What to do if your neck is twisted

In normal times, one may twist his neck accidentally. Many people have encountered this phenomenon. If the neck is twisted, it is very painful and the neck cannot move. It will have a lot of impact on our daily life. Everyone should know more about what to do if the neck is twisted. You should know that there are some scientific methods that can effectively relieve the symptoms of a sprained neck.

Many people sprain their necks inadvertently, which can be very uncomfortable and can have a great impact on life, work and study. It is imperative to take timely and scientific treatment. Let’s take a look at what to do if you sprain your neck and learn some tips for treating sprains.

Apply a plaster. You can choose a plaster for treating bruises and sprains and apply it to the place where your neck is sprained. Press it hard to stick the plaster tightly.

Get a massage. If your neck is not twisted too badly, you can gently massage it with your hands to improve blood circulation in your neck and relieve neck pain symptoms.

If your neck hurts so much that you can't turn your head, you should use a brace or neck pillow to support your neck to avoid hurting your neck.

Apply heat with a hot towel. Sometimes a sprained neck is caused by a previous cold neck. Therefore, when a sprained neck is caused by a cold neck, you can use a hot towel to apply heat to it several times. The effect will be better if you persist in applying heat to it for a few days.

Simple exercises to prevent and treat neck pain

Certain bad habits in daily life and work are the cause of neck and shoulder pain, such as typing or working at a computer terminal, frequent long reading or long-term playing mahjong. Long-term influence of these habits on the neck muscles can cause the head to protrude forward, disrupting normal posture and causing neck pain. Here is a set of simple shoulder and neck exercises. The movements should be gentle, with natural breathing. Each movement can be repeated 3 to 5 times:

① Take a slow, deep breath first, turn your head to the left and look at your left shoulder, then turn your head to the right and look at your right shoulder; then stretch your chin back and forth to relax your neck muscles.

② Raise your shoulders toward your ears, straighten your back, and then let your shoulders drop as much as possible.

③ Both shoulders make circular movements respectively, first lift shoulders and rotate forward, then rotate backward.

④ Sit down and place your hands flat on your thighs. Slowly lower your chin to your chest. Then turn your head from left to right and then from right to left. Take a deep breath and exhale loudly, so that your head and neck feel comfortable in the slow rotation. Don't worry if you hear a crackling sound; it's just the sound of muscles or ligaments rubbing against bones as they stretch.

⑤ Tilt your head toward your left shoulder, place your left hand over the top of your head on the right side of your head, and place the other hand on your right shoulder; then very gently try to pull your head to the left; then tilt your head toward your right shoulder and do the same movement. If you feel that the pressure on your hands is too great, you may simply experience severe pain in your hands, inconvenience in working, and need to go to the hospital for treatment many times. Later, I read a massage book that talked about the treatment methods for stiff neck. Each book has different methods, but in summary, it is to massage Tianyou, Tianchi, Yamen, Tianning, Jianzhongshu, Jianjing, Bingfeng, or mastoid, back of the head, and Shousanli, etc. In my practice, the subscapularis is the best acupuncture point. Use acupressure to cure diseases. If combined with the above-mentioned acupoints, the therapeutic effect will be more ideal. If you encounter someone with stiff neck, use this method repeatedly and the effect will be good.

What should we do if we sprain our neck? Generally, when we sprain our neck, we will apply some ointment. In fact, this is also a very good method and it is also very simple. At the same time, everyone should also understand some massage methods. Applying a hot towel is also a good method. This is to treat neck sprains caused by cold. In daily life, everyone should do more easy health exercises.