donald liss - learn more about neck pain
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Causes
One of the most common causes of neckpain is poor posture. Today many Americans spend their dayssitting in front of a computer at work.Staring at a computer monitor for hours onend can weaken neck joints.Other activities like continually lookingdown at your phone or driving longdistances can also weaken the joints. Once the muscles weaken the neck jointshave difficulty moving smoothly.
Stretching
Since posture plays such an important rolein causing neck pain, it’s important to paycareful attention to how you sit and theposition that you put your neck in. If you feel your neck getting stiff, then youshould do some stretching exercises torelieve the pain. Rolling your shoulders is one usefulstretch that you can employ. Visit this link to learn more about stretchesthat can help relieve pain.
Sleep
Your sleep position also plays animportant role in neck pain. Most doctors recommend that you neversleep on your stomach. When sleeping inthat position you’re more likely to twistyour neck. Instead, you should sleep on your back orside.
Other Remedies
Ibuprofen or other over-the-counter painrelievers can help reduce pain.Cover the area with a heating pad or acold pack. Some patients find it helpful touse ice for a day and then switch to heatfor the next day.Avoid any activity that causes you pain.This will help ensure that you don’t furtherexacerbate the problem.Massage therapy can relieve the sorenessyou feel.
Consult Your Doctor
If the pain you experience is severe thenit’s time to visit a doctor. You can expect the doctor to ask youquestions about the pain you feel, how itaffects your everyday life, and how itaffects your sleep. In some cases, your doctor may requestthat you get an Xray or MRI of the area inorder to make sure that you don’t sufferfrom a more severe problem than just astiff neck.