The left side of my neck hurts when I press it

The neck is a very important part of our body and it is prone to abnormalities, which is closely related to frequent use. The most common causes of pain when pressing the left side of the neck are sprain and stiff neck. Of course, this situation is determined when there are no other symptoms. We can first deal with these two possibilities and see the specific effects.

This disease is called stiff neck or "lost neck", which is a common disease that occurs in young and middle-aged people, and is more common 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. This shows that the disease originates after sleep and is closely related to the pillow and sleeping posture. There are many treatments for stiff neck, including muscle manipulation, acupuncture, medication, hot compress, etc., all of which have good effects, especially muscle manipulation. Family members can help those with stiff neck to massage and apply hot compresses to relieve pain.

A sprained neck is caused by strenuous exercise, calcium deficiency in the body, and cold wind. Treatment method. Massage: Press the neck lightly with one finger to find the most painful point, then use one thumb to start from the top of the neck on that side and end at the shoulder and back, massage in turn, massage the most painful point vigorously until you feel obvious soreness and swelling, which means 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. 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.

Through the above description, we know that there are two main reasons for pain in the left side of the neck, and these two conditions are also very common in life. Usually we just take some painkillers and it will go away, but this is not a long-term solution. If we encounter such a situation again in the future, we can try the above suggestions.