Things We Treat
Back & Neck Injuries
Back Pain
Do you suffer from back pain?
The team at Watsonia Physiotherapy offers a range treatments for sufferers of back pain at our clinic in Watsonia, north-east of Melbourne’s CBD. Whether you have chronic back pain or a sudden onset, your pain can be intense and your lifestyle turned upside down.
Chronic pain can eventually lead to permanent injuries if it’s not treated, whilst acute back pain needs to be assessed and treated quickly to prevent it turning into a long term problem. The team of highly qualified physiotherapists at our Watsonia Clinic have years of experience treating more than 15,000 people suffering from either acute or chronic back pain, and we keep up to date with new trials and treatments as they become available.
How do we treat back pain?
The quicker you seek treatment for your back pain, the faster it can be healed. Your physiotherapist will also teach you how to prevent the same injuries happening again, particularly if it’s an acute episode.
On your first appointment at our Watsonia Clinic, your physiotherapist will take a look at your medical history and your recent activity to discover a cause for your back pain. If it’s a recent injury, then you might already know exactly what caused it!
Once we know the cause, your physiotherapist can design a treatment program that’s specifically designed to reduce your back pain. Depending on the cause of your back pain, rehabilitation exercises can also be incorporated into your treatment program.
At Watsonia Physiotherapy, we offer you a range of different treatments for your back pain, including manual treatments, massage, acupuncture and dry needling. We focus on pain relief first and long term management and rehabilitation second – we aim to have you back to your normal lifestyle, as soon as possible.
Neck Pain
Do you suffer from neck pain?
The team at Watsonia Physiotherapy offers a range treatments for neck pain, whether acute or chronic, at our clinic in Watsonia, just north-east of the Melbourne CBD. Neck pain is a very common condition, often caused by long hours driving or hunched over a computer all day long. Other common causes include whiplash, osteoporosis, scoliosis, neck sprain, slipped discs, pinched nerves and muscle cramps.
Neck pain can result in headaches and migraines, shoulder and arm pain, as well as dizziness and vertigo. A painful neck can significantly reduce the movement of your upper body and limit your lifestyle. It’s important for you to seek early treatment, so that you can prevent your condition becoming long term and limiting your day to day life.
Depending on the cause of your neck pain, you can end up with abnormalities to your muscles, ligaments and nerves, as well as in the bones and the joints in your spine. The most common causes of neck pain in our clients at Watsonia Physiotherapy are soft tissue abnormalities from injuries or prolonged wear and tear (age) that causes pain in the upper back, shoulders and arms.
How do we treat neck pain?
Our team of highly qualified physiotherapists are very skilled at identifying the root cause of neck pain. Once we know the cause, we can design a treatment plan that’s specifically tailored to relieving your pain as quickly as possible, followed by effective treatments that manage your recovery and rehabilitation.
Your treatment plan may consist of a variety of different therapies, which working together, can hasten your rehabilitation and recovery. These include spinal manipulation or mobilisation, massage and other soft tissue techniques, stretches and ergonomic advice. The aim of our treatment plan is to reduce your pain, correct your posture and increase your muscle strength.
If you suffer from back pain 0r neck pain, call us on 03 9434 3088, send us an email or book online to arrange an assessment.