Where appropriate, we will make an application to your Primary Care Trust (PCT) for NHS funding. If you are not eligible for NHS Funding or your PCT declines funding, then we would be happy to treat you as a 'self funded' patient.
The main symptom of tightness in the muscles of the upper back and neck is aching discomfort in the upper back and neck area with diminished range of motion of the neck along with tenderness around the neck and shoulder blades.
A stiff neck is often caused by factors that cause a strain of the neck or shoulder muscles, such as sleeping in awkward positions, poor posture, or strenuous activities. The levator scapulae muscle is located at the back and side of the neck and connects the neck to the shoulder.ibromyalgia (chronic condition that causes pain, stiffness and tenderness). Headache such as migraine. Heart attack. Infections such as influenza (flu), cervical spine infection, or meningitis (a serious bacterial infection of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord).