Neck & Shoulder Pain

What you may experience

• Tightness at the base of the neck
• Pain between the shoulder blades
• Headaches starting from the neck
• Reduced ability to turn the head

Lifestyle factors that may contribute

These are common contributors, not a diagnosis. Which apply to you — and whether something else is going on — is what the assessment establishes.

• Screen positioned below eye level
• Extended phone use with a bent neck
• Carrying bags on one shoulder
• Stress-related muscle guarding
• Sleeping with too many pillows

When an assessment helps

Most people manage this on their own for a long time before asking anyone. An assessment is worth booking when any of these are true.

• It has lasted more than a few weeks, or keeps returning
• It is changing what you do — how you sit, sleep, work or exercise
• You have tried the obvious things and they have not held
• You are not sure whether it is serious, and would rather someone looked

An assessment is not a commitment to treatment. If we cannot help, we say so and you pay for the assessment only.

How we approach it

Hands-on release of the affected muscle groups, heat to reduce guarding, and then a workstation and movement correction so the pattern does not rebuild.