Re: natural remedies or advice re:neck injury...Please

So sorry you are going through this, Aya.

These are the best things I know...

...Expect to feel healing energy/warmth from the hands and arms of a therapist. I've had two examples of this, from two different practitioners, over forty years. It is wonderful when you find someone who cares this much.

Once when I had a dreadful toothache my husband encircled my head with his arms, not touching. Immediately, the pain lessened.

...In a Touch for Health kinesiology class, the instructor suggested this way of assisting another person:

Gather together the tips of all five fingers of your hand and point them toward the sore spot the patient is experiencing. You don't necessarily need to touch the person.

This may work immediately, or it may take as long as 2 hours, we were told.

The idea is to 'intend' well-being using the energy fields radiating from the palm and fingertips. (Everyone has this.) Don't know if one can do it for oneself, but it seems reasonable to me.

A kinesiologist is expert in energy fields, and the body's energy meridians, including blockages.

...Ask at a physiotherapy clinic. They are experts in managing your movements while healing. They can tell you when and how to stand (or, if), and dozens of other simple things that may make a big difference. Wish I had asked when my leg was injured!

...There may be something a practitioner of The Alexander Technique can do for you. They are experts in posture. The Alexander Technique involves no 'exercises', at least none that are strenuous. Practitioners train for three years to help you use only four statements which remind you to hold your head and body in just the right way. Treatment may take a year, but is very important and surprisingly effective.

I mention the Technique because part of your problem may be in the muscles that hold your head erect, or your back. I'm just guessing, of course, but there may be something in this for you.

Injuries come by surprise. Usually we don't know all the places to look for help.

The other day I needed a straw to give my husband a drink when he couldn't move in bed. I was quite proud of myself to find a small jug with a curled up spout. Come to think of it, a teapot might have done quite well, too.

Does your chin stick out when you are looking at your computer screen? Somehow I think it is better when the screen is lower, and tilted back.

I wish you well, Aya.

fledgling