Relieving Pain With Lavender Heated Neck Wrap And Other Tips

By Eloise Hewitt


Pain and discomfort in necks is quite common but this does not mean that there is so prevention neither solution. The tricks are even simple. The first one that you have to keep in mind is to keep your posture proper so that your weight would be evenly distributed.

There are also some things you can make for yourself. An example would be a lavender heated neck wrap. This is great in relieving tension and stress in your muscles.

The next step that you can take is getting yourself the appropriate chair and you should pick one that will be supportive to your posture. This should always be encouraging you to stay in the proper position while you are seated and be discouraging you to hunch over. Hunching over is one of the usual causes of discomfort.

Moreover, if your work would involve having you to sit several hours a day in front of a computer, there is a tendency that your body would stiffen up. This is also true for those you will have to take long plane or bus rides which can result to a nagging pain. To prevent this from happening you can have gentle stretching after every hour in order to loosen your muscles.

One more tip you could use is that you can actually obtain immediate relief especially from that which is sudden through applying a cold pack. Be sure you will be keeping it placed for ten to fifteen minutes for every two to three hour during the first two days from when it was felt. Have the cold pack wrapped in a cloth to avoid damaging your skin.

There is yet another therapy that would be following this and that would be the heat treatment which can begin on the third day. One way you can do this is to stand in your warm shower for a couple of minutes and another way is to secure some heating packs or some microwavable pads. But there are also commercial pads which can be disposed after usage but the warmth would last for long hours.

It is also beneficial that you would get a gentle and therapeutic massage especially on the area that is affected. This would be great in reducing the pain that you feel and if you already have this setting in your shower, you can use it. You may also apply some relief creams for this and you can ask a therapist to do this for you.

If the condition is something that is very severe and the above tips would not help, you may take some over the counter medications such as paracetamol, aspirin or ibuprofen. But ensure that you will take the right dosage as indicated by the label. If this will not work, insist on seeing your doctor.

Furthermore, you must not lie down on a mattress that is very soft but always get that which is firm because this will better support your spine. Also, ascertain that you will be checking the springs from time to time. Also, doing some proper exercises can strengthen the muscles around your neck.




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