Acute soft tissue injuries of the neck:caused by direct violence are called neck contusions. Those caused by excessive rotation and twisting of the neck are called neck sprains. A drop pillow is caused by incorrect posture and cold during sleep. A drop pillow is also a neck sprain. The main pathological changes in acute soft tissue injuries of the neck are tissue edema, hemorrhage and myospasm. As the injury recurs and causes tissue adhesions, a cervical strain can be formed. What is the treatment method of drop pillow?
One, massage method
The patient sits, the family’s left hand holds the patient’s forehead, the right hand thumb or the remaining four fingers (thumb on the left, four fingers on the right) are placed on the back of the neck on both sides of the large tendons, from top to bottom or from bottom to top to press or take kneading several times. Then hold both sides of the back of the neck tendon to turn the patient’s head forward, back, left and right, from light to heavy, from slow to fast or the patient’s own thumb on the same side of the neck, the remaining four fingers on the opposite side, from top to bottom, from bottom to top to press and rub can also be, pay attention to press and rub pressure pain points. Repeatedly for about 15 minutes, the pain can be quickly relieved.
Second, hot compress method
Take 300～500ml of rice vinegar, soak a cotton gauze in rice vinegar, then put this cotton gauze flat on the painful place of neck muscles, then put a hot water bag filled with hot water (water temperature should be around 70℃～80℃) on the cotton gauze soaked with rice vinegar for hot compress, and keep hot compress for 20～30 minutes. The temperature of the hot water should not be too high or too low, and the hot water in the hot water bag can be replaced when necessary to maintain the temperature.
At the same time as the hot compress, the patient can constantly move the neck to enhance the therapeutic effect, the range of activities should be small to large. General pillow patients with this method of treatment after 1 to 2 times, the symptoms of pain can be significantly relieved.
Three, cupping
First find two or three pressure points in the neck, shoulder and back, use a trigeminal needle to scratch on the pressure points, then cupping, wait for a little bleeding that cupping.
IV. Ear point pressure bean
Take the ear acupuncture neck, Shen Men acupuncture point and sensitive points in the ear, press the green beans on the selected points and fix them with 0.8×0.8 cm wound and wet pain relief paste. Press 3 times a day for 2 minutes each time.
V. Exercise
Sit in a chair with your chest up and your head down first, until your lower jaw is next to your chest, then tilt your head upward and look at the ceiling with your eyes. Stay for 3 seconds and then lower your head again, and so on 20 times.
Six, medicine pillow
Use 100 grams of kudzu root, 60 grams of wei ling xian, 30 grams of doklam, qiang luo, fengfeng, su mu, together with 200 grams of evening silica sand mixed, fried with white wine, put in a cloth bag, pillow on the neck pain.
Seven, Chinese herbal medicine for internal use
Ingredients: 12 grams each of Pueraria lobata and Paeonia lactiflora, 6 grams of Ephedra, 10 grams of Cinnamomum cassia, 4 grams of licorice, 3 slices of ginger and 3 jujubes.
Directions: Decoct the above ingredients with water and take them in 2 doses, 1 dose daily.
Eight, acupuncture and moxibustion
Acupuncture points such as dazhi, fengchi, tianzhu, appearance, extra-shoulder, and jiejiao can be added with moxibustion. Each time 5 points, once a day, alternating acupuncture.
The above treatment methods are for reference only, please refer to clinical doctor’s orders for specific treatment.