Muscle and Joint pain

Jordaan Physiotherapists' special interest is to treat acute and chronic pain (e.g. headaches, neck pain, back pain, arthritis, tension, spasms or pain from any injury etc.).

Some of the techniques we use include orthopaedic manipulative therapy, deep dry needling therapy, massage therapy, heat therapy, electrotherapy, exercise therapy, Kinesio tape and rehabilitation.

Some examples of the pain we treat

Please note the conditions below are only possible causes of your pain and many other structures can be the source of your symptoms. Therefore a thorough evaluation by a physiotherapist is necessary to make an accurate diagnosis and treat not only the symptoms but also the origin of the pain.

Back pain

Symptoms | Are you suffering from?

• Stiff back
• Pain when sitting or standing for long periods of time
• Can't bend forward to pick an object up from the floor
• Struggle to fall asleep at night due to back pain
• Burning pain between your shoulder blades

Why is physiotherapy treatment important?

Stiffness and pain of your back is often caused by muscle tension and spasms of the lower back and buttock muscles. Stiffness of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae can cause a burning or dull pain that refers to different areas of your back. An increased lumbar lordosis or weak abdominal muscles can contribute to pain of the lower back.

Headaches

Symptoms | Are you suffering from?

• Do you wake up with a headache in the morning?
• Does it feel like your head wants to explode?
• Are you taking pain medication more than once a day to try and relieve your headache?
• Does it feel like there is a tight band permanently around your head?
• Do you get dizzy while reversing the car or while looking side to side in the aisle of a supermarket etc.?

Why is physiotherapy treatment important?

Headaches are often caused by muscle tension and spasms of the neck and shoulders. Poor posture also plays a major role in the development of chronic headaches. Stiffness of the cervical vertebrae can contribute to the pain. If your headaches are cervicogenic of origin, there could be a sensori-motor dysfunction. This could be due to whiplash or other reasons.