“How do I relieve neck pain with exercises?”

Hello and good morning. I hope you are well. Thanks for sharing your neck question with the FATD community. Please allow me to offer my tips, suggestions and thoughts regarding your question. First of all, you are smart for thinking that exercise (the right exercise done at the right time, and done the right way) is THE key to alleviating pain and preserving your neck function for a very long time (forever?). As we age, the normal activities of life can put low-grade stress on the small joints of the neck (the area of the neck where the bones -vertebrae- connect to each other and permit motion). Therefore, having occasional neck and pain and loss of function is normal. In addition, the fatigue of the muscles of your neck and upper back (the postural muscles) occurs with prolonged computer work (or phone viewing). I believe in daily stretching and range of motion activities for the neck. The following link is to some great exercises. I think that you first want to regain full active and range of motion (active is moving your neck on your own, and passive motion involves using your hand or a pillow/towel to do the moving). After motion, then increase the action with flexibility and then shape (tone) and strengthen-condition. https://www.pop-doc.com/browse.cgi?category1=Neck If you work the neck a lot during one day, I recommend that you let the neck area recover for a day or two before working it again. I hope this helps.

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Sorry no can do. Ive never seen exercise relieve pain. If the pain generator is because of a muscle strain, exercise will make it worse. Of the pain is due to an irritated or inflamed nerve or disc, Ill ask you. How can exercise relieve in those situations? You have to address those problems. Jay H Schwartz, DC, DIBCN, DIBE