Wry Neck Treatment in Sinnamon Park

What causes Wry Neck?

In most cases, the causes are unknown. Anything, from a quick, sharp movements, to a sports or nervous system injury can cause a wry neck. Sometimes, previous neck injuries can leave you susceptible to developing an acute torticollis.

Some people can wake up with a feeling of stiffness or pain, which could also end up being a case of torticollis.

Torticollis can also be congenital, developing in the womb and diagnosed at birth or in early childhood.

Treatment for Wry Neck

It is incredibly important to treat this condition as soon as you can after onset to reduce the severity of your pain and duration of recovery. Physiotherapists are most qualified to carefully unlock joints and mobilise muscles.

At Vitalis Physiotherapy, our experienced physiotherapists specialise in treating acute torticollis and understand how to sensitively reduce pain and optimise your recovery. This can be done through:

Physiotherapy treatment is the most beneficial. Anti-inflammatory medication, rest and heat packs may help some of the symptoms. In severe cases a neck brace or support could also help.

It is also recommended that you do not massage your neck to loosen it up yourself, or to overload it. In doing so, you may make the condition worse, and your neck could lock or seize even more as a result. Try not to push past the pain barrier, and limit any neck movement. Driving with severe acute torticollis is also not advised.

• Soft tissue mobilisations (massage)
• Joint mobilisation
• Heat therapy
• Dry needling
• Taping
• A tailored home exercise program
• Therapeutic Pillow