Nowadays, due to busy lifestyle, many types of health related problems have started arising. One of these problems is cervical pain, which causes stiffness in the neck and shoulders. Sitting or working in one position for hours causes pain in the neck and shoulders around it. If this pain is not reduced in time, then it can reach your back and waist. Let us know what causes cervical pain and what measures to take to avoid it?
Main causes of cervical pain
Working for long hours while sitting
Sitting and working with head bent
Increasing age and lifting heavy weight on the head
High pillow or wrong sleeping position
Due to any injury or accident
Wrong neck position while sleeping
Symptoms of cervical pain
Severe pain in the neck
This pain spreads to the shoulders and back
Sometimes pain while turning the neck
Swelling in the neck along with pain and stiffness
Pain from the neck reaching the head
Becoming irritable in nature
Ways to avoid cervical pain
Avoid sitting in one position continuously
Keep turning the neck in between work
Stop using pillow
Apply fomentation to get relief from swelling or pain
Give light massage to the painful area
Do neck exercises and yoga
If the problem is increasing and the pain is severe, then consult a doctor. The doctor can also advise you to undergo physiotherapy. This will provide relief from pain and also reduce swelling. The most important thing is to keep rotating the neck and avoid sitting for too long. You can also take the help of yoga for this. By doing special yoga exercises daily, cervical pain can be reduced significantly. Apart from this, neck rotation exercises help a lot in relieving pain.
