What Is The Cause And Treatment For Neck Pain?

Posted on Sat, 16 Aug 2014

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Sat, 16 Aug 2014 Answered on

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Question : I have lower neck pain since last 2 months.Sometime it becomes more and sometime there is no pain at all. I have to apply moov / iodex sometimes.
Can you please suggest the cause and basic treatment for this.

Answered by Dr. Mukesh Chugh (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Neck exercises and posture correction helps

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for posting
I have gone through your query and understand your concern. The cause for neck pain at your age is-
1. Bad posture and lack of exercises.
2. Lack of balanced diet.
As far as treatment I would like to know your profession, meanwhile you may correct your posture and avoid constant sitting that is not more than 30 minutes. Your head should sit on your shoulder while doing writing work and stand/walk like a soldier.
Beside this do the neck and shoulder exercises. Better would be learning them from physiotherapist.
Take care

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