How to relax neck muscles

Long-term use of mobile phones or maintaining the same head posture while working has caused more and more young people to suffer from stiff neck joints. The most obvious feeling is a clear sound when shaking the head and obvious soreness in the back of the neck. To relax the neck muscles, you can actually shake your head slowly in a circular motion. You can also find someone to give you a neck massage every week. It will definitely be painful at the beginning. Of course, the most important thing is not to keep your neck fixed for a long time.

Sit comfortably in a chair with your chest up. Let your shoulders drop as far as possible, then lower your head and bring it as close to your chest as possible. Keep your head lowered and turn it to the right about 45 degrees. Place your right hand above your head and gently pull down until you feel a stretch on the left side of your neck. During the entire process, you must keep your chest up and your head down. Maintain the posture of the first step, and while your right hand gently pulls down, slowly lift your head and neck to resist the resistance applied by your right hand, but keep your head still. Hold for 6 seconds. You can count by counting 1001, 1002, 1003, ... 1006 to prevent counting too fast or too slow. Then relax, inhale, exhale, and inhale again. Repeat the above action when you exhale next time, but the amplitude will be a little larger than last time; repeat 2 to 3 times. Stretch the right side of your neck in the same way.

Sit comfortably in a chair with your chest up. Let your shoulders drop as far as possible, turn your head to the right as far as possible, then lower your head, put your right hand around your head and place it near the left earlobe, and gently pull your head down in the direction of your lowering until you feel a stretch in your neck. Be sure to keep your chest up throughout the process. Maintain the posture of the first step, and while your right hand gently pulls down, slowly lift your head and neck to resist the resistance applied by your right hand, but keep your head still. Hold for 6 seconds. Then relax, inhale, exhale, and inhale again. Repeat the above action when you exhale next time, but with a slightly larger amplitude than last time; repeat 2 to 3 times. Stretch the right side of your neck in the same way.

Stand with your hands clasped behind your back, straighten your chest and abdomen while raising your hands as high as possible and tilt your head back; slowly rotate to the left, and when you reach the maximum range, stay still for 3 seconds; then slowly rotate to the right, and when you reach the maximum range, hold for 3 seconds; repeat the above movements 3 times.

The above three movements can relax the neck muscles and relieve neck discomfort. But this stretching process must be pain-free. During the stretching process, sometimes you don’t realize that you are over-stretching, but after a day or two you will find that your neck pain has worsened. This is the result of over-stretching. Generally speaking, completely comfortable stretching is the most effective way to relax muscles, because once we feel pain, the body's natural reaction will be to tense the muscles to prevent further stretching. If we continue to stretch under this circumstance, the muscles may be injured. Therefore, the entire movement must be performed in a pain-free state.