Neck Pain & Headaches
The 3pm headache is not mandatory.
Neck pain and headaches wear you down quietly, and if you're nervous about seeing a chiropractor, that's reasonable. Here, nothing happens without explanation and your OK. Gentle options exist for every technique we use. First visit is 45 minutes, and most of it is listening.
The desk-and-screen neck
Most of the necks we see belong to people who spend their day at a screen. Hours of stillness, a forward head, rising stress, and by mid-afternoon the base of the skull is tight and the headache arrives on schedule. It is common, it is fixable, and it is not something you simply have to put up with.
Nervous about neck treatment?
Plenty of people are, and we treat that as completely reasonable rather than something to talk you out of. Every technique we use has gentler alternatives, nothing happens without an explanation first, and nothing happens without your OK. If you would prefer no manual adjustment of the neck at all, we work with that, no argument.
What we look at
The neck itself, but also what feeds it: your upper back, your shoulders, your desk setup, your sleep, and your stress load. Headaches that come from the neck respond well to the combination of hands-on care and the right strength work, and we will be honest with you if your pattern looks like it needs a GP's input instead.
This page is general information only and does not replace an individual assessment or medical advice. Suitability and results vary from person to person, and we will refer you on if appropriate. Dr Tim White (Chiropractor).