How to relieve neck cramps

Cramp generally refers to muscle spasm. Neck muscle spasm can be relieved by general treatment (such as hot compresses, etc.), medication, physical therapy, and Chinese medicine. 1. General treatment: after neck cramps, the cramped muscles should be pulled to relieve the spastic neck muscles. Avoid weight-bearing activities on the neck. Hot water bags can be placed on the neck to promote local blood circulation and relieve discomfort. 2. Medication: If the effect of hot compresses is not obvious, you can take oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, diclofenac sodium and so on, anti-inflammatory and pain relief. 3. Physical therapy: patients can also go to the regular medical institutions, choose pulse electric physiotherapy, infrared irradiation and other physical therapy to reduce symptoms. 4. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment: patients can also be treated by TCM therapies such as massage and acupuncture under the operation of professional doctors. There are many causes of neck muscle spasm, such as cold, calcium deficiency, epilepsy, etc. Therefore, after the symptoms are relieved, patients should go to the hospital in time to exclude non-disease factors, and then actively cooperate with doctors for treatment.