Laptop neck? You need an online physio!

People who come to see me with neck symptoms are usually pretty unhappy – it’s a horrible area to be experiencing pain. In more minor cases, they may say they notice their symptoms just when they’re turning their head in one direction, or that they can’t look over their shoulder comfortably when they’re driving. In more complex cases, they may say their neck is sore all the time, that their head feels too heavy to hold up, that they have a constant ache at the base of their skull, or that they’re experiencing pins and needles or numbness down one arm.

We often hold a lot of stress in our neck/shoulder region, which is especially relevant during lockdown; and most of us are moving less and sitting more. Even worse, we’re spending more time sat slouched, working on laptops and forcing our necks forward, so that our back muscles have to work overtime to prevent us from faceplanting onto the keyboard!