Warby St Physiotherapy, Hydrotherapy and Spinal Injuries Centre

Cervical Whiplash Program

This is a comprehensive program for all cervical whiplash sufferers.

Accidents that result in the neck being thrown forward and backwards with great force can result in inflammation, swelling and tearing of the neck muscles and other soft tissue structures such as tendons, fascia and ligaments. This type of injury can result in the loss of elasticity of the neck muscles and weakness of the associated muscles that lie between the shoulder blades.

The Cervical Whiplash Program at this Centre is aimed at efficient, thorough and cost effective treatment for all whiplash sufferers.

This is an 8 week program consisting of the following:

Accurate assessment
Physiotherapy treatment 1 x week to provide:-

Specific facet mobilisation
Specific facet manipulation if required
Soft tissue treatment
US
Pain reducing electrotherapy modalities
Scapulo humeral retraining
Cervical spine stretching regimens

Class Physiotherapy 1 x week to provide:-
- Management measures
- Posture correction
- Cervical spine range of movement exercises (upper & lower cervical spine)
- Cervical spine strengthening exercises
- Cervical spine muscle stretching regimens
- Rocabado techniques for headaches
- Scapulo humeral retraining exercises
- Thoracic spine stretching regimens
- Thoracic spine strengthening exercises
- Relaxation techniques
Aquatic Physiotherapy 1 x week to provide:-
- General strengthening
- General endurance performance improvement
- Relaxation

The aim of this program is to provide performance improvement in muscle flexibility, muscles strength, joint range of movement, pain management and to facilitate return to normal home and employment duties as soon as possible.

We look forward to looking after your cervical whiplash victims. If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to phone Diana Ellem on 4625 5447 between 12.00 & 1.00pm.