Neck pain · Epping
Neck pain treatment in Epping.
Desk, driving, headaches and the odd wry neck. Movement and strength beat bracing and avoiding. Assessed by Accredited Exercise Physiologists, no referral needed.
30 minute assessment, $79 (normally $165). Unit 11, 58 Willandra Drive, Epping. Free parking. Mon to Fri 9am to 7pm.
Sound familiar?
How neck pain usually shows up.
If a few of these ring true, you are in the right place. None of them mean something is badly wrong, and all of them respond to the right plan.
- A stiff, tight neck by mid afternoon at the desk
- Headaches that start at the base of the skull
- Checking your blind spot is a whole body turn
- You woke up with it and cannot look over one shoulder
- Pins and needles into the shoulder blade or arm
- You have had whiplash or a car accident and it never fully settled
Why it happens
What is usually going on.
The neck carries the head all day and is surrounded by muscles that fatigue with long static postures and stress. Most neck pain is mechanical: the joints and muscles are sensitive and stiff, not damaged. Posture is not the villain it is made out to be. Staying in any one position too long, and not having the strength and endurance to hold your head up comfortably, matters more.
Neck pain with headache, or with arm symptoms, needs a careful assessment to work out what is driving what. For nearly everyone, the plan is to restore movement, build deep neck and shoulder blade strength and endurance, and change the pattern of the day so the neck gets breaks.
What we do
Assess, plan, retest. Numbers, not guesswork.
Every plan at Integral Movement starts with measurement on our force plates and strength testing, ends with a written program, and is retested at six weeks. One clinician, start to finish.
01
Assess
Range of movement, the strength and endurance of the deep neck flexors and shoulder blade muscles, headache patterns, and a screen for nerve involvement.
02
Move and strengthen
Mobility work you can do at the desk, plus a progressive program for the neck, upper back and shoulders. Practical changes to your work set up and driving.
03
Retest
Six weeks in we remeasure range, endurance and headache frequency and adjust the plan.
What the research says
Evidence, in plain English.
We read the research so you do not have to. These are the findings that shape how we treat neck pain. Ask us for the papers at your visit.
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Cochrane reviews find that strengthening and endurance exercise for the neck and shoulder blade reduce pain and disability in chronic neck pain and in cervicogenic headache.
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Guidelines for whiplash recommend staying active and exercise based care over collars and rest.
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Workplace trials show short, specific strength training reduces neck and shoulder pain in office workers.
Who you will see
Accredited Exercise Physiologists, not a rotating roster.
You see the same clinician start to finish. Brad Buisson and Dennis Belios lead the musculoskeletal and chronic condition work, with our dietitian and occupational therapist in the same clinic when the plan needs them. Meet the team →
Funding
Medicare care plans, NDIS, DVA, WorkCover, TAC.
Private clients pay on the day and claim private health extras where they have cover. With a GP Chronic Disease Management plan Medicare rebates up to five allied health visits a year. We are a registered NDIS provider and bill DVA, WorkCover and TAC directly for accepted claims. Not sure what applies? Call and we will work it out.
Epping and Melbourne's north
Neck pain help close to home.
Integral Movement is at Unit 11, 58 Willandra Drive, Epping, between Cooper Street and Edgars Road near the Northern Hospital, with free parking at the door. We see people with neck pain from Epping, South Morang, Mill Park, Wollert, Mernda, Lalor, Thomastown and across the City of Whittlesea. Home visits are available for NDIS, My Aged Care and DVA clients.
FAQ
Questions about neck pain
Do I need a scan for neck pain?
Rarely. Imaging is reserved for trauma, nerve related signs or symptoms that do not improve as expected. We check for those.
Is my pillow or my desk causing it?
They can contribute, but the strongest lever is usually your neck’s strength and endurance plus regular movement breaks. We look at the set up too.
Can exercise help my headaches?
If the headaches are coming from the neck, yes. Specific neck and shoulder blade training reduces headache frequency in trials.
Do you treat whiplash and TAC claims?
Yes. We are TAC registered and bill directly once your claim is accepted.
Is the assessment $79?
Yes. The 30 minute Neck Assessment is $79.
Ready to get it sorted?
Unit 11, 58 Willandra Drive
Epping VIC 3076
ABN 73 674 529 241
Epping VIC 3076
ABN 73 674 529 241