How do I treat persistent neck pain?
Neck pain is one of the most common symptoms leading sufferers to seek help from health practitioners, but what can be done for long term chronic neck pain?
Chronic or persistent neck pain is multi factorial so the short answer is that it depends on your particular presentation. Treatment for neck pain, like many other injuries, shouldn’t be a “one size fits all” approach. Once you have had a thorough assessment of all of the potential contributing factors to your neck pain treatment might consist of education, manual therapy, stretching and exercise. Research has shown that specific neck and shoulder exercises can improve neck pain, disability and strength after 1 year and 3 year follow-ups. So like many other injuries, having appropriate strength and control is important in the resolution of your symptoms.
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Neck Twists
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Slowly rotate neck all the way to one side
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Hold for 3 seconds then slowly rotate all the way to the other side
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Repeat 10 times to each side
Neck Rolls
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Side flex your neck by bringing your right ear down towards your right shoulder•Slowly roll your neck around until your chin is towards your chest
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Continue rolling until your left ear is towards your left shoulder
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Roll back in the same fashion
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Repeat 10 times to each side
