The tension and discomfort we feel after a night of tossing and turning or a day hunched over a computer screen trying to impress a boss whose name we don’t even know, can oftentimes be debilitating. Bad posture, surprise surprise, is the main culprit of neck pain. As the head shifts forward it brings the shoulders and back along with it. The muscles try to compensate to get everything back in line and that causes them to feel tight and stiff. The best neck pain relief stretches and exercises understand that neck pain is part of a larger system, so they don’t target just the neck. They work to restore flexibility and muscle imbalances to create a stable structure for the spine.
1. Prone Cobra Stretch
2. Behind the Back Drill
3. Bridge
4. Chin Tuck
5. Back Burn
6. Upper Trapezius Stretch
7. Corner Stretch
We tell our patients suffering from neck pain that before they can alleviate the pain they must understand what is causing it. Chronic neck pain may be a sign of a larger structural issue within the spine preventing the neck from fully healing and functioning properly. Proper spinal structure is the only way to ensure healthy nerve function and therefore healthy function of our body.
