How to treat suboccipital muscle strain

Treatment for suboccipital muscle group strain includes general treatment, physical therapy, and medication. Suboccipital muscle strain is commonly seen in people who work with their heads down for a long time, look at cell phones, drive a car for a long time, or suddenly pull the muscles by tilting the head forward or backward significantly, resulting in lacerations. 1. General treatment: avoid prolonged head down or keep the same posture for a long time, exercise the neck muscles appropriately to relieve muscle fatigue. 2. Drug treatment: anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs can be used to relieve muscle spasm, such as ibuprofen, eperisone, etc.. 3. Physical therapy: including hot compresses, massage, acupressure, acupuncture and cervical traction. Suboccipital muscle group strain is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment. All of the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a professional doctor.