Every morning, everyone of us just wanted to wake up with a conditioned body, and a refreshed strength. Yes, you don’t want to have a bad start, don’t you? But sometimes, you might encounter problem after sleeping at night. The most common problem to many people is stiff neck.
Stiff neck is a kind of neck pain where you might experience difficulties in moving your head side to side with no pain. Your arm and shoulder might have aches. The common causes of stiff necks are long period of sleep, stress, sports injuries and poor posture while sleeping.
Other reasons include,
- The pillow you’re using seems too high that makes your neck to be flexed too much..
- Another reason, if your pillow is just too low making your neck joints unsupported which causes stiffness in the area.
- Last, having a too soft pillow makes the muscles in your neck work hard just to stabilize the neck.
Stiff necks can last up to a couple of days or so depending on the situation. That’s why, you need to treat it as soon as possible to avoid further issues and effects. Sometimes, stiff necks are really caused by serious medical conditions like cervical spine disorders, sports injuries, “text neck”, etc.
How to Relief Stiff Neck
According to Dr. Andrew Bang of the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Integrative Medicine, you just might need some stretches to make:
- Roll your shoulders backwards and down 10 times
- Squeeze your shoulder blades together 10 times
- Push your head backwards into your car head rest or hands and hold for 30 seconds
- Bring your ear to your shoulder 10 times on each side
Another technique that’s being used by therapists involves a rolled-up towel. These towels are used to help soothe the in-pained body part.
In the video shared by the YouTube channel Care4body, we can see how this method is being applied to a woman experiencing stiff neck.
Remember to consult your doctor before under going such techniques.
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Sources:
Positivemed
Spine-health
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