• Yes severe pain at night / when lying down.
• If very painful to cough / sneeze
• Severe headaches or dizziness
• Any problems with speech or swallowing
• Severe pain numbness/pins and needles in the upper limbs

• You can be referred by your GP or other referral sources to our team of Physiotherapists.
• We only use Qualified Physiotherapists who are HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) registered and are members of the CSP (Chartered Society of Physiotherapy).

Try the ones on the website – repeat regularly during the day, little and often ( X5- 10 Repetitions , x3-5 / day)

• Regular breaks from prolonged or poor sitting position
• A work place/ergonomic assessment
• Simple Neck exercises
• Advice from a physiotherapist

Because it causes what physiotherapist term as “mechanical pain”.  In simple terms sitting, especially if sat in a prolonged or unsupported posture greatly increases the stretch and loading of the soft tissues of the neck (the discs and ligaments).  This sustained stretch can eventually lead to pain.

• For example – if you bend your finger back and hold it, on stretch, eventually it will hurt!
• Letting go of the finger will ease the pain.
• Sitting has the same effect and regularly taking a break by standing up or moving the head will help it stop!

It is usually caused by a combination of factors, such as joint stiffness, weakness of the muscles and sitting in the same position for too long. Other factors such as stress, worries about pain or lack of regular exercise can also be related to neck pain.

Neck pain is a very common problem and is rarely due to serious injury. The most common type of neck pain is called non-specific neck pain (also called mechanical neck pain) and does not always have an obvious cause.