Spasm Back of Head

[sanagupta1]

Hi all,

I have a gentleman 46 years of age. He has referred pain going to the back of his head and pain radiating to the left arm( back of the arm) .He had Pins nad needle sensation gowing down the ledt elbow.
-his pain referring to back ofhead started 6 months ago. and later experienced other pains
Over few sessions his pain going to the arm has improved but there is no improvement inthe spasm at the back of neck!

Tried giving Postural advice
Passive mobilisations but mobilistaion aggrevated his pain
- no spasm of muscles
-complins pain at C8 and explaibs it has tight feeling

any suggestions how can I help him

Sana

Similar Threads:

• Excruciating headache across back and side of head
• Lower back spasm after kettlebell swings
• Muscle spasm in back!
• Spasm Vs. Involuntary Movement
• Head instability and back neck pain

[physiobob]

Might just need more time and more treatment. You could desensitise some structures with some EPA? I usually find some retraction work, +/- extension and adding in cervical rotation (al la McKenzie) and some NAGs and SNAGs (Mulligan) help.

[sanagupta1]

Hi!
Thanks For the reply. What is EPA??

[physiobob]

EPA - Electrotherapy e.g. Interferrential, Ultrasound, Diathermy etc. It's a collective term for Electro-Physical Agents. You can read more on sites like Electrotherapy on the Web - Home Page