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Yoga Poses For Neck Pain Relief: Sitting hours and hours through the day can sometimes put a strain on the neck and cause excruciating pain. Neck stiffness is most commonly caused due to prolonged sitting, sleeping in the same direction, wearing heavy jewellery or stress. Such neck pain can interfere with daily activities and reduce the quality of your life if not treated on time. Usually, neck pain is treated by checking the medical history by a healthcare provider. Practising yoga can be certainly helpful in relieving stiffness and pain. Here are some easy-to-perform yoga poses for neck pain relief.

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Yoga Poses For Neck Pain Relief

Standing Forward Bend Pose

The standing forward bends pose, also called Uttanasana, is a forward-bending pose used as a workout in contemporary yoga. It helps to stretch the muscles in the back and legs and lengthens the spinal column. It works by massaging the abdominal muscles and decompressing the spinal vertebrae, which may help relieve shoulder stiffness and neck discomfort.

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Warrior II Pose

This posture is also referred to as Virabhadrasana II in Sanskrit. Standing in this yoga pose strengthens the legs, torso, and spine while also stretching the shoulder, chest, and groin. It helps in creating fixation, equilibrium and groundedness.

Cat-Cow Pose

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The cat-cow pose or Chakravakasana includes moving the spine from an adjusted position. This yoga asana not only expands the adaptability of the neck and shoulder but on the other hand, is perfect in giving alleviation spinal solidness.

Extended Triangle Pose

Also known as Utthita Trikonasana, this is a quintessential standing yoga pose that stretches and fortifies the muscles of the body. It helps in adjusting the root chakra, heart chakra and sacral chakra.

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Sphinx Pose

It is known as one of the gentlest of the backbends. The sphinx yoga pose is a back-twisting fledgling's posture where the body looks like a fanciful sphinx. It is one of the best postures for relieving neck and back pain.

 

(Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis or treatment.)