Neck Pain Home Remedies

Home remedy for back pain may be of help in alleviating pain, swelling, and rigidity associated with a neck problem.

Place ice and cold packs on the painful area.

Put ice or cold packs on the painful area for 15 to 20 minutes, 3 to 4 times a day or at least once per hour for 1 or 2 days. Cold helps reduce swelling and pain. Avoid direct contact with your skin by putting a towel between your skin and the ice in case it may damage your skin. Be sure not to fall asleep with ice on your skin.

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Try ice massage. Massage the injured spot with ice for 2 to 7 minutes, long enough to numb the pain. Ice frozen in a foam cup works well. Be careful not to damage your skin (frostbite).

Gently massage or rub the injured area to lessen pain and speed up blood circulation. Stop massaging the injured area if you pain increases.

Be sure to avoid such things as showers, hot tubs, hot packs, or alcoholic beverages for the first 2 days after an injury as these things may aggravate your swelling.

After two or three days, if swelling has disappeared, you can use heat. Use a warm pack or heating pad set on low. According to some experts, alternate use of heat and cold therapy is more effective. It is believed that the combination of gentle exercise and moist heat may assist you in regaining and keeping flexibility.