Magical cure for neck pain, just do this exercise for 5 minutes, stiffness will disappear

News India Live, Digital Desk: Nowadays, the lives of most of us revolve around computer screens or mobile phones. Be it office work or entertainment at home, our neck remains bent in one position for hours. Its result? A strange stiffness, pain and heaviness in the neck, which gradually reaches our shoulders and back.

If you are also troubled by this ‘computer related pain’, then you do not need expensive medicines or balms, but just spend 5 minutes sitting on your chair. These are some very simple exercises that will relax the stiff muscles of your neck and relieve the pain.

Why does this pain occur?

When we keep our neck in one position for a long time, especially bending forward, tension builds up in the muscles of the neck and shoulders. Due to this tension, stiffness and pain starts there. These easy exercises help in stretching those muscles and improving blood circulation in them.

Come on, let’s start with these 4 simple exercises

1. Forward and Backward Bend

• Sit comfortably on your chair, keep your back straight.
• Now while exhaling slowly, try to touch your chin to the chest. You will feel a slight stretch in the back of the neck. Wait in this position for 5 seconds.
• After this, while inhaling, slowly move your neck backwards as comfortably as possible and look towards the ceiling. Wait for 5 seconds here also.
• Repeat this process 5 to 7 times.

2. Ear to Shoulder Tilt

• Remain sitting straight. Now gently tilt your neck to the right, as if you are trying to touch your right ear with your right shoulder. Keep in mind that the shoulders should not be raised, only the neck should be bent.
• When you feel a stretch on the left side of the neck, hold for 5 seconds.
• Now slowly straighten the neck and repeat the same process on the left side.
• Do this 5-5 times on both sides.

3. Side to Side Turn

• Sit straight. Now slowly turn your neck to the right and try to look back over your right shoulder. Wait 5 seconds.
• Now bring the neck forward and then slowly turn it to the left and look over the left shoulder. Wait 5 seconds.
• Repeat this process 5-5 times on both sides.

4. Shoulder Shrugs

• This is the most comfortable exercise. Sitting straight, while inhaling, raise both your shoulders as high as possible towards the ears.
• Wait for a second or two and then exhale and drop your shoulders down with a jerk.
• Do this 8-10 times. It immediately relieves tension from the shoulders.

Some important things:

• All these exercises are very slowly and gently Do it.
• Do not give any kind of shock.
• If pain increases while doing any exercise, stop it immediately.

Just spare 5 minutes every one-two hours in between work and do these exercises and then see how the neck pain runs away from you.