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Neck Pain Ayurvedic Treatment
Pain in neck area at back due to poor posture, medical diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, aging or degenerative disease, and injury. The neck covers the cervical spine area which is a network of nerves, bones, joints, and muscles. It is the neck that provides support to the head. Slight disturbance to this area causes pain in the shoulder, head, arm, and hands. Neck pain usually goes away within a few days or weeks or can persist for a month. It can be classified as acute, when pain lasts less than 4weeks, acute pain when pain lasts 4-12 weeks, and chronic when pain lasts 3 or more months. Neck pain may be sharp and located in one spot or might spread across the area i.e. sometimes it accompanies headaches, shoulder pain, and numbness in the forearm. Sometimes the pain is like a tingling sensation radiating down into the shoulder, arm, or hand. Neck pain is common among adults. It can develop suddenly in form of injury due to poor posture.
Causes of Neck Pain
wrong posture and continuous sitting at the computer and reading in bed or gritting teeth triggers muscle strains.
With age, due to degenerative changes in bones and due to deterioration of cushion between the bone in osteoarthritis and bone spurs formation causes pain in the neck.
Bone spurs and herniated disk sometimes cause nerve compression of the spinal cord, which leads to numbness in the hands.
Whiplash injury caused due to auto collision where the head is pushed backward and forward forcefully creating strain to soft tissues and neck.
In Rheumatoid Arthritis, meningitis, etc presence of neck pain is seen.
Symptoms of Neck pain
Neck Pain
Severe neck pain is the main symptom of it.
Fatigue
Due to pain, one feels tired and restless.
Advantage of Ayurvedic Treatment for Neck Pain
- In Ayurveda, neck pain is described as Manyastambha or Vatavyadi which causes muscle rigidity, immobility, and neck pain.
- In treatment by Ayurvedic methods, the first cause of neck pain is detected and then Ayurvedic therapies are decided.
- It provides a permanent cure to neck pain. External treatments like Griva Basti, Abhyangam, etc are also seen as beneficial.
- Internal medicines and guidance of neck posture and yogic exercise completely heal the problem.
FAQ's
- Sleep on the back with a slight reclined position.
- Sleep on the back with a pillow under your knees.
- Sleep with a pillow between your knees.
Back with 2 pillows, the pillow for back sleepers should have a medium loaf or should not take any pillow during pain.
Yes, it is safe but it gives temporary relief to pain and stiffness.
When neck pain occurs neck muscles get contracted and stiffness occurs leads to extreme pain.
It depends upon the severity of the cause, if the brain stem is affected people develop a sense of vibration, pain temperatures and muscle weakness, dizziness, and impaired vision.
Ayurvedic treatment includes external treatments like Abhyanga, Basti, and Nasya. Internal treatment with Ayurvedic medicines- Correction of posture adopting Asana and Yogic activities.
Vatadosha aggravation causes neck pain. This Dosha causes muscle rigidity, immobility, and pain in the neck.
Vitamin D is essential for bones, hence its deficiency should always be ruled out.
Yes, it is good because of its anti-inflammatory properties it can be used in treating neck pain.
- Press the sore spot with your fingers.
- Turn head slightly in the direction opposite the cramp and bend it diagonally.
- Repeat steps 2-3 times.