Twincy Rajawadha
Physiotherapist
Speaks English · Hindi
- Clinical Pilates
- Neck pain & TMJ
- Post-operative rehab
- Manual therapy
A stiff neck is rarely just a stiff neck.
You turn your head to reverse the car and it catches. You wake up with it. By three in the afternoon it's a band across the base of your skull, and by evening it's a headache you've stopped mentioning because it's always there.
Neck pain sits at the crossroads of posture, stress, sleep and the shoulders, which is why a massage helps for a day and nothing changes. Working out which of those is actually driving yours is the whole job.
95–100% covered by extended health benefits
Does this sound familiar?
- It's stiff turning one way more than the other
- Headaches that start at the base of your skull or behind your eyes
- Pain, tingling or heaviness running into your shoulder or arm
- It's worst after a day at a screen, or first thing in the morning
- You've had whiplash or a fall and it never fully settled
- Your jaw clicks or aches too — the two often travel together
When this isn't a physio problem. Neck pain after a car accident or fall with numbness, weakness or trouble walking, or a stiff neck with fever, a severe sudden headache or a rash, is an emergency department visit today — not a physiotherapy appointment.
Why the neck picks up everyone else's slack
The neck carries a five-kilogram head and does it best when the upper back and shoulder blades hold it up from below. When they stop — long hours forward at a screen, a shoulder that's stopped moving, stress that lives in the traps — the small muscles at the top of the neck take over, and they were never built for it. That's the stiffness, and very often the headache.
Scans rarely change the plan here. Disc and joint changes in the neck are normal with age and show up in plenty of people with no pain at all. What we treat is how the neck moves and what's loading it — and that responds.
What we'd actually do
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Find the driver
Range of movement, the upper back, the shoulder blades, the jaw, how you sit and how you sleep. We screen carefully for anything nerve-related and tell you plainly what we find.
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Ease it
Hands-on treatment to the neck and upper back, dry needling for the muscles that hold the tension, and specific mobility work. Headaches from the upper neck usually respond quickly.
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Hold the change
Strength for the deep neck muscles and the upper back — usually on the reformer and tower, where we can load the right thing at the right angle — plus the two or three habits that stop it coming back.
How long it takes
Mechanical neck pain and neck-related headaches usually shift noticeably in three to five sessions. Nerve-related arm symptoms take longer and we'll set an honest timeline at the first visit.
Who you'd see
Danielle Boothe
Physiotherapist
Speaks English
- Women's health
- Posture & movement
- Geriatric rehab
- Manual therapy
What patients say
I started seeing Jaspreet at Joybody last year after a fall. She is very knowledgeable, patient and thorough. She explains everything well and tailors the treatment to my needs. The clinic is also a very calming and welcoming environment. I highly recommend booking with Jaspreet as I've seen real progress thanks to her guidance!
I had an amazing experience with my Physiotherapist, Jaspreet. She made me feel completely safe, calm, and comfortable despite my fear of needles, which I truly appreciated. Thanks to her care and expertise, my back pain from weightlifting…
Frequently asked questions
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Could it be my pillow?
Sometimes, but rarely on its own. A neck that's moving well tolerates most pillows. We'll ask about it, and we'll tell you if changing it is likely to matter for you.
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Is dry needling safe in the neck?
Yes, done by a physiotherapist trained in it, which ours are. It's one of the most effective tools we have for the muscles that hold neck tension, and it's only ever used with your consent.
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Are my headaches coming from my neck?
Often, if they start at the base of the skull, follow a stiff neck, or ease when the neck is treated. If the pattern points elsewhere, we'll say so.
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Is it covered?
As physiotherapy — typically 95–100% under extended health benefits.