Sprain and Strain of the Neck

Definition:
An injury to the neck when the joint is carried through a range of motion greater than normal, but without dilocation or fracture; an injury resulting from tensile force
Purchase 2 Phases

Symptoms
  • Pain in the neck
  • Decreased range of motion in the neck
  • Tightness in the neck
  • The muscles may feel hard or knotted
  • Pain when rocking your head from side to side or backward and forward
  • Tenderness with palpation to neck muscles
  • Headaches at the base of the skull that radiate towards the forehead
Causes
  • Direct blow
  • Motor vehicle accident
  • Too much time in an awkward position (hunched over a steering wheel while driving, hunched forward to view a computer monitor, or cradling a phone in the crook of the neck)
  • Sleeping in a position that strains the neck
  • Carrying a heavy something heavy on one side of the body
  • Any form of trauma that impacts the neck, such as from whiplash in a car accident, or from a fall in which one lands on the top of the head
Treatment
  • ROM and stretching
  • Massage therapy
  • Posture program
  • Upper extremity strengthening
Sprain and Strain of the Neck Phase I

Purchase Phase

  • Prone Cervical Rotation R L
  • Cervical Levator Scap Stretch
  • Foam Wedge In Flexion
  • Sitting Posture
  • Standing Posture
  • Prone Thoracic Extension
  • Neck Support For Pillow

Sprain and Strain of the Neck Phase II

Purchase Phase

  • Thoracic Stretch 1
  • Wall Slides
  • Chin Tucks
  • Neck Circuit
  • Curl Press
  • Push Up Hold Top
  • Hummers