Shoulder and Neck pain

Most commonly the neck and shoulder pain can cause from the muscle spasm and tension in the back of the head, neck, upper back, poor posture/repetitive strain like working on the computer all day, trauma/accident, nerve impingement leading to nerve pain, tingling and numbness in the arm and hand. Arthritis will often cause pain and stiffness in the neck, especially while getting out of the bed.

Most common shoulder and neck problems include:

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• Cervical spondylitis

• Frozen shoulder

• Rotator cuff injury

• Impingement syndrome

• Dislocated shoulder

• Muscle spasm

• Tendinitis

Osteopathic treatment aims to improve full functioning and mobility of the neck, shoulder, base of the skull, scapula, ribs, sternum, spine to treat the whole body holistically.