Tips to relieve neck pain

Posted by GiulyRotarry on April 9th, 2013

 Neck pain affects people of all ages, no matter their job or sex. Both men and women are affected, but you can relieve that pain just by following some efficient tips. Even though this type of pain is common you don’t need to let your daily activities to be affected because your neck hurts. You don’t even have to take drugs to relieve you pain, just change some bad habits and enjoy a life without complaining that your neck hurts. If your neck still hurts after following these simple tips, than you can come in Rozelle, Sydney and see the best chiropractor that can help you get rid of the pain.

When your neck hurts you need to think about what bad habits you have in general. Tensioning the muscles of your neck can cause pain. In order to relive the pain you need to stretch your neck, but not all the time. Just try to tilt your head from left to right and hold it for few seconds on each side. Then you should stretch your neck also towards your shoulder. When you are stretching your neck you need to perform the exercises gradually and very slow so that you don’t tear a muscle.

You need to always adopt a good posture, so that the muscles that hold your head don’t have to work so hard. When you are just standing for a long period of time you need to make sure to have your shoulders over your hips. You can make an appointment with our doctor in Rozelle if you want to learn more about a good posture that can prevent neck pain. Also when you are sitting on a chair make sure that your chair has a good support. You can choose a chair that has the back up to your shoulder level.

A good pain relief is also an ice pack or a heating pad. The circulation of the neck area is increased and it relives your neck pain. If you have an inflammation it would be better not to apply a heating pad because your inflammation can get worse and instead of feeling better the pain will get worse. In this case you should apply an ice pack. If the pain won’t go away, you should come to a chiropractor in Rozelle.

When you are sleeping you should try as much as possible to maintain a neutral position of your body and neck. For this you need to use a good and supportive pillow that keeps your head aligned with your body no matter if you are sleeping on your back or on side. When you are purchasing a pillow it is good to try it and if you are ordering it on a website just ship it back if you don’t feel comfortable. Try to follow these simple tips and you won’t be suffering from neck pain again.

Neck pain affects people of all ages, no matter their job or sex. If your neck still hurts after following these simple tips, than you can come in Rozelle, Sydney and see the best chiropractor that can help you get rid of the pain.

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