Welcome to the Birdwell Clinic Physiotherapy Department


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33 Weston Road
Long Ashton
Bristol
BS41 9AA

Tel 01275 393149

Please contact us with any queries for our physiotherapists or staff via email

BACK AND NECK PAIN

Aches and pains in the back and neck are frequently recurring problems. However, physiotherapy can help you successfully managed them so they are no longer an intrusive and restricting part of your life.

Recurrent bouts of back or neck pain can lead to loss of joint mobility, muscle flexibility and muscle strength and, in particular, weakness of the core stabilising muscles.

Factors such as lifting injuries, poor sitting postures, repetitive activity especially involving bending, lack of exercise as well as emotional stress and anxiety can lead to back and neck pain or discomfort.

Common symptoms:

Pain working at the computer or sitting
Pain and/or stiffness getting up from sitting
Pain on half bending e.g. cleaning your teeth,
mowing the lawn
Difficulty getting comfortable at night or turning over in bed
Waking up with pain or stiffness which eases
during the day
Pain and/or stiffness after sport or activity e.g. gardening
Pain looking over your shoulder .e.g. when driving
or looking up
'Heavy' head feeling
Recurrent episodes of pain which are slowly becoming more intense, more frequent and more persistent
Ache and/or pins and needles into the buttock, leg or arm

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