Best Treatment for Upper Neck (Sub Occipital) pain and headache at DLF phase1

Do you experience intense pain at base of your skull and down your neck, obstructing your daily movement. Have you been self-massaging and pressing on painful points to ease the pain then it’s time for the comprehensive physiotherapy care at Physionautics. That painful area is known as suboccipital, base of skull. Mostly the pain is elicited from maintaining poor posture for prolonged duration causing tense or tight neck muscles which facilitates head backward and rotation movement and therefore same movement become painful and restricted. Although these are small four pair of muscles connecting base of skull to cervical But, when it is tensed and overused can lead to enormous pain and discomfort and can even progress to cervicogenic headache and sleeplessness. When you hunch over procuring forward head position (FHP) it overstrains the neck muscle, putting cervical joint out of alignment which gradually increase pressure on disc and joint leading to eventual degeneration of joints and nerve compression. To stabilize the unstable segments of spine particularly sub occipital muscles are further tightened causing pain at the base of skull, that can radiate to head. To treat the underlying cause of pain it requires comprehensive Physiotherapy treatment involving pain management as first priority which primarily focuses on decreasing pain through hot fomentation, electrotherapy followed by manual techniques like myofascial release of trigger points, and mobilization of cervical joint. Once the pain is subsided our physiotherapist works on the underlying cause, with specific strengthening, stretching and range of motion exercise for posture correction that can vary from patient to patient, depending on assessment. Consistent exercise under supervision of a physiotherapist to train your weak and tight muscles are mandatory in initial stages, to attain a pain free movement and strengthened muscles. With holistic approach of treatment utilizing advanced modalities with personalized exercise and its intensity is all handled with utmost care and professionalism at Physionautics. You can reach us at our clinic at Gurugram, Vasant Vihar and New friends colony