscles in your neck that can refer to | | | | of the injury damaging the muscles, ligaments, nerves |
| the upper back area. | | | | and discs that connect your neck and back. Treatment |
| The most common pattern is a neck problem half | | | | needs to be directed towards the damaged tissue, |
| way down your neck at the cervical 4th joint (C4). If | | | | followed by strengthening exercises and postural |
| this joint, nerve and disc area have a movement | | | | correction. |
| disorder it frequently refers pain into the top of your | | | | Children also present with neck and upper back pain |
| shoulder and back area. Treatment in this instance | | | | as they carry heavy school bags, quite often badly-the |
| needs to be directed to the neck primarily and not to | | | | result being excess pressure on the back and neck |
| the back area. | | | | causing muscle imbalance and pain. Treatment should |
| If you have bad posture and sit or stand with your chin | | | | be directed to correction of the lifting technique, |
| poking out a little, you may also have neck and upper | | | | reduction of the load and manual therapy where |
| back pain. This is a common pattern of pain I see in | | | | necessary. Ultimately books should be computerised |
| clients who sit at a desk and poke their chins to | | | | and all students provided with a lap-top - but I do not |
| connect with their computer screens. What happens | | | | see this happening with today's economic climate! I |
| here is that the muscles are put under pressure and | | | | hope I see the day! |
| the result is pain in the muscles that connect your neck | | | | |