Physiotherapists in Hitchin

Hitchin Physiotherapists

The Physiotherapy Site in Hitchin has a number of Hitchin Physiotherapists. Our sister site can also help if you are looking for Hitchin Osteopaths or Hitchin Osteopathy. If you are unsure about what kind of treatment you require please call the Hitchin Physiotherapy Site Network on 08456800619.

Physiotherapists in Hitchin treat many different issues including the condition profiled below.

Simple Neck Exercises . Two

Performing routine simple neck exercises every day fulfils a number of functions. It moves the joints through their normal ranges of movement and to the ends of the movement each time, an area where movement can be easily lost without us being aware of it. Movement also stretches out and maintains the length of the annulus of the cervical discs, pulling on the collagen and cartilage fibres of the disc walls. Muscles normally shorten when they are contracting and moving the joints of our bodies and if they are called upon to contract a lot in a particular position they can become more permanently shortened.

Range of movement exercises fully in the opposite direction can stretch out over tight muscles and allow them and the joints to return to more appropriate postural positions as part of a therapy programme. Since much of the use of the neck muscles is to maintain static posture of the head and shoulder area this exposes the head and neck area to long periods in poor positions with unhelpful patterns of muscle contraction. Neck exercises can be done routinely such as three times a day for a certain period or can be done regularly throughout the day to correct poor posture.