Simple tricks to reduce your neck pain
One of the common cause of neck pain is bad posture, and to fix this issue with few simple tricks and simple as rolled towel can help provide relief. Here’s how: find any towel and fold it in half. Roll it up with rubber bands or anything to hold it in shape and you are good to go.
Tuck a rolled towel inside your pillowcase before you sleep
Place your rolled towel between your pillowcase and pillow. With this if you sleep on your back, place the towel underneath your neck when laying your head on the pillow. If you sleep on your side, place your towel to fills the natural empty space between your neck and the pillow.
Sleeping with wrong posture can strain the soft tissues around the joints of your neck. But with the use of towel it can support your neck and aligned with the rest of your spine. Select the right thickness of pillow also can support your head and neck correctly. Always check the pillow does it cause your head to tilt up or down, if it does then you should change to the right pillow.
Slip a rolled towel behind your lower back for prolonged sitting
Another simple trick to reduce your neck pain is try using a rolled towel to better support your lower back, which can affect your whole spine and posture. Whenever you sit for a long period of time such as when you driving in a car or working at a desk, placing a rolled towel behind your lower back also help a lot on your spine and posture.
The towels should fills up all the natural empty space that forms when sitting back straight and prevents your lower back from rounding. When your lower back is rounded, it is difficult for your neck to stay straight over your shoulders. The muscles that support your neck and head become tired, and your neck fall forward. This angle will overstretch ligaments and affect your cervical discs, causing pain.
