King Edward VII Hospital
Physiotherapy is one of the effective forms of treatment for people suffering from neck and back pain, stiffness of the neck, and the like. The therapy involves stretching, messaging, and exercise techniques that help reduce neck pain and discomfort. It can even help strengthen muscles to reduce tension or any soreness occurring in the muscles. For a permanent solution to your pain, it is better to opt for physiotherapy instead of taking different types of medications.
Different types of neck and back pain
Physiotherapy for cervical problem is of two types:
- Passive physiotherapy helps to reduce pain, and in this way, the patient can achieve better pain management ways. It involves techniques like using ice or heat packs, TENS units, iontophoresis, and ultrasound.
- When involved in active exercises from low impact aerobics to back stretching and the like, it helps to get rid of pain in the spine and neck area. The exercise should be performed for 20 to 30 minutes daily at home that is enough to reduce the pain and problems.
Other types of exercises include:
- Postural changes – It is advised to change your posture when using mobile or working on computers. Stand up after some frequent intervals, roll your neck and shoulders and if possible take a short walk which would help better blood circulation.
- Detailed treatment plan – A detailed plan includes exercises like massage, adjustments, cold laser therapy that helps the better solve the cervical problem.
How can physiotherapy help patients suffering from neck and back pain?
- It helps educate patients to know about the actual cause of neck and back pain
- Helps restore joint flexibility
- Helps to resume a normal lifestyle
- Prevent problems of future occurrence of cervical problems. It also avoids damage to joints or muscles due to the current pain
- For the ones involved in daily tasks, it helps know how to hold proper posture without giving rise of cervical problems
- Helps accentuate stages of healing from back and neck pain using different exercise tips and techniques
- Helps to control severe pains by going through different therapy techniques
Time to heal from cervical pain using physiotherapy
Patients need to understand that physiotherapy cannot reduce the pain overnight. However, the recovery time depends on some factors like the severity of the pain problem. It also involves the condition of the tissue before giving rise to the pain or injury.
Other than this, factors like weight, general health, habits like smoking, and depression problems can trigger such cervical problems. Following suitable tips can help you get rid of the pain sooner.
Wrapping it up
Technological improvement in the past few years has made people spend more time on electronic devices. Due to this, people are found sitting in one posture for a long time that ultimately gives rise to such back and neck problems. Try to change your posture after timely intervals and take a short walk as it can curb the pain from cervical problems.
