Most Mendon, MA residents who deal with chronic neck pain and headaches don’t connect the two — but they should. The upper cervical spine has a direct pain referral pattern into the back of the head and behind the eyes, which is why a stiff neck so often shows up as a pounding afternoon headache. Add in the modern reality of long hours at desks, on phones, and behind steering wheels, and you have a recipe for the cervicogenic pattern that fills our schedule. The good news: skilled physical therapy resolves a large majority of these cases.
A short drive away in North Attleboro, PhysioHealth Physical Therapy treats neck pain and headaches with the precision they require. Dr. Christopher Gomes, DPT, OCS, CSCS is a board-certified orthopedic physical therapist with deep clinical experience in cervical spine conditions. Your evaluation identifies the specific drivers — joint restrictions, muscle trigger points, posture, breathing patterns — and your plan addresses those directly. Common tools include manual therapy and joint mobilizations, functional dry needling for stubborn trigger points, McKenzie-based exercise, and deep neck flexor strengthening.
Because every appointment is personalized, hands-on work that’s hard to deliver in a busy clinic is the norm here. Your therapist has the time and attention to refine treatment in real time and teach you the postural changes that prevent symptoms from coming back.
If neck pain and headaches have become part of your weekly routine, they don’t have to stay that way. Schedule an evaluation at our North Attleboro clinic — Mendon is just a short trip away.
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