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Physical Therapy · Neck pain & headaches
Neck pain and headaches usually start below the neck.
Tension headaches, cervicogenic pain, and post-collision stiffness often share one story: a neck holding the weight of a posture it was never built for. When the mid-back stops moving, the neck compensates, and that's usually where the headache comes from. We find that pattern and change it.
- Find what's really driving it: usually the mid-back, posture, and the deep neck muscles, not just the sore spot
- PIP-covered if you're recovering from a motor vehicle accident
- Direct access: no referral required
What you're feeling
Is neck pain & headaches starting to shape what you'll do and what you skip?
Cervicogenic headaches, postural strain, whiplash, disc-related referral, and TMJ contribution. Drivers underneath: a stiff mid-back shoving its movement demand up into the neck, deep neck flexors that won't fire, screen-driven forward-head posture, and unresolved strain from a prior accident. We work upstream first.
What we usually hear- A.Headaches that begin at the base of the skull and wrap forward
- B.Stiffness turning your head to check a blind spot
- C.Pain after long stretches at a computer or phone
- D.Tightness across the upper traps and between the shoulder blades
- E.Dizziness or light-headedness with quick head movements
Stop guessing: start moving
Get a real plan for your neck pain & headaches: book a PT Evaluation.
Sixty minutes with a licensed Physical Therapist. We'll see how you move, find what's driving it, write you a plan, and tell you the truth about what it'll take.
Specific neck pain & headaches conditions we work with.
01Cervical strain
02Cervicogenic headache
03Whiplash
04Disc bulge
05Cervical radiculopathy
06TMJ-related
07Postural overload
08Pinched nerve
From your first visit to moving better for good.
01
Find it.
A 60-minute first visit with a PT or coach: postural pictures, a full movement assessment, baseline numbers. We find where your body is compensating, not just the joint that hurts.
02
Restore the movement.
Manual therapy, targeted programming, progressive loading, aimed at the movement vulnerability driving the pain, not around it. Same practitioner every visit, and the plan adjusts as your movement changes.
03
Reinforce it.
When your tissue can take it, the same system carries into classes and small-group training, reinforcing better movement about 3x a week until it's just how you live. Members come for relief and stay for years because the system keeps progressing.
How we work
Our approach to neck pain & headaches.
Manual therapy for the neck and mid-back to restore motion, then deep-neck-flexor activation and postural retraining to reinforce it. For MVA cases we coordinate with your treating physician and PIP carrier.
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Ready when you are
See how your body actually moves.
Book a PT Evaluation online or text us a sentence about what hurts. We'll get back within one business day.
Why ADAPT
Five reasons members come, and stay for a decade.
01
One system, not a handoff.
Your PT and your coach aren't running separate playbooks. They read the same intake and apply the same movement principles, so restoring better movement in the clinic and reinforcing it in training is one continuous plan, not a baton pass.
02
Direct access in Oregon: no referral required.
Skip the doctor's-office stop-over. Walk in, get assessed, start moving better. PT is cash-pay: only motor-vehicle-accident (PIP) insurance is billed.
03
Same practitioner every visit.
Continuity that compounds. Each session builds on the last because the same eyes track how your movement is changing, and consistency is what actually changes the body.
04
Long-arc, not quick-fix.
A few weeks of relief is fine. Decades of capability is the goal. Getting older doesn't mean giving things up. Members come in for one problem and stay for years because the system keeps progressing with them.
05
We read movement, not just imaging.
Imaging describes the structure. The movement assessment shows where your body is compensating and loading the wrong tissue. We work with what your body actually does, then restore it doing the right job.
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What to expect
Get your week back from neck pain & headaches.
Headache frequency typically drops noticeably within the first several sessions. Postural patterns generally take eight to twelve weeks to reset durably, and the work to hold it lives in training a few times a week after that.
Why the system works
- Comprehensive assessment. Postural pictures, full movement screen, and a baseline you can measure progress against. Numbers, not vibes.
- A plan built for your body.Shaped around your goals, your imaging, and what your body actually does, not what it's supposed to do.
- Same practitioner, every visit. Continuity that compounds. The plan adjusts as your movement changes.
- Reinforced until it sticks.As the pain quiets, the same system carries into classes and small-group training so the gains don't slide back.
Quick inquiry
Talk to a person.
Two steps: name + phone, then email + your goal. We'll call back within one business day, or call us directly at (503) 755-8558.
60-min PT Evaluation
Book your PT Evaluation.
Sixty minutes with a licensed Physical Therapist. We'll see how you move and find what's driving the pain. No referral required. PT is cash-pay: only MVA insurance is billed.
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body actually moves.
It starts with a conversation. Book a Game Planning Session: sixty minutes with a coach or PT. We'll look at how you move, find what's getting in the way, and write you a plan for what you want to keep doing. No referral, no commitment, no charge.