What to do if you have a stiff neck and neck pain? There are 8 ways to relieve it

Sleeping with a stiff neck is a common phenomenon in daily life, which is mostly caused by using an inappropriate pillow. So how to relieve neck pain after stiff neck? Many people don't know much about this. In fact, there are 8 ways to relieve neck pain caused by stiff neck. The first method is hot compress, which can relax muscles, accelerate blood circulation, reduce swelling and relieve pain.

1. Hot compress using a hair dryer, hot water bottle, electric hand warmer, hot towel and infrared bulb can all have an analgesic effect. Care must be taken to avoid burns. Hot compress can make the painful area feel warm and comfortable, relax muscles, speed up blood circulation, reduce swelling and relieve pain.

2. Sit up with your toes bent and your spine straight. Lift your foot and grab the big toe of your right foot with the index and middle fingers of your right hand. Keep your spine straight and upward. You can feel the straightness of your spine and the confrontation of strength between your arms and legs. Slowly rotate and massage the big toe of your right foot in a clockwise direction for several circles, then switch to the other side. This movement can relieve neck pressure and help relieve and prevent stiff neck.

3. Massage 1. Stiff Neck Point. Stiff Neck Point is a specific acupuncture point that can relieve the symptoms of stiff neck. The stiff neck point is located on the back of the hand, between the index finger and middle finger bones. Touch it with your hand towards the wrist, about one finger width away. Use the side of the index or middle finger pulp to press back and forth with considerable force. By pressing the stiff neck points with both hands back and forth, you can greatly relieve neck discomfort.

2. Acupoints: Fengchi, Jianjing and Hegu points, and gently press each point with the tip of your thumb for half a minute.

3. Loosen the muscles. First, find the tender points on both sides of the neck. Then massage them with your thumbs for about 1 minute. Then use both hands to knead the neck and shoulder muscles for 2 minutes. Move the neck: Press the affected muscles with your fingers and gently massage them. First, turn your head left and right, then do pitch and roll movements, and finally do neck rotation movements.

4. Hold the neck. Cross the fingers of both hands, then go around the head and hold the neck with the base of the palms. Use both palms to squeeze the neck, but not too hard, and lift it upwards. Repeat 10 times. Then use your palms to massage the affected area 20 times using the palm rubbing method.

4. Moxibustion: Moxibustion with moxa sticks at Xuan Zhong acupoint for 3 to 7 minutes, moxibustion at Houxi acupoint (make a fist, at the transverse line of the back of the fifth metacarpal head) and special reflex zone (under the base of the middle finger on the back of the hand) at 5 to 10 minutes each have obvious effects on the treatment of stiff neck.