5. Improve your posture
Bad posture is among the main causes of neck pain, so in order to solve the problem at its source, you need to make sure you don’t have poor positions during the day. Many of our daily activities involve looking down for a long time, for example, if we work at a desk, or use a computer or a smartphone.
Also, the wrong height of our pillow or a sunken mattress when we sleep might cause our neck to rest in the wrong position, displacing our disks and causing pain. The ideal posture for our spine is straight but relaxed, with proper rest if necessary.
If you work on a computer, make sure the monitor is at the same height as your eyes, so you don’t have to look down. Looking down for too long overstretches the muscles of the back of your neck and can weaken them; weak muscles often cause pain, contractures, and stiffness.