Stiff neck is not a very serious medical problem but it will disturb you the whole day long. If your neck is hurting, you won’t even be able to sleep properly. Everyone has experienced neck pain at least once in their lifetime.

The tendons and nerves surrounding our neck are very delicate. Stiff neck can be caused due to an injury; a bad posture while sleeping, exercising or sitting at work; or because of a chronic discomfort.

If not treated properly, stiff neck may cause major injury. Apart from inflicting pain, it also serves as a host to several disorders like depression and anxiety. It won’t allow you to concentrate on anything else.

Are you also suffering from neck pain or stiff pain? Try this simple neck massage that lasts only for a few minutes but practicing it twice or thrice a day can give you an instant and positive result.

Massage Therapy For Stiff Neck:

You can either try it by yourself or you can take help from your friends or professionals. Here’s the procedure to give yourself a neck massage:

• Grasp your neck from the back.
• Your thumb and your fingers must be in opposite directions – if your thumb is on one side then the fingers should be pointing towards the other side.
• Now dig your thumb and fingers slowly into the neck muscles and squeeze them together gently. Gently rub it up and down.
• Repeat this motion on your neck for several minutes until you start feeling relaxed.

This massage will decrease the neck pain and will improve the blood circulation in this area.

Along with this massage therapy, you can also practice some other simple and natural cures and remedies that don’t leave behind any side effects. Here are a few of them:

1. Ice Pack:

Ice pack helps to relieve the pain and ease the stiffness in the neck. Place the ice pack on the part of your neck where you are feeling the pain and lean back against it.

Ice will numb the pain and reduce the inflammation. You can also use this trick if you feel muscular pain at any other part of your body.

2. Acupuncture:

Acupuncture – a method in which tiny needles are inserted in specific and strategic points of the skin – is been widely used to treat any kind of pain. Consult a therapist to treat your neck pain through acupuncture.

3. Simple Exercises:

You can get an instant relief from neck pain by performing a simple set of exercises. All you need to do is nod your head forward and backward for some time and then gradually start nodding from one side to the other. Once your muscles feel less tense, slowly turn your head completely towards the left and then completely towards your right.

This might hurt a bit, so take it slow.

Repeat this exercise for at least 15 minutes and you’ll no longer find the stiffness in your neck.

4. Heat Wrap:

Heat wrap is usually suggested after the application of an ice pack. It helps to tighten the muscles that are relaxed after the ice pack application.

You can place a hot water bottle, a heating pad or even a hot towel over your neck.

5. Pain Relief Balm:

For an instant relief, you can rub the balm over the area of pain. Menthol present in the balm will help to soothe the muscles.

6. Just Relax:

Emotional stress can contribute to the muscle tension as well. So, try not to over think about your pain and try to do things which make you feel relaxed. Abdominal breathing also helps a lot to overcome the stress.

7. Applying Cooling Herbs:

There are many natural herbs that provide relief from several types of pain. Some of them are:

• Menthol – it helps in reliving the pain due to its cooling effect.
• Camphor – it helps in reducing the swelling and improves blood circulation.
• Turmeric- it helps to heal the pain
• Capsaicin – helps in relieving the pain which has been there since a long time.

8. Maintaining Good Posture:

Maintaining a good posture helps to prevent a stiff neck. Bad posture = cause of the pain!

Neck pain is really frustrating and painful but with the above tips, you can easily get rid of it. If the pain does not subside after 3 days, consult your doctor so that it doesn’t lead to any serious problem! Don’t stick your neck out where your neck is concerned!

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