Cervicalgia is a painful stiffness syndrome, aggravated by damp cold, stress and spoiled positions. Pain may radiate to the occipital area (occipital headache), to the arms (cervicobrachialgia) or to the inerscapolo-vertebral region.
Generally there is dull or acute pain in the neck, shoulders and also in the arms ; even thick or continuous headaches may be present, with main radiation to the occipital area. Fever or dizziness and nausea may be added to the general symptoms in the most serious symptoms.
Everyone, some more than others, has suffered at least once from this disorder, in its mildest manifestations.
Often it is not accompanied by warning symptoms, but it suddenly appears without warning: you wake up one morning with a pain that does not allow you to move your neck, which stiffens your shoulders, or you find yourself stuck after a movement that would normally be done without problems.
Natural anti-inflammatory remedies for the cervical
Once the symptom is developed, cervicalgia requires rest and care of the affected area.
First of all it is necessary to release the muscles from the accumulated tensions, and subsequently recover, in a gradual and delicate way, the looseness of the neck and shoulder joints.
It is not possible to intervene in the area at times of greatest painful manifestation.
We see the natural anti-inflammatory remedies that can be put in place by themselves to treat the cervical.
Micromassage with anti-inflammatory oils on the cervical and high dorsal region
It starts from the base of the nape for the whole width to the right and to the left and the sinfisi the bones of the vertebra are covered up to the base of the neck, from here it can proceed up to the line of beginning of the scapulas, or to pass to the top of the shoulders, entirely and externally the top of the clavicle.
It is possible to use a neutral heating oil, or an arnica oil, highly inflammatory.
Natural cures for the cervical
Mixture of anti-inflammatory essential oils
You can use a special blend of essential oils to spread gently on the area, consisting of:
> 5 drops of essential oil of basil
> 10 drops of rosemary essential oil
> 2 drops of lavender essential oil
> to be diluted in 30 ml of vegetable oil .
A small amount of oil is spread on the back of the neck and on the shoulders, where there is more pain, and is gently massaged until absorbed .
You can spread a strip of linen or cotton and slightly heated on the area and keep for a few minutes, until it stays warm, allowing the oils to absorb slowly.
You can use a cushion of hazelnut seeds to keep on the back of the neck: it is heated in the oven and rests on the cervical area. It remains until it stays warm. Hazelnut seeds have the ability to release heat and absorb moisture and cold.
Prevent cervical pains
An excellent remedy against pain due to neck pain is prevention . It helps a lot to perform neck rotation exercises slowly, slowly and at the pace of the breath, and to relax the shoulder muscles as much as possible .
These are exercises that can be performed at any time of the day, even at work: listening to the reactions of the body you will be amazed at how often you tend to stiffen your neck and shoulders, even when it is not necessary.
Finally, sleeping without a pillow, supine, helps alleviate painful symptoms during the night, even at times when cervicalgia is most manifest.
Causes of cervical pains
The direct causes of the cervical can be many: from a temporarily wrong posture, to arthrosis (disease that affects the joints), up to behaviors and lifestyles that, over time, damage the musculature and the bony structures of the neck and shoulders.
Except in cases of invasion by cold energies (air blows, cold wind, etc.), cervical pain is the result of protracted behavior over the years.
A posture that blocks the neck and shoulders in rigid positions, prolonged tension situations that keep the muscles tense, lack of adequate physical exercise for the body segment concerned (neck and shoulders), excessive load in sports practices, up to one size Wrong life with food that develops acidity and crystals, smoke and alcohol are the main and simplest causes.
Cervicalgia in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Cervicalgia is part of those syndromes that in traditional Chinese medicine are called Bi, which literally means obstruction, understood as stagnation of energy at the local level . The consequence is heaviness, pain and numbness at the local level.
It is due to the penetration of the three cold, wind and humidity energies simultaneously, with a different predominance of one of the three depending on the specific symptoms.
