Home Healthcare Services in Neck Pain.Role of Patient caretake?

Home Healthcare Services plays important role in managing Neck Pain. It usually results from natural causes, such as muscle strain from sleeping in an awkward position. There may be more serious causes, for instance, a tumours or arthritis. Many patients experience neck pain due to variety of everyday activities and tasks.

Neck pain often results from muscles strain or muscular tension. It occurs when a muscle is overstretched or torn. Tension occurs when a muscle does not come in relaxed position from contraction.

Causes

• Patient sleeping in an awkward position such as with the neck bent or twisted to one side.
• When the patient bends or leans forward several times in a day.
• Holding a phone between ear and shoulder.
• Excessive Load on the neck when the patient lifts heavy objects.
• Bumps or falls that causes whiplash.

Symptoms

• Pain or stiffness in the patient’s neck.
• A reduced range of motion and flexibility.
• Swelling in the patient’s neck or shoulder.
• Muscle spasms in the shoulder.
• Numbness or tingling in the patient’s arms and headache.

How Home Healthcare service provide relief at home?

The Patient caretaker can be very helpful in assisting their patient with these remedies.

• Resting the affected area.
• Avoid heavy lifting and intense exercise during the recovery period.
• The Patient attendant can apply warm compresses or heating pads to the patient.
• Take a hot bath or shower.
• The Medical attendant can massage the patient’s neck to relieve muscle tension.
• The trained Physiotherapist. can gently exercise the patient to build strength in the neck muscles and improve posture.
• The patient can sleep with a pillow supporting the neck.

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