Degeneration of the neck is called cervical spondylosis and, as expected, it increases with age. In most individuals, this process begins around the age of 40 and continues thereafter. Men and women are affected equally and spondylosis affects the vertebrae, the discs and the joints of the neck. Spondylosis should not be confused with inflammatory Read More

Neck pain is one of the most common complaints we see at Broadgate Spine & Joint Clinic and we treat patients with varying levels of pain all the time. So how do we measure the pain so we can accurately judge how much neck pain a patient is experiencing? How We Measure Neck Pain The Read More

The most common complaint that patients have when consulting a clinician at the Broadgate Spine & Joint Clinic is PAIN. Neck pain is the most common complaint of City workers, whereas in rural areas, lower back pain is more common. In order to organise appropriate treatment, the question that the clinician must ask is, just Read More

Neck pain is one of the most common complaints reported by our patients here at Broadgate Spine & Joint Clinic and we believe that so many patients present with a bad neck because City workers spend so many hours sitting at a desk in stressful environments. Being confined to a constrained position in this way Read More

Neck pain – often spreading to the upper shoulder area – is the most common presenting complaint that we see at the Broadgate Spine & Joint Clinic. Most of us are of the opinion that this is due to City workers having to work long hours in constrained postures in rather stressful environments. In order Read More

Many people suffer from neck pain and it has a tendency to affect office workers, who spend many hours a day at a desk. In fact, research shows that it is the most common musculoskeletal complaint for people who work in an office. Research has also found that sufferers of neck pain are more likely Read More

Neck pain is the most prevalent musculoskeletal complaint in office workers (Blangsted et al, 2008), and research shows that people with neck pain are more likely to experience other musculoskeletal pain in association with neck pain (Hagen et al, 2006; Juul-Kristensen et al, 2006) likely due to increased pain sensitivity  (Arendt-Nielsen and Graven-Nielsen, 2008). A Read More

Sitting at a desk all day can lead to neck trouble and a back pain, but you can help to prevent problems occurring by doing these stretches at your desk. Release Tight Muscles Begin by opening your chest and shoulders to awaken muscles that have become tight whilst hunched over your desk.  Do not attempt Read More

Performing these desk stretches can help to minimize the neck pain and back pain caused by office work. Stretch 1 Open up your chest and shoulders, awakening the muscles that are become tight whilst you are sitting hunched forwards at your desk. Simply open out and reach back as far as you can. How to: Read More

Acupuncture is a very effective and successful way of treating neck pain. Whether your symptoms are caused by sitting in the same position for many hours a day or a sudden injury, acupuncture can be used to ease the pain. What Acupuncture Involves If you choose to go for this treatment, your acupuncturist will initially Read More