The neck is sore, numb, swollen and painful, what s going on? Please, 3Q

Neck painNeck and shoulder pain can be caused by certain bad habits in daily life and work, such as frequent and prolonged reading. Below is a simple set of neck exercises, the movements should be gentle, the breathing should be natural, and each movement can be repeated 3 to 5 times. 1. Take a slow and deep breath, turn your head to the left to look at your left shoulder, then turn your eyes to the right to look at your right shoulder, and then stretch your chin back and forth to relax your neck muscles.

2. Raise your shoulders towards your ears, straighten your back, and then make your shoulders droop as much as possible. 3. Do a circular movement on both shoulders, first lift the shoulders and rotate forward, and then turn backwards. 4. Sit with 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, inhale deeply and exhale loudly, so that your head and neck feel comfortable in the slow rotation.

Don't worry if you have a crackling sound, it's just the sound of a tendon or ligament grazing against a bone as it stretches. 5. Tilt your head to your left shoulder, put your left hand over the top of your head to the right side of your head, and put your other hand on your right shoulder, then gently try to pull your head to the left, and then tilt your head to your right shoulder, doing the same action. If you feel too much pressure on your hands, simply tilt your head to the left and right in turns.

6. Retract your head down, cross your fingers on the top of your head, and make a semi-circle movement with your chin back and forth to the left and right of your shoulders, but don't really press your head down. 7. At this point in the activity, you can gradually do some standing exercises. Stand and contract your abdomen, raise your arms to do an imaginary rope climbing motion, and take turns grabbing the rope upwards with both arms as if it were real.

8. Take turns swinging your arms in a circle back and forth, imagining a baseball player's pitching action, first in a clockwise direction and then in a counterclockwise direction. 9. Return to the sitting position, put your right hand on the right side of your face, when the head is turned to the right, use your hand to add some resistance to your face, count twice and then repeat to the left. Deflect the head to each side by as much as possible.

10. End the action. Press your hands on the back of your neck, above the line where your hair meets your scalp, and massage from top to bottom, or use your index and middle fingers to press on the back of your neck and massage from top to bottom to your shoulders.

Caused by excessive rotation and twisting of the neck, it is called a neck sprain.

Stiff neck is caused by incorrect posture during sleep and cold. Stiff neck is also a sprain of the neck.

The main pathological changes in acute soft tissue injury of the neck are tissue edema, hemorrhage, and muscle spasm. Due to the reversibility of the injury, tissue adhesion can be caused, and neck wounds can be formed.

**: Use the bone powder to apply externally**, the best effect. Chen injury plus massage, medicinal wine, tendon relief potion rubbed outside.

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 **. Family members can help the stiff neck with massages and warm compresses to relieve pain

1) Massage: Standing behind the stiff neck, press the neck with one finger to find out the most painful point, and then use one thumb to start from the top of the side of the neck, until the shoulder and back, massage in turn, massage the most painful point vigorously, until the feeling of obvious soreness means that the strength is enough, so repeatedly massage 2 3 times, and then use the hollow fist to gently knock the massaged part, repeat 2 3 times. Repeating the above massage and light percussion can quickly relax the spasmodic neck muscles and relieve pain.

2) Hot compress: The use of hot water bottles, electric hand stoves, hot towels and infrared light bulbs can play a role in relieving pain. Care must be taken to prevent burns.

3) Use safflower oil, Gancunshan rheumatism oil, cloud essence, etc., rub the sore area, 2 or 3 times a day, and have a certain effect. 4) Wound dampness analgesic ointment and swelling incense analgesic sound are applied to the neck sore area, which are replaced once a day, and the analgesic effect is ideal, but the neck activity of the patient is limited to a certain extent after the self-feeling plaster, and pregnant women should not use it. 5) Ear acupuncture:

Bury the auricular acupuncture points in the neck and occipital area, press the above auricular acupoints with the tip of the index finger for 5 10 minutes, or massage the above auricular acupoints with the tip of the index finger. 6) Acupuncture: For those who can't pitch back and forth, take Dashu, Jinggu and Kunlun acupoints; Those who can't look back left and right should take the shoulder outside Yu, Houxi, and Fengchi acupoints.

Generally, you can take the hanging bell acupoint, located in the outer hole of the foot three inches, acupuncture 4 5 minutes, moxibustion 3 7 strong, you can also massage this acupoint, 15 minutes each time. 7) 1 oral analgesic tablet, which has a temporary analgesic effect. 8) Change your sleeping position, adjust the height of your pillow, and twist your neck by yourself.

9) If it is caused by cervical spondylosis, under the guidance of a physical therapist, carry out home self-cervical traction**. 10) For severe stiff neck, local injection of 10 ml of 025 Nufcaine has obvious analgesic effect. Massage is also available

Bring the middle fingers, index and ring fingers of the left or right hand together, look for tender points in the neck pain (mostly in the sternocleidomastoid muscle, trapezius muscle, etc.), and press and rub from light to heavy for about 5 minutes. It can be done alternately with the left and right hands. Use the thenar area from the shoulder to the neck from top to bottom, from bottom to top and hit briskly and quickly for about two minutes.

Use your thumb and forefinger to pinch the left and right Fengchi points and shoulder well points for 1 2 minutes. Tap the stiff neck point with your thumb or forefinger (dorsum of the hand, between the metacarpal bones, 5 minutes behind the metacarpal joint) and continue for another 2 to 3 minutes when soreness occurs. Finally, perform activities such as head and neck bending, leaning back, left and right side deviation and rotation, which should be carried out slowly and not with excessive force.

Problem analysis: Hello, the 42-year-old female patient with the answer is mainly numbness and pain on both sides of the neck, which is a high possibility of cervical spondylosis.

Suggestions: In this case, it is recommended to do a cervical spine CT or MRI examination to make a clear diagnosis, if it is cervical spondylosis, you can do some acupuncture physiotherapy and chong orange massage, usually the key clear is self-care.