The neck is a concentrate of vertebrae, ligaments, muscles, nerves and glands (the thyroid) with stunning functions and interactivity.
The origin of stiff neck pain can result from the contraction of the lateral neck muscles, from a simple muscle spasm after cooling or from arthrosis (calcifications around the joints and vertebral bodies).
An incorrect posture or the presence of an underestimated cervical hernia can overload the articulation and greatly alter the physiology.
The exercises we propose to break down the stiff neck presuppose conditions:
- constancy .
- attendance during the day, at least twice a day .
- the feeling to be sought in autonomy: it is necessary to help oneself with one's own hands and with breathing, to feel that one is not moving only locally, but acts on the whole system.
Sit up , back straight, hands on knees .
For neck disorders, try reflexology
First exercise: rotation
Breathe deeply. Close your eyes, center yourself. Bring your head left and right slowly. Do not tilt your chin, keep an ideal line that is perpendicular to the floor.
Second exercise: bending
The goal is to bring the right ear towards the corresponding shoulder and then repeat to the left. It is necessary to use great listening here. Remember that the breath melts and cures.
Third exercise: extension
The chin looks for the sternum down and hold the position for a few seconds. You never do the reverse, you don't go back with the occiput looking for a posterior point.
Fourth exercise: translation
The head remains fixed and you carry the chin back and forth. You can imagine being good mimes who work by breaking down the basic forward / backward movement.
Tips to avoid stiff neck
Do not remove the scarf even if the first warm rays of spring sunshine are felt.
Learning to relax is an indispensable job for those suffering from this disorder; an imperative that in the long run brings innumerable benefits. For this it may be useful to follow Qi gong lessons held by expert teachers who know how to guide the imagination to convey the breath and the attention between the different parts of the body.
We recommend practices such as swimming or yoga (to be performed under the guidance of a competent professional, not someone who will introduce you to positions that are not suitable for you).
Decontracting massages can also be effective , perhaps using rosemary oil, which purifies and relieves pain, or of arnica montana oil .