The increased sedentary nature of our lifestyle has led to a marked increase in the incidence of spinal pain. With a neck problem you could experience pain in your neck, shoulder, mid-back, arm or headaches. Likewise with a back problem you could experience pain in your back, groin, hip or leg. These symptoms may be caused by an injury to any of the following:
Discs - a prolapsed disc can cause pain in your neck and shoulder, which may radiate as far as your hand.
Muscles - with neck pain the muscles in the affected area can go into spasm, poor posture especially when sitting for long periods can cause problems in the muscles of the neck and upper back.
Joints - stiffness and degeneration of the spinal joints are common causes of neck and back pain. Ligaments - spinal ligaments are generally caused by over-stretching or trauma such as a fall.
Nerves - compression of a nerve such as the sciatic nerve can cause pain, pins and needles and numbness in your leg.
A visit to Simon Rowan, chartered physiotherapist, will start with a detailed assessment in order to identify the exact site of damage, the underlying cause and to plan a treatment programme to suit your needs This is achieved by taking a history of the problem, testing all the structures that may cause the symptoms and forming a diagnosis. The outcome of the assessment and the treatment programme will be explained. Simon can be contacted at (087 ) 9822420.
