You may have something called acute wry neck!

A wry neck can happen when you sleep in an awkward position or when a neck joint becomes stiff and upset.

The pain can be very severe, and people often struggle to turn their necks to the one side or both sides. It can really limit your ability to turn and look for blind spots while driving and be a real nuisance when you are trying to look left and right when looking out for traffic while walking.

Can it be treated?

Luckily with physiotherapy the pain can be relieved and generally pain does not last more than a few days or in the more severe cases 2-4 weeks with the correct treatment.

Treatment will consist of gentle joint mobilisations which is a technique that will help release the upset neck joints and trigger point releasing of tight and spasmed muscles in the neck using massage techniques.

After treating the pain and getting full movement back in the neck our physiotherapists will provide you with strengthening and education to prevent a relapse of the injury.

If you have a stiff and painful neck right now or if you have been putting up with ongoing neck pain get in touch with Physio Ready. One of our physiotherapists will be able to help you overcome your neck pain today. Call us on 9772 2882 or 0488 011 165 to make an appointment today.