What to do if your cervical spine is sore

Symptoms of soreness and swelling in the cervical spine are mostly caused by cervical spine strain. It is related to some bad living habits in daily life, such as sitting for a long time and not moving the cervical spine for a long time. This will cause the cervical muscles to become stiff, leading to poor blood circulation and symptoms of soreness and swelling. In order to avoid worsening of the symptoms, some relief methods should be adopted in time, such as massaging the neck muscles, using hot compresses, etc.

What to do if your cervical spine is sore

1. Snake Strike:

Spread your legs naturally, kneel on your knees, bend your elbows and move forward, let your forearms and elbows touch the ground, with your elbows below your shoulders and your upper arms perpendicular to the ground; keep your leg muscles tightened and your insteps touching the ground, and with the next inhalation, bring your arms to both sides of your ribs and slide your chest forward along the ground; keep your knees still, push the ground with your arms, expand your chest upward, tighten your abdominal and back muscles, and start Ujjayi breathing.

2. Take Pueraria lobata and black bean soup

The specific method is: 50 grams of Pueraria root, 30 grams of black beans, and 20 grams of raw oysters, boil in water and drink. Pueraria root can relax muscles and is a key medicine for relieving neck muscle spasms. Pueraria root can also raise clear yang and promote the rise of yang energy in the body. Oysters can draw the turbid water in the neck downwards, and then black beans can be used to let the turbid water out through the urinary tract. Black beans also have the effect of nourishing the kidneys and replenishing yin.

3. Massage and rub the back neck muscles

There are many reasons for neck discomfort. If patients often feel neck and shoulder pain, it is recommended to seek medical attention in time. In addition, direct air conditioning in the summer, sleeping with the window open, etc. may cause cold stimulation to the neck, leading to local vasoconstriction, affecting blood circulation in the neck and shoulders. Over time, the neck muscles may continue to spasm and contract, aggravating blood circulation disorders. It is recommended that you try to avoid taking a shower at midnight or early morning to prevent moisture and wind; after working with your head down for 1 to 2 hours, you should get into the habit of raising your head, or get up and walk around to relax your neck and shoulders for 5 to 10 minutes; you can also try massaging and rubbing the muscles in the back of your neck until you feel the muscles become noticeably softer and the skin becomes warm.

4. Hot compress therapy (recommended)

After hot compress, the heated part of the body will produce a noticeable "heat sensation" and the local skin will become flushed, thereby increasing blood flow, dilating blood vessels, promoting local blood circulation, and improving nutrition of surrounding tissues, which is the effect of "activating blood circulation". In particular, the Thai herbal hot compress pack ingredients include natural turmeric, Indian ginger, lime, tamarind leaves, lemongrass, natural borneol, agarwood, and jasmine rice. Warming medications to relieve and soothe muscle and joint pain.