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How can you get Fast Neck Pain Relief

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How can you get Fast Neck Pain Relief

What are the 3 main causes of neck pain?

Neck pain can happen any number of ways. It can happen after long drives in the car, carrying groceries or heavy bags, doing activities, like yard work, especially if you haven’t done it in a long time, and the list goes on.

The 3 main causes of neck pain are sleeping or lying in a bad position/posture, cell phone or computer use, and activities and hobbies that cause the neck to either look up or down for long periods of time.

What actually happens to your neck?

These are the activities that we find ourselves doing every day, hour after hour. Having our neck in these positions for long periods of time, causes us to overstretch the muscles, and even stretch and change the length of the ligaments that are attaching muscles to bones, and bones to the other bones of the spine.

That is why over a period of time these activities that cause us neck pain, actually start to change our posture and can put stress on the spine and the discs, which over time can lead to arthritis, degeneration, and advanced aging of the spine.

What can happen over time if you ignore neck pain?

That is why it is so important that these top causes of neck pain be addressed before these problems get worse and it is harder to get relief for your neck pain. This will not only provide you with relief, but will also protect your muscles, ligaments, spine and discs from future damage. 

If you were to continue with these habits, without making changes or receiving care to restore health to these areas, it is very likely that your episodes of neck pain would continue to get worse and could even possibly lead to headaches and radiating pain into your arms and hands.

How can you get fast neck pain relief?

The first thing you want to do is make sure that you are in a position that allows for good posture and a neutral head position so that your neck muscles, ligaments, and spine are not abnormally stretched in bad positions for long periods of time.

If you are in a position where you have to put your neck in compromising postures, then do your best to take as many breaks as possible from that posture. The more breaks you can take from abnormal postures to the neck, the less pain you’ll experience in your neck.

What therapies are best for neck pain and neck relief?

One, the best thing you can do for neck pain is stop what’s causing the neck pain which we discussed above, which was keep your neck out of positions that caused the muscles and ligaments to be over, stretched for long periods of time.

Two, start by applying ice to the painful area for 15 minutes on, and 30 minutes off, make sure you protect your skin from the cold. Try to do at least six rounds.

Three, if you find that ice isn’t benefiting you, some people like to use heat, especially if it’s a chronic problem that’s been going on for a long time. Do not heat your neck for longer than 15 minutes. The heat may be soothing and relaxing, but when you take the heat off, if you’ve had it on too long, and your neck starts to cool down, it can cause it to spasm.

Four, there are many great muscle therapy tools available. However, whenever using a muscle therapy tool when you are in pain, it is always better to start slow and do less. You can always add more over the next couple of days if you find that your muscle therapy technique is working. 

Some great muscle therapy tools include myofascial rolling trigger sticks, trigger point cane/hook, foam rollers, lasers, and more for when you are in pain.

If the pain is subsiding or you have muscle tightness, more aggressive techniques would include massage, guns, and rumble rollers. However wherever you are starting it is always good to start slow and work your way up.

Five, and most important, have your neck evaluated by a chiropractor. It is important to know what the overall health of your neck is and how abnormal postures or positions have impacted your neck. This will not only be helpful for finding relief, but it will also allow you to make sure that your neck is not on a negative path towards arthritis, degeneration, or disc disease, which can cause more problems as you age.

As always check with your physician or chiropractor before administering any treatments, as each person’s condition can vary, this article is for information purposes.

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