Above: Passive stretch of trapezius muscle in the neck by therapist
The most common neck injuries the physiotherapists at Physio.co.uk see are:
- Acute nerve root pain
- Broken neck
- Cervical spondylosis
- Neck pain
- Neck slipped disc
- Whiplash
- Neck muscular strain
- Degenerative neck pain
- Stiff neck
Above: Soft tissue massage and mobilisations of the cervical vertebrea to relieve stiffness and nerve impingement
Above: Mobilisations of the cervical vertebrea to relieve pain and stiffness
Other less common injuries include:
- Apophyseal wry neck
- Discogenic wry neck
- Cervical stenosis
- Torticollis
- Postural kyphosis
- Fractured vertebrae
Above: Stretches and mobilisations of the cerival spine, muscle and connective tissues in the neck