Do you need relief from a stiff neck? Ever find that you wake up in the morning and wonder why you feel like you slept up against the headboard and your neck is as stiff as a board?
According to the Health Digest, there are several tricks that you can use to loosen that stiff neck and move on with your day as much as possible:
1) First and foremost, it is important to remember the huge role that applying heat has in relaxing muscles.
In between using ice packs to numb the pain and reduce inflammation, use heat to bring fresh healing blood to the area and make your pain dissipate more quickly. (This is a good opportunity to refreeze that bag of peas too – unless this happens a lot in which case you are probably fully stocked with frozen peas, sweet corn and, dare I say, frozen carrots!)
2) If you have been subjected to a cold or damp environment prior to your neck injury, you may want to try sipping cinnamon and turmeric in warm water to release the muscle contraction and bring down inflammation.
3) St Johns Wort, valerian root or vervain tea can be used to reduce pain.
The cooked herbs can then be prepared as a warm compress and used on the muscle (or just wrap the wet herbs in an old pillow case and press on your muscle). In a bind, try using chamomile tea bags.
4) Try applying fresh horse radish or mustard oil to the muscle to relieve stiffness, but only leave on for a few minutes at a time to prevent numbness and burning.
How to Relieve A Stiff Neck Naturally
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