4 Ways to Relieve Neck Pain
Ouch! That sharp pain in your neck strikes again.
Maybe it is because you were hunched over your laptop for hours on
end. Maybe you slept in a kind of awkward position.
The list goes on, but here is the point: you can do something about it,
right now, with these four ways to get rid of neck pain. In addition, it is
easy.
Neck pain is increasingly becoming a common complaint in today’s busy
and stress-filled life. Most times, sore neck muscles feel better after
resting for a day or two. However, you can actually try a few methods
to reduce the pain if you have recurring pain in a particular spot,
especially if you can identify the exact trigger point.
Trigger points are tight knots of muscle fibers that cannot relax and
hence cause pain and discomfort. Specialists have identified that these
points are most commonly found stretching from the base of the skull
down to the back and across the shoulder.
It is common to find multiple trigger points at regular intervals. The
stressed muscles are tighter and denser at the trigger points, like a
rope. Pushing on the trigger point usually triggers pain across the
muscle.
Save a trip to the doctor by trying out these simple remedies:
Massaging the trigger point gently helps relieve the pain by loosening
up the tightly wound muscle fibers.
Do not reach out for ant-inflammatory drugs before trying out a
heating pad or IV pack to relieve the pain.
Stop activities that actually cause the stress such as poor posture or
strenuous activity and then run the trigger point to relax the muscles.
Try aerobic exercises like swimming, jumping jacks and other activities
that involve stretching muscles.
Exercises also offer other bonuses – good blood flow, nutrients pumped
in and toxins flushed out.
Question: what exercises should you do to drive away neck pain and
whiplash? Answer: you will find out by clicking here. Prepare to wave
goodbye to those muscle pains.
