What causes stiff neck in sleep

There are two main aspects of stiff neck**: one is muscle sprain, such as poor sleeping posture at night, and the head and neck are in an excessively deflected position for a long time; Or because the pillow is not suitable during sleep, too high, too low or too hard, so that the head and neck are in a state of hyperextension or hyperflexion, it can cause muscle tension on one side of the neck, make the cervical facet joint twisted, and static injury can occur for a long time, so that the muscles and tendons in the injured area are hard and discordant, the flow of qi and blood is not smooth, local pain and discomfort, and the movement is obviously limited. The second is to feel the wind and cold, such as being cold during sleep, and being greedy for cold in midsummer, so that the blood and qi in the back of the neck are stagnant, and the tendons are blocked, resulting in stiffness and pain, and the movement is unfavorable.

Beijing Zhongren experts believe that stiff neck refers to the sudden pain of neck muscles after sleeping or trauma, especially when the head and neck are rotated, and the causes of stiff neck are:

Improper head and neck posture during sleep;

The pillow is cushioned too high, inappropriately soft or uneven;

neck trauma; Neck cold by wind;

If it is caused by cervical spondylosis, it can be repeatedly "stiff neck".

The first four can be alleviated by removing **.

Stiff neck refers to the sudden pain of neck muscles after sleep or trauma, especially when the head and neck are rotated, and the causes of stiff neck are:

Improper head and neck posture during sleep;

The pillow is cushioned too high, inappropriately soft or uneven;

neck trauma; Neck cold by wind;

If it is caused by cervical spondylosis, it can be repeatedly "stiff neck".

Incorrect sleeping posture, coupled with wind, caused by the blockage of qi and blood.

When it comes to stiff necks, many people must have had this experience. I fell asleep as usual, but when I woke up, I found that I didn't know what caused the stiff neck. One of the obvious states of a stiff neck person is that the neck is uncomfortable, and it is obvious that there is pain when doing a certain movement such as turning the head.

But there is no uncomfortable feeling when you look up and down normally. The duration of stiff neck is long and short, some people have mild symptoms after stiff neck, and they can return to normal in half a day or a day, but some people have severe symptoms and need massage or plasters.

At this point, you can ask, what causes stiff neck? If you know the cause, try to avoid sleeping later so that it will not lead to stiff neck. Personally, I believe that the causes of stiff neck are as follows:

1. Improper use of pillows

2. Incorrect sleeping position

Sleeping in the wrong position can easily cause stiff neck, such as:When you sleep in one position throughout the night, your muscles tend to tense and you don't have a moment to relax。In this way, stiff neck can easily appear. In addition, in life, the wrong sleeping position is a very common cause of stiff neck.

3. Getting cold during sleep

Some people accidentally get a cold neck while sleeping, which can also lead to stiff neck when they wake up. Because after the muscles in the neck are cold, there will be poor circulation of qi and blood, and the meridians will be blocked, and then the muscles will be stiff.

Actually, whatever the cause of stiff neck. After this happens, if you want to alleviate it as soon as possibleIt is best to massage the neck to make it flow and relieve muscle stiffness. In this way, the pain caused by stiff neck can be relieved.

It may be caused by the inappropriate height of the pillow, the pillow is too high or too hard to fall into the stiff neck, or it may be caused by the incorrect sleeping posture, especially if you lie on the side for a long time in one direction, it is easy to form a stiff neck.

The main problems of stiff neck are: sleep is poor posture, wind chill invades the back of the neck.

1.Poor posture during sleep, excessive head and neck deviation, or pillow that is too high, too low or too hard during sleep, so that local muscles are in a state of tension for a long time, continuous traction and static injury.

2.Wind chill invasion of the back of the neck is also a common factor, such as severe winter cold, summer cold, etc., wind chill attack, resulting in neck stiffness and pain, dysfunction.

Stiff neck is an acute soft tissue injury, if the pain is not serious, it will be self-sufficient after a few days of rest, but if the pain is severe, you can go to the hospital's traditional Chinese medicine ** department through massage, or acupuncture**, or you can see the physiotherapy department to promote local blood circulation and relieve pain through the action of the instrument.

Stiff neck is usually caused by excessive tension of the neck and shoulder muscles for a long time, often related to the pillow, sleeping position and wind and cold factors, most patients can heal on their own within a few days, generally do not need to give special **. If stiff neck is severe and affects daily life, it can be relieved by rest, hot compresses, massage, physiotherapy, cervical traction, medication and other methods.

1. Rest: Patients should pay attention to rest, avoid staying up late, reduce the burden on neck muscles, and avoid excessive exercise;

2. Hot compress: hot water bottles, hot towels, and infrared physiotherapy instruments can be used for local hot compresses, which can promote blood circulation in the neck, relax muscles, and relieve pain symptoms in the affected area;

3. Massage: Find spastic nodules in trapezius, sternocleidomastoid muscles and neck muscles, and then use manual massage to dissipate the nodules, which can quickly relieve the symptoms of neck muscle spasm, stiffness and pain;

4. Physiotherapy: microwave**, ultra-short wave**, traditional Chinese medicine ion permeabilization** and other physiotherapy methods can be used to accelerate the regression of intramuscular inflammatory response and relieve muscle edema and pain symptoms;

5. Cervical traction: Proper cervical traction** and passive stretching of neck muscles can restore the physiological curvature of the cervical spine and the alignment of facet joints and alleviate stiff neck symptoms;

6. Drugs: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen sustained-release capsules, meloxicam and celecoxib can be taken orally to reduce tissue inflammation, swelling and pain. Stiff neck is often a spasm of the trapezius muscle on one side of the cervical spine caused by a posture that lasts too long, or a cold, and the muscle spasm causes severe limitation of cervical spine movement, accompanied by persistent and severe pain.

**Methods include the following:

Clause. 1. You can choose a cervical brace to protect the cervical spine and relieve muscle spasm.

Clause. 2. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic plasters can be applied to the areas of muscle cramps and pain, such as flurbiprofen babu plaster, loxoprofen gel ointment or traditional Chinese medicine plasters, and oral anti-inflammatory painkillers, such as Celebrine and Voltarin**.

Clause. 3. Due to the stiff neck caused by trapezius spasm, the pain point of the trapezius muscle can be closed in the pain department under the condition of conditions, or the local nerve closure can be carried out at the nerves and accessory nerves innervated by the trapezius muscle, which is more effective for pain relief.

Do you know why you have stiff necks when you sleep?

Massage the neck muscles to relax and the stiff neck will be relieved. Irradiation with a hot water bottle, an electric hand stove, a hot towel and an infrared light bulb can all help relieve pain.

If you only occasionally fall on your stiff neck, it's not a big deal, don't worry. It should be caused by not sleeping honestly at night and turning over at will, and it will be fine in two days. If you are often stiff neck, you should pay attention!

It may be that the sleeping posture is not correct for a long time, or it may be that you always tilt your head and twist your neck when you sleep. This needs to be deliberately corrected.

It may also be that the pillow is not suitable, the pillow is too high, too low, too soft and too hard, which may cause stiff neck. So you have to pick the most suitable pillow for yourself, not necessarily the most expensive, but the most suitable for yourself. Generally speaking, the latex pillow is still good, and the ones that have used Jiaao are not bad, you can try it

Several reasons:

1. The sleeping posture is incorrect, and you may always tilt your head and twist your neck when you sleep.

2. The pillow is not suitable, the pillow is too high, too low, too soft and too hard, which may cause stiff neck.

3. The mattress is not suitable, maybe the mattress is too soft, resulting in a poor sleeping posture and stiff neck.

4. Injuries to the cervical spine or shoulder.

If stiff neck is severe, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for treatment.

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