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Musculoskeletal & Desk Work · Axium Physiotherapy and Rehab

Back, neck and joint pain built up over years at a desk does not fix itself with a better chair.

Axium treats the everyday musculoskeletal pain that comes with Kharadi's IT-corridor working day, back, neck and knee pain, sciatica, and posture-related strain, with a plan built around your actual desk setup and working hours, not a generic exercise sheet.

Dr. Deepika and Dr. Vinayak Kshirsagar · Masters in Physiotherapy (UK)

Clinician assessing a patient's posture or movement

In short

Musculoskeletal physiotherapy at Axium treats back pain, neck pain, knee pain and sciatica, most commonly linked to long hours at a desk. Assessment looks at how you actually sit and move during a working day, not just the painful area in isolation, and builds a plan from there.

No referral is needed. Most people are seen within the same week.

Four presentations make up most of the MSK caseload.

Neck pain

Neck pain from prolonged screen and phone use is one of the most common desk-work presentations, often alongside headaches or shoulder tightness, and it shows up especially often with a laptop propped low instead of a screen set at eye level. Treatment usually combines manual therapy with specific exercises and practical changes to how a workstation is set up, not a one-off adjustment expected to hold on its own without the exercises behind it.

Sciatica

Sciatica, pain radiating from the lower back down the leg along the sciatic nerve, has a wide range of severity. Most cases improve with physiotherapy over several weeks without needing injections or surgery, though a small number need onward referral, which Axium will say directly if assessment suggests it.

Knee pain

Knee pain in a desk-work population is often linked to prolonged sitting, weak surrounding muscles, or a return to exercise after a long inactive stretch, rather than always being a sign of joint damage. Assessment distinguishes between these causes before a plan is built.

Recognise your own pattern above? An assessment identifies what is actually driving it, not just where it hurts.

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Between sessions

What actually helps at a desk, in plain terms

A plan built around what is actually driving the pain, not just where it hurts.

Assessment covers movement, posture and daily habits, not just the painful area in isolation, so the actual driver behind the pain gets identified before treatment starts. A structured plan follows, usually combining in-clinic sessions with specific exercises to continue at your desk or at home, working toward strength that holds up over a working week, not just short-term relief, and practical changes that help prevent the same pain returning.

  1. AssessHow you actually sit and move through a working day, not just the painful area alone.
  2. Identify the CauseWhat's actually driving the pain, whether that's posture, habits, or how your desk is set up.
  3. TreatHands-on treatment combined with exercises you can do at your desk or at home.
  4. StrengthenBuilding strength that holds up over a full working week, not just short-term relief.
  5. Prevent RecurrencePractical changes that help stop the same pain coming back.

Questions people ask before their first visit

Do I need a scan or X-ray before booking an assessment?

Usually not. Most mechanical back, neck and knee pain can be assessed and treated without imaging first. If assessment suggests imaging would genuinely help, that is discussed directly with you.

My pain is only bad by the end of the work day. Is it still worth an assessment?

Yes, pain that builds through the day is one of the most common desk-work patterns physiotherapy addresses, an assessment can identify what during your day is actually driving it.

How many sessions does a typical course of treatment take?

It depends on what assessment finds, there is no fixed number that applies to everyone. You will be given a realistic estimate after your first assessment, not before.

Can I come in on my lunch break?

Call the clinic to check current appointment availability that fits around your working hours.

Ask about an assessment

Call, or send an enquiry, and the team will get back to you.

Axium also treats paediatric physiotherapy, neurological rehabilitation, and sports physiotherapy.