Head and neck pain
Our physios treat many different types of head and neck pain:
Commonly these include:
- Headaches
- Neck Pain
- Dizziness
- Jaw Pain
How do we treat headaches?
Assessment: your Physio will have a chat with you about your condition. They will take a medical history, review your symptoms and may do various tests and measures to ensure they have a good understanding of your issue.
Treatment of acute symptoms:
Your physio may include one or more of; mobilisation & manipulation, dry needling and exercise prescription.
You may also receive home exercises to improve mobility and strength. We use an app called PhysiApp which enables you to complete your prescribed exercise program by following simple, narrated exercise videos. This may also be progressed to Physio exercise/Clinical Pilates to continue strengthening
Neck Pain
Common causes of neck pain or restricted movement may include;
- Poor posture
- Trauma – car accident
- Trauma – sporting injury
- Strain
- Sleeping ‘funny’
How do we treat neck pain?:
Assessment:
Your physio will first have a chat with you to find out more about your lifestyle and history relevant to your injury or condition. They will perform a thorough assessment & formulate a plan to best treat you.
Treatment of acute symptoms:
your physio treatment may include one or more of; mobilisation & manipulation, dry needling and exercise prescription (exercises for postural correction and strength). Traction may also be used to treat neck pain.
You may also receive home exercises to improve mobility and strength. We use an app called PhysiApp which enables you to complete your prescribed exercise program by following simple, narrated exercise videos. This may also be progressed to Physio exercise/Clinical Pilates to continue strengthening
Rehab Exercise
Rehab exercise is aimed at strengthening, restoring function and decreasing pain after an injury/illness or surgery. Surgeons will often have specific exercise guidelines which they want you to follow after surgery. Your physio will guide and monitor your exercise programmes
Manual Therapy 
‘Hands-on’ or manual physiotherapy combined with exercise is the mainstay of our treatment at EBR Physio. Manual physio treatment includes joint mobilisation to improve range of movement and relieve pain. Soft tissue massage is also used to relieve tension.
Prehab Exercise
Prehab exercise is an exercise programme used for strengthening pre-surgery which is aimed at speeding recovery time and optimising outcomes. It is becoming increasingly common practice for surgeons to refer patients for prehab to strengthen relevant muscles and joints before their surgery.
Dry Needling
Dry Needling is a treatment technique using acupuncture needles to target a trigger point to help alleviate pain, reduce spasm and return normal movement.
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At EBR Physio we pride ourselves in offering our patients the latest technologies to help you achieve your outcomes.
To create your tailored exercise programs we use an app called PhysiApp.
PhysiApp lets you complete your prescribed exercise program by following crystal-clear, narrated exercise videos.
PhysiApp is completely free to download from the App store and Google Play store or can be accessed via your browser. Built-in reminders help you to stay on track towards a better you!
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