Home Remedies for Neck Pain
Follow these easy steps to treat minor neck stiffness or pain:
- For the first few days, apply ice. Apply heat next by using a heating pad, a hot compress, or a hot shower.
- Use over-the-counter painkillers, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
- Take a few days off from sports, strenuous exercise, and other activities that make your symptoms worse. As your symptoms subside, gradually resume your normal activities.
- Every day, stretch your neck. Move your head slowly in an upward and downward direction.
- Maintain proper posture.
- Get a neck massage.
- Keep your phone away from your neck and shoulder.
- Alternate positions frequently. Don’t stay up or down in one position for too long.