What is the cause of neck and shoulder pain, long term pain in the left neck and shoulder?

Now there are many people whose necks often feel uncomfortable, or facing the computer, or playing mahjong, or driving a little lower for a long time, soreness, stiffness, and even numbness of the hands, heavy shoulders, and a feeling of not being able to lift up, which is due to the fact that the cervical spine is too tired, if you don't pay attention, it will induce cervical spondylosis, not to mention that it costs a lot of money, so the pain brought is very headache.

Therefore, in daily life, we must pay attention to more activities of the cervical spine, relax the cervical spine and neck muscles, and if the pain symptoms are more obvious, you need to actively use it. Neck patches. Perform regular ** to avoid deterioration of the condition.

Ice When your neck is slightly stiff, you may want to apply ice packs or ice cubes in a towel. If the neck is slightly injured, ice cubes are good for reducing swelling and heat compressesAfter using ice to reduce inflammation, heat therapy is an excellent reliever. Use a warm pad or take a hot bath.

Taking pain relievers and anti-inflammatory drugs sold at pharmacies, such as aspirin or ibuprofen, can help reduce inflammation and pain. Take 2 tablets 3-4 times a day.

Sitting in a chair with a backrest If the back is not properly supported, it will increase the burden on the neck, which will not only aggravate the original problem, but also create new problems.

Pad towel When you're sitting, roll a towel and place it against the recess in your back to help your spine stand upright and provide extra struts.

Just as you need to rest your feet for too long when you stand for too long, when you sit for too long, your neck needs to rest for a while. Your head weighs about 3 to 6 kilograms, which is quite a load on your neck that does this support work alone. Therefore, it is important to put down the work at hand and get up and take a walk.

Cervical myofascial syndrome refers to fibromyofasciitis that originates from the muscles, fascia, ligaments, myofascial fibrosistitis, fibromyositis, etc. The disease has no obvious organic changes, intermittent onset, and can be resolved spontaneously. However, due to its non-life-threatening nature, the research on this disease has been insufficient for a long time, and the onset of cervical myofascial syndrome is related to occupational factors and environmental factors.

It can occur in both men and women, and it is more common in women, and it is more common in middle-aged people and above. Symptom 1, pain is the main symptom, which can be dull pain, swelling pain, soreness, and the length of time of occurrence varies, it can be non-continuous pain, or it can be sudden pain. Most patients can point out the location of the pain, which may radiate distally, from the back of the neck to the headrest, shoulders, arms, and upper back, but does not conform to the anatomical distribution of peripheral nerves or nerve roots.

It can also be accompanied by autonomic symptoms, such as headache, dizziness, tinnitus, cold limbs, erector pili reactions, etc. Neck stiffness, discomfort with movement, exertion and even changes in blood pressure. The pain is often aggravated by climate change and exertion, and is relieved by warmth and rest.

For ** patients, after finding the stiff nodules or spasms of the neck and shoulder (trigger points), the light and heavy alternating kneading method is used to relax the spasmodic soft tissues, dredge the meridians, and loosen the adhesions. Then pinch the shoulder well, tap the wind pool, wind house, large vertebrae, back top, shoulder well, shoulder Yu, oh is acupoint, etc. Then use the virtual palm to tap the back of the shoulder.

Note that the strength of the manual operation should be light first and then heavy, and it is advisable to use a light manual at the end.

Long-term pain in the neck and shoulders is usually caused by soft tissue damage to the neck, shoulders and back. Many patients who have this kind of pain will go to the hospital for relevant examinations. Examination results usually show bone spurs in the cervical spine or a herniated or bulging cervical disc.

However, these symptoms are not necessarily caused by bone spurs, herniated discs, or bulging in the cervical spine. Most of the pain in the head, neck, back and shoulders is related to soft tissue injuries. By targeting these soft tissues**, the above symptoms can be eliminated.

We can do a soft tissue examination ourselves. Start with the scalene muscle in the left side of the neck, and then check the muscles in the posterior neck muscle, levator scapulae, trapezius muscle, infraspinatus muscle, teres minor muscle, and teres major. These muscles can cause neck and shoulder pain when damaged.

On the above parts, rub with your fingers to check if there are any tender points. Once you have found these tender points, you can massage them with your fingers. You can also use fascial balls for massage, and the specific massage method can refer to my cervical spondylosis column.

This disease is related to cervical spondylosis, massage the cervical spine: the shoulder is good a few times, and in severe cases, it can be cupped.

Stiff neck is an abnormal position of the head and neck during sleep, and the neck muscles are continuously stretched, resulting in acute neck and shoulder pain.

Stiff neck**:

Mild: You can apply a hot towel to the affected area several times, and then apply anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving pain such as safflower oil or Yunnan Baiyao, or paste a damp pain-relieving cream on the affected side, which will be relieved quickly.

In severe cases: braking of the neck brace or traction of the jaw and occipital belt, it can also be used to close the pain point of the tender point by finger rubbing or procaine to strengthen the pine dragon pain point, with physiotherapy and acupuncture, or oral blood circulation and anti-inflammatory analgesics.

To prevent stiff neck, sleep with the pillow at an appropriate height and not too hard.

Good luck soon**!