Neck Conditions

At Sydney Muscle & Joint Physio Penrith we see a number of headaches that can be treated by a physiotherapist. It is important that your neck pain and headache is ruled to be a mechanical cause, meaning irritation of the joints, discs, muscles and ligaments, which result in a headache. Common symptoms include non-continuous, unilateral …

At Sydney Muscle & Joint Physio Penrith a very common neck presentation is neck pain with restriction of movement and this represents a common mechanical neck pain complaint and one that responds well to physiotherapy. Common symptoms include central and/or unilateral neck pain, limitation in neck motion that consistently reproduces symptoms, associated (referred) shoulder girdle …

At Sydney Muscle & Joint Physio Penrith neck pain with nerve related symptoms often present when there is irritation or compression of the nerve as it exits the neck joints. Common symptoms include neck pain with radiating (narrow band of lancinating) pain in the involved extremity, upper extremity dermatomal paresthesia or numbness and and myotomal …

Cervical radiculopathy can be the result of an acute disc protrusion or degenerative (spondylosis). Patients with radiculopathy typically present with neck pain, arm pain, or both as well as reduced reflexes and some muscle weakness. In chronic cervical radiculopathy, epidural steroid injections, medications with physical therapy and the combination of both decreases arm and neck …

Chronic neck pain is described as neck pain that has lasted for more than 3 months and is still associated with real or perceived damage of the neck joints, intervertebral discs, muscles, nerves, tendons or ligaments. Often there may be a greater involvement from the joints and discs and requires additional treatment techniques such as …

At Sydney Muscle & Joint Physio Penrith whiplash related neck pain can present with common symptoms that are linked to trauma or whiplash, associated (referred) shoulder girdle or upper extremity pain, associated varied nonspecific concussive signs and symptoms, dizziness/nausea, headache, concentration, or memory difficulties; confusion; hypersensitivity to mechanical, thermal, acoustic, odour, or light stimuli.The physiotherapists …

Acute neck pain can be described as real or perceived damage of the neck joints, intervertebral discs, muscles, nerves, tendons or ligaments that have been present for less than 3 months. There can be many causes of acute neck pain including facet joint sprain, damage to the intervertebral disc (bulge or protrusion), ligamentous damage and …