21 Dec Experiencing constant headaches and neck pain despite regularly having adjustments to your neck

Living on painkillers everyday just to keep going to work with your headaches and neck pain

If you answered yes to the above, you join the 7 million Australians who experience tension type headaches. Research found that 70% of Tension-Headache Sufferers experience reductions in social activities and work capacity. For some people, unfortunately, their families depend on them to continue to work each day. So it’s not uncommon for people who experience tension headaches and neck pain to take painkillers everyday so that they can at least stand upright to work through their day.

Here at My Favourite Physio, our Expert Physiotherapist recently met a man in his 40s who has been doing exactly that, taking painkillers everyday to be able to work as a chef in his own restaurant. He had also been having regular chiropractic neck adjustments to “crack” his neck back into alignment to get some pain relief. However, he never got any long term relief from his headaches or neck pain. So he came to us for a second opinion.

Using our 3 Step Headache Solution System, we were able to determine that his first 3 neck joints were out of alignment as his Chiropractor suggested. However, instead of “cracking” his neck joint, we used the Watson Headache Approach to gently realign his first 3 neck joints. In addition, we used Radial Shockwave Therapy to release all the muscle tightness, reduce the inflammation and pain in his neck, shoulders and upper back. After 2 weeks of 3 times weekly Physiotherapy, he reported a complete resolution of his headache symptoms and neck pain. He stopped taking pain killers and was able to go to work each day without pain. At the end of 6 weeks, he felt more flexibility to move and more energy each day as he was no longer waking up at night with neck pain and back pain. 

So if you are experiencing constant headaches and neck pain, ring My Favourite Physio on (02) 9790 4233 to find out how our Expert Physiotherapists can help you today to overcome your headaches to return to active pain free living!