{"id":78896,"date":"2022-11-19T00:04:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T00:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soothe.com\/?p=78896"},"modified":"2024-06-05T15:11:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T15:11:56","slug":"neck-pain-5-ways-massage-can-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soothe.com\/articles\/neck-pain-5-ways-massage-can-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Neck Pain: 5 Ways Massage Can Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Neck pain is something all of us deal with at some point in life. Studies have proven that massage therapy<\/a> may help improve a wide variety of different types of neck and shoulder pain. In fact, it’s usually one of the first treatments that come to mind when people experience mild and severe neck pain.<\/p>\n\n Neck pain is very common. One of the main reasons people experience neck pain is due to bad posture. In fact, nearly\u00a01 in every 5<\/a>\u00a0sessions of massage in the US are booked in order to resolve neck-pain symptoms. If you’re looking to book a massage due to your neck pain, you have a few different options to get relief.<\/p>\n\n In this article, we’ll be exploring how massage can help with different types of neck pain. If you’re booking a massage to get relief from your neck pain on the Soothe massage app, please make sure you let us know that you\u2019re wanting to get a massage because of your neck pain. You can get the Soothe app on Google Play<\/a> or Apple<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n When it comes to relieving pain in the neck, there’s two types of massage that come to mind over others:<\/p>\n\n While it’s possible to use other massage types to reduce pain in the neck, these two are the most commonly used.<\/p>\n\n Here’s the link to book your neck massage with Soothe.<\/a><\/p>\n\n Pinched nerves<\/a> are typically caused by pressure placed on the nerve by joints, muscles, or other structures. Muscle tension and inflammation may be the cause of this pressure. Nerve impingement in either the brachial plexus \u2013 located in the shoulder \u2013 or disc herniation in the cervical spine can both lead to nerve pain in both the neck and shoulder.<\/p>\n\n Massage therapy<\/a> can be a great choice for relieving inflammation in the neck, back, and shoulders, this can help reduce both nerve pain and pressure in those areas.<\/p>\n\n If you have a stiff neck, you already know that it can be a nuisance. While it shouldn’t be time to panic, if your neck stiffness gets worse, you may need to see your doctor. This condition can lead to a sensation of the neck being \u201cfrozen<\/a>\u201d in place, this will limit your movement and significantly affect your normal routine.<\/p>\n\n The good news, massage is one of the best alternative medicine approaches for treating neck stiffness. Massage can help you improve the mobility of your both neck mobility, which can help you\u00a0reduce neck pain<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n Massage of the neck itself may exacerbate symptoms at first, but gentle massage of the back, arms, chest, and legs can also reduce pain in the neck. This is why the Swedish massage is great for neck, back, and shoulder pain. Myofascial release and thorough massage of all the neck, face, jaw, head and throat muscles, this can promote full healing and restore the normal functions of these areas.<\/p>\n\n For those of you that are active athletes, the right sports massage<\/a> may be able to help. Sports massage therapy is specifically designed for men and women that live active lifestyles. This massage type has many benefits, so it may be worth exploring if you’re dealing with a neck injury, soreness, or pain.<\/p>\n\n\n
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1. Massage for pinched nerves in the neck<\/h2>\n\n
2. Frozen\u00a0neck and an appropriate massage treatment<\/h2>\n\n
3. Neck strains, sprains, and spasms<\/h2>\n\n