I woke up with a sore neck and couldn't move. What's going on?

In daily life, waking up with neck pain and inability to move is a common symptom for many people. Generally, the stiff and painful neck and inability to move after waking up may be caused by stiff neck. Stiff neck is usually more common in winter or spring. It is easy to cause stiff neck after the human body falls asleep. If you feel neck pain and cannot move after waking up, massage can be used to relieve the pain.

Why do I have neck pain when I wake up and can't move?

Consider it caused by stiff neck. Stiff neck, also known as "lost neck", is a common disease that occurs in young and middle-aged people, especially in winter and spring. The common course of stiff neck is that there are no symptoms before falling asleep, but after waking up in the morning, you feel obvious soreness in the neck and back and limited neck movement.

suggestion:

(1) Massage: Stand behind the patient with stiff neck and press lightly on the neck with one finger to find the most painful spot. Then use your thumb to start from the top of the neck on that side and massage all the way to the shoulder and back. Massage the most painful spot vigorously until you feel obvious soreness and swelling, which indicates that the force is enough. Repeat this massage 2 to 3 times. Then tap the massaged area with a hollow fist and repeat 2 to 3 times. Repeating the above massage and tapping can quickly relax the spasmodic neck muscles and relieve pain.

(2) Hot compress: Hot water bottles, electric hand warmers, hot towels and infrared bulbs can all relieve pain. Care must be taken to avoid burns.

(3) Choose safflower oil, Gancunshan rheumatism oil, Yun essence, etc., rub the painful area 2 to 3 times a day, which will have a certain effect.

(4) Apply the Shangshi Pain-Relieving Plaster or Pengxiang Pain-Relieving Plaster to the painful area of ​​the neck and change it once a day. The pain-relieving effect is ideal, but the patient will feel that the movement of the neck is restricted to a certain extent after applying the plaster. Pregnant women should avoid using it.

(5) Ear acupuncture: Ear acupuncture points are placed on the neck and occipital area. Press the above ear points with the tip of the index finger for 5 to 10 minutes, or massage the above ear points with the tip of the index finger.

(6) Acupuncture: For those who cannot bend forward or backward, use the Dashu, Jinggu, and Kunlun points. For those who cannot look left or right, use the Jianwaiyu, Houxi, and Fengchi points. Generally, the Xuan Zhong point can be selected, which is located three inches above the Zuwaidong point. Acupuncture is performed for 4 to 5 minutes and moxibustion is performed 3 to 7 times. You can also massage this point for 15 minutes each time.

(7) Take one painkiller orally for temporary pain relief.

(8) Change your sleeping position, adjust the height of your pillow, and twist your neck yourself.

(9) If it is caused by cervical spondylosis, perform self-cervical traction therapy at home under the guidance of a physical therapist.

(10) For patients with severe stiff neck, local injection of 10 ml of 0.25% novocaine can produce significant analgesic effects.

Massage the most painful point vigorously until you feel obvious soreness and swelling, which means that the force is enough. Repeat this massage 2 to 3 times. Then tap the massaged area with a hollow fist and repeat 2 to 3 times. Repeating the above massage and tapping can quickly relax the spasmodic neck muscles and relieve pain.

Hot compress: Hot water bottles, electric hand warmers, hot towels and infrared bulbs can all have an analgesic effect. Care must be taken to avoid burns.