A muscle strain, or pulled muscle, occurs when your muscle is overstretched or torn. This usually occurs as a result of fatigue, overuse, or improper use of a muscle. Strains can happen in any muscle, but they’re most common in your lower back, neck, shoulder, and hamstring, which is the muscle behind your thigh.
Back pain is a common concern, affecting up to 80% of Indians at some point in their lifetime. Many will have more than one episode. back pain is not a specific disease, rather it is a symptom that may occur from a variety of different processes. In up to 85% of people with low back pain, despite a thorough medical examination, no specific cause of the pain can be identified.
Neck pain can emerge from numerous disorders and can involve any of the tissues in the neck. Common causes of neck pain are; Degenerative disc disease, Osteoarthritis, cervical spondylosis spinal stenosis and Repetitive Stress injuries of the neck muscles.
When you visit a physiotherapy specialist you will undergo a complete evaluation. They will assess how well you can move your neck and identify limitations or dysfunctions that may contribute to pain.