Stiff neck is tormenting you, a health exercise can help you solve it!

Many of you may have experienced stiff neck, where you scream in pain when you move your neck. So what should you do at this time? Traditional Chinese medicine recommends a good way to treat stiff neck - health exercises. Let’s take a look at how to solve this small problem of stiff neck.

A health exercise can solve the problem of stiff neck

1. Put the middle, index and ring fingers of your left or right hand together, find the tender points in the painful area of ​​your neck (mostly in the sternocleidomastoid muscle, trapezius muscle, etc.), and massage from light to heavy for about 5 minutes, alternating between the left and right hands;

2. Tap the shoulders quickly, using the hypothenar to tap from the shoulders and neck from top to bottom and from bottom to top for about two minutes;

3. Use your thumb and index finger to pinch the Fengchi and Jianjing points on both sides for 1-2 minutes;

4. Press the stiff neck point (between the 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones on the back of the hand, 5 fen behind the metacarpophalangeal joint) with your thumb or index finger, and continue for 2-3 minutes until you feel a sore sensation;

5. Finally, perform activities such as flexion, backward, left and right tilting, and rotation of the head and neck. This movement should be performed slowly and do not use excessive force.

Other ways to treat stiff neck

massage

Stand behind the person with stiff neck, press lightly on the neck with one finger to find the most painful spot, then use one thumb to start from the top of the neck on that side and go all the way to the shoulder and back, massaging in turn, 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.

Heat

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

Topical medication

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.