NECK PAIN Indian Home Remedies ( Ayurveda Solutions for Neck Pain )

Neck pain is a very common medical condition that occurs due to any abnormality in the structures of the neck, which includes bones (vertebrae), nerves, muscles and the disks between the bones.

Many people experience neck pain occasionally due to poor sitting posture, bad sleeping position, stress, neck injury during exercise, sports, accident or from a fall and whiplash. Sometimes it occurs due to some diseases like arthritis, osteoporosis and fibromyalgia. Growing age also brings neck pain in some individuals.

How to Get Rid of Neck Pain
Neck pain is not a life-threatening medical condition, but it certainly makes you feel uncomfortable by restricting the movement of your neck. You cannot even perform your everyday work with an ease if you are suffering from neck pain.

There are many remedies that you can use to get rid of this uncomfortable condition called neck pain. Let’s know about these remedies to get rid of neck pain!

Ice Pack
Ice pack helps you to get rid of neck pain that is caused due to inflammation of the neck muscles. This pack numbs the pain and reduces the inflammation effectively.

Required Things:
A Frozen Peas Bag or A Chilled Gel Pack

Process:
Place the ice pack on the paining area of the neck for 15 minutes.
Follow this method in every 2 to 3 hours to get relief from neck pain.

Heat Compress:
This remedy relieves the neck pain by increasing the blood circulation to that particular area. Heat compress also makes the stiff muscles flexible, thus helps to decrease the neck pain successfully.

Required Things:
A  Bottle with Hot Water or a Heated Gel Pack

Process:
Place the hot water bottle or the heated gel pack on the paining neck.
Leave it for 15 minutes then remove it from the neck.
Follow this method in every 3 to 4 hours to get rid of neck pain.
Note: Do not use heat pack excessively as more heat can worsen the condition.

Cold and Heat Compress Combination          
This remedy, which combines both heat compress and cold compress, will give you quick relief from the neck pain by imparting flexibility to the strained muscles of the neck. It will also help the neck muscles regain its strength quickly.

Required Things:
A Bag of Frozen Peas or A Chilled Gel Pack
A  Bottle with Hot Water or a Heated Gel Pack

Process:
Place the heat pack on the paining area of the neck for 15 minutes.
Remove the heat pack and place the ice pack on the neck for 15 minutes.
Alternate the packs simultaneously.
Follow this remedy in every 2 to 3 hours to get rid of neck pain.

Magnesium Sulphate
Magnesium sulphate helps to provide relief from neck pain as it makes the calcium soluble in the body which helps it to enter into the bones. Apart from that, it also repairs the damaged cells and mineralizes the bones, thus helps to relieve the pain in the neck.

Required Things:
Magnesium Sulphate Oil – few drops

Process:
Take few drops of magnesium oil in your palm and massage it on the neck area.
Massage this oil 2 to 3 times a day to get quick relief from neck pain.
Epsom Salt  Bath
An Epsom salt bath can give you relief from neck pain if it is caused due to sore muscles in the neck.

Required Things:
Warm Water – a bathtub
Epsom Salt – 2 cups

Process:
Add Epsom salt to the warm water and stir it with your hands to mix properly.
Soak yourself in this water for 15 – 20 minutes.
Repeat this process daily once till you get complete relief from neck pain.

Organic Sulfur
Organic sulphur works to maintain the healthy muscles, cartilage, joints and skin. It has a mechanism that reduces the pain quickly.

Required Things:
Organic Sulfur – 1 tsp
Water – 1 cup

Process:
Mix the organic sulphur in the water properly.
Take this drink to get rid of neck pain.

Neck Pain Remedies

Blackstrap Molasses
Blackstrap molasses, which is a rich source of calcium and potassium, can help you to get rid of neck pain if it is caused due to calcium and potassium deficiency.

Required Things:
Blackstrap Molasses – 1 tbsp
Warm Water – 1 glass

Process:
Mix 1 tbsp of blackstrap molasses in 1 glass of water and drink it.
Take this drink 2 times a day to relieve the neck pain.

Cayenne Pepper
Cayenne pepper, which is a rich source of capsaicin, treats the neck pain by reducing the impact of pain signals on the body. Capsaicin promotes the release of a compound which is said to reduce the pain in the areas of the neck and spinal cord.

Required Things:
Cayenne Pepper Powder – 1tsp
Warm Olive Oil – 2 tbsp

Process:
Mix the cayenne pepper powder in the olive oil properly to make a paste.
Apply the paste on the paining area of the neck.
Apply this mixture daily 2 times to get relief from neck pain.

Apple Cider Vinegar
The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of apple cider vinegar helps to reduce the neck pain. The nutrient-rich apple cider vinegar also relieves the neck pain if it is caused due to the deficiency of nutrients.

Method 1:

Required Things:
Apple Cider Vinegar – 2 tbsp
A Towel

Process:
Soak the towel in the apple cider vinegar and place it on the paining area of the neck.
Leave it for 2 hours and repeat the process 2 times a day to reduce neck pain completely.

Method  2:
Apple Cider Vinegar – 2 cups
Warm Water – a bathtub

Process:
Add 2 cups of apple cider vinegar to the warm water in the bathtub.
Soak your body in this water for 15 to 20 minutes.
Repeat this process daily once to get rid of neck pain.