Restricted turning
Difficulty looking over your shoulder to reverse a car, or a sharp catch at end range.
Neck pain & whiplash physiotherapy in Dublin
Neck pain becomes persistent when the assessment stops at the sore spot. A long-standing neck usually shows several layers at once — restricted joints, poor endurance and a sensitised nervous system — so we map them all, then treat in the order that changes your symptoms.
- Acute and persistent mechanical neck pain
- Whiplash-associated disorder after road traffic collisions
- Cervical radiculopathy and referred arm pain
- Postural and desk-related neck overload
- Cervical facet joint and disc-related pain
- Shoulder-girdle and upper trapezius pain
Symptoms
Common symptoms
Pain into the shoulder blade or arm
Referred ache, pins and needles or heaviness that follows a recognisable pattern.
Worse through the working day
Comfortable in the morning, building to an aching band across the shoulders by evening.
Post-collision symptoms
Neck pain, headache, dizziness or concentration difficulty in the days after an impact.
Treatment
How physiotherapy may help
Manual therapy and mobilisation
Hands-on treatment of the specific segments that reproduce your symptoms, to restore movement and reduce guarding.
Progressive strength and endurance
A build-up from deep neck control to genuine load tolerance, so the result holds after discharge.
Nerve-directed treatment
Graded neural mobilisation and unloading strategies for radicular and referred arm pain.
Ergonomic and return-to-activity planning
Specific changes to how you work, train and drive, with a staged return to what you've stopped doing.
Your assessment
What the 60-90 minutes covers
- 01Screening for serious pathology and, after collisions, formal whiplash classification
- 02Segment-by-segment mobility and provocation testing of the cervical spine
- 03Neurological examination where arm symptoms are present
- 04Muscle endurance, scapular control and movement-quality testing
- 05Review of workstation, driving position and sleep setup
What contributes to it
- Segmental stiffness and facet joint irritation
- Loss of deep neck flexor and scapular endurance
- Nerve root irritation or peripheral nerve sensitisation
- Sustained end-range loading from desk, screen and driving setups
- Protective guarding and movement avoidance after injury
- Poor sleep and elevated stress amplifying pain sensitivity
Questions
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60-90 minute assessment in 232 Harold's Cross Rd, Harold's Cross, Dublin, D6WN923.