What to do if you have neck pain from sleeping with the wrong pillow

If you sleep in an incorrect posture for a whole night, the chance of getting a stiff neck is very high. Stiff neck is caused by different qi and blood and stiff joints. If you find yourself with stiff neck, you can first apply a cold towel, then a hot towel, and then massage when the qi and blood flow more smoothly. However, there are certain requirements for massage techniques. You can apply safflower oil or muscle-relaxing oil to relieve the pain caused by a stiff neck. However, it usually takes two or three days for a stiff neck to heal.

Stiff neck is caused by incorrect posture and cold. It is a neck sprain.

There are two reasons for stiff neck:

One is that the pillow is too high or too low when sleeping, causing spasms and fatigue in the neck muscles; if you sleep too deeply, when you turn over, your body turns but your neck does not turn with it, putting the neck in a bad position, causing irritation and causing pain.

The second is that the patient catches a cold and experiences pain because the wind blows when the doors and windows are open while sleeping at night. Most stiff neck pain usually lasts for 2-3 days and can heal on its own without treatment. However, if you want to relieve the pain as quickly as possible and recover early,

The following processing can be done.

1. Cold compress: Generally, stiff neck is an acute injury, and is often accompanied by local pain and stiffness. In this case, only cold compresses can be used within 48 hours. You can wrap small ice particles in a towel and apply it to the affected area for 15-20 minutes each time, twice a day. In severe cases, you can apply it once an hour.

2. Hot compress: Consider hot compress when the inflammation and pain are relieved. You can apply wet compress with a hot towel, use an infrared heater, or fill a saline bottle with hot water for dry compress.

3. Massage: If the neck and shoulders still feel pain after using the above methods, you can use the muscle separation method of massage and have your family do it for you. The patient takes a sitting position with the neck and shoulders exposed. The doctor stands behind the patient, applies a small amount of safflower oil or muscle-relaxing oil on the affected shoulder, holds the top of the patient's head with his left hand, places the thumb of his right hand on the painful area of ​​the shoulder and gently massages it, and gently pushes toward the outside of the shoulder to separate the spasmodic pain points. Push 3-6 times a day. Generally, neck and shoulder pain can be relieved after muscle massage.