10 Best Stiff Neck Pain Relief Stretches

A stiff neck can cause tightness, pain & loss of motion. Many of the neck muscles go down into the shoulders and can cause tightness there as well. These stretches may help relieve neck & shoulder pain. Buy a worksheet with these stretches: www.askdoctorjo.com/stiff-nec...
Starting off with cervical or neck motion will help get the muscles warmed up and moving. Cervical rotation, cervical side bend, cervical flexion, and cervical extension will stretch and warm up all the muscles surrounding the neck.
Next, chin tucks are a great stretch and exercise to help reset the neck muscles. These are especially great for posture and people who work at a computer or do a lot of gaming.
Then go into full stretches where you hold the position for 30 seconds. Upper trapezius, levator scapulae, and scalene stretches are great stretches to help relieve tightness.
Finally, the last two stretches will help get the rotation movement of not only the neck, but also the upper back or thoracic area as well.
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[@davidrix804]

Fantastic thank you as have had terrible pain starting from back of neck then spreading to each shoulder.have had this for last 1month and you have helped me 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😁😁😁🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

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[@holly6596]

Wow. Thank you! I haven’t been able to move my head at all for two weeks, I’ve been adjusted by the chiropractor twice and have just been miserable. I have watched this once so far and my relief is immeasurable! When I did the scalene stretch I was actually able to take a deep breath. I’m crying. Thank you.

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Really 2 weeks ?

[@drowningin]

If your neck hurts that long you have an issue with your pillows., Or falling asleep in odd positions like sitting up. Sleep on a stiff bed with no pillow or on the floor with no pillow. You can use a small towel for a little comfort.

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@@gjolajonline7203It’s been YEARS for me. Lol. And I did this exercise ONCE and the relief I got from it

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This is exactly what I needed this morning while sitting at my desk to work!

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I can't even begin to describe how much your neck exercises have helped me!! I literally can't thank you enough ❤❤❤

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[@ejlmedina]

So effective, I always go back to these exercises whenever I have stiff neck :)

[@DTA714]

I’ve looked up so many of these sorts of videos and this is the first one where I felt an actual difference almost immediately after stretching

[@yidnekmamo8459]

Precisely short and effective exercise !!!! I just followed while you’re doing and now my neck is way much better after having a stiff neck when I woke up. Thanks 🙏🏾

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[@JohnnyYesYes]

This is crazy, the levator scapula stretch gave me instant relief.

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my pillow is my enemy 🥺😥

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Mine too 😢

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Me too

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Same. I can’t seem to find the perfect pillow 😢 even those advertised to help the neck does no good

[@sachinthaniwickramasinghe330]

Guyss this might be funny but it works try putting ur pillow to allow to receive sunlight(direct) it will loose the tightness of the pillow

[@balotibaya2]

Oh my goodness. What an instant relief

[@northshoregirl8173]

These are great, thank you! I've had a stiff neck for 2 days and I feel so much better now. : ) Will do again tomorrow morning.

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[@floralejandraparra5924]

How do you even move it? Doesn’t it hurt?

[@thierryfautier5780]

Thx a lot @dr Jo. Stuff neck happened during the weekend, no chiropractors. Saving exercises both on health and wealth!

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[@jessiespy5342]

The stretches at 3:25 and 4:00 are golden!
Relieves my stiff neck every time!

[@eliastapia424]

I can’t move my neck do the right not one bit and when I try it it jus hurts really bad what do u think I should do ?

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Absolutely. Those 2 exercises gives instant relief

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Thank you for giving me such a good information. Dr. Joe :)

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You deserve everything you ever want in life, sincerely appreciate this video! The levator scapulae stretch gave me immediate relief from computer neck that's been wreaking havoc on me all week. Thank you so much, I'll be coming back to this video every morning ❤

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[@eemedra]

Thank you so much! I’ve had a stiff neck now for a few weeks. I even bought a fancy memory foam pillow thinking that would be the remedy. I can feel relief doing these movements just now! I just subbed for more awesome content. I can’t thank you enough 🙏

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Loved it .

[@nikkocrisostomo3826]

Before going to bed last night im having a hard time turning my head to my right,but when i start following this stretching it feels so good and i just woke up right now i can move may head without pain thank you so much :)

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[@annevalenti9625]

Great stretches. My neck feels better already. Thanks Dr. Jo.

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[@billr4283]

I had a 7 hour back surgery 2 1/2 months ago. Careful not to bend, twist, etc during the healing…my neck got very stiff. I’ve unsuccessfully tried stretches during my quick 4-6 miles walks. I have followed you for a long time; however, I didn’t find this video until 3-4 days ago. I got immediate relief and plan on this being part of my daily routine. THANK YOU!!

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[@sanjanadutta7145]

I heard a snap sound in my neck during one of these stretches and poof the pain and stiffness was gone! It felt amazing afterwards thanks for sharing!

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Thank you so much for sharing these stretches , They are so helpful .

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I felt some relief after this session so I will continue doing it during the rest of the day.

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[@hemabhatt7059]

Question: do you do these excercises even if your in a lot of pain?

[@kejow.]

I had a very bad stiff neck 4 months ago and this really helped! the towel one feels so good, like omg I can move my neck again lmao
now my boyfriend has his neck hurting and I remembered this video and I'm showing it to him! thanks Dr Jo and adorable dog! 💕

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THANK YOU Very Much for this video i been having repeated stiff neck for a couple months now it helps to quickly lessen the pain i feel everytime i have a stiff neck

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[@JiyuLJ]

Thank you so much! This helped relieve that stiff neck from sleeping wrong. For me, I didn’t need to do those exercises for 30 sec

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[@melaniewinkle7283]

That was instant relief and i didn't even have to stand up. Thanks for posting this.

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Thanks Doctor Jo my neck feels more relaxed now.More videos please ,if you could do a video on how to strengthen a weak knee.
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Oh my gosh thank you so much! I feel much relieved now!

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[@preciouslove957]

This is perfectly effective. Thanks ☺️

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OMG! Super effective 😊

[@propelchakma2052]

Omg.. thank you 10 mins now i can turn my head around💓💓💓.

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[@Higgzii]

Thank you for these tips! I am going to implement these on a daily basis. I often have common issues with stiff necks causing headaches throughout the day, that makes me miserable. Remedial Massage and Physiotherapy helps, but going to keep practising these on a daily basis.

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@askdoctorjo thank you so much my neck was so stiff today and yours was the first video and my neck feels sooooo much better 🤤 its too good tysm 😅

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I feel relieved. Thank you! ❤️

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Thank you! My neck has been stiff on and off all my life! I’ve been told by doctors to take muscle relaxers and am currently still prescribed them but hate taking them because it makes me fall asleep and feel weird. This has helped me more than anything! ❤️

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[@gabby398]

this helped so much omg! I woke up this morning with the most neck pain and stiffness i’ve ever had

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I have relief already and just found this video 10 minutes ago! Great video.

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Wow felt so good after. Ily doc

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[@RE_SHORT_IT]

These really helped me after sleeping with to many pillows under my neck last night. Wow what a relief these provided. Thanks for sharing!

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[@wtatsea]

Its so funny some of them gave me instant relief , thank you so much

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Thank you...the first ones were painful then less so as the stretches goes...i will repeat them again later

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thank you I am finding it very helpful I have been having trouble turning my neck at a road junction
now I can turn my head easily Peter in the UK

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Thanks Doctor I appreciate your sharing and I’m experiencing a stiff neck,my only problem at night time every time I go to rest room I having a hard time to get up to much pain. Thanks 🙏

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[@icya_09]

Thank you, this is really helpful. I’ve been having stiff neck for 4 days that it reached my shoulder, so I tried looking for exercise to ease it up. I followed these steps one round and feel much better now. Will try again in the morning. 😊

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Bro now you stiff neck is completely gone? How long does it take to complete cure

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[@O.S.A]

Really loved that video. Not a whole video with bunch of talking and then giving ONE technique!
Straightforward to the point.
This was very simple to apply and gave me great relief.
Thank you doc!

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[@BretABennett]

The worksheet is worth every penny. Buy it! Nicely done, thank you.
I might add that these exercises may also work for unexplained frontal/forehead headaches that begin an hour or two after sitting down to a computer screen. A neurologist recently pointed out to me that my headaches were being caused by stiff neck and nothing more. The doctor suggested physical therapy. Then I remembered having this same headache problem before, but for a different reason.
Back then it was caused by upper upper back strain that was caused by having progressive eyeglasses lens whose pinpoint focus on a 32-inch monitor in front of me had my head moving constantly all day. That problem was solved by getting Rx Computer Occupational Glasses that would focus on the whole screen at once, and they had a bifocal for looking down at the under-desk keyboard and notepad on the desk in front of me. That relieved the upper back strain. But . . .
That lack of head movement introduced a stiff neck. I don't remember exactly how I found out about the stiff neck stretches back then. But when the neurologist recently said I needed therapy for stiff neck to stop the headaches, this all came back tell me.
I'm really happy to find Dr. Jo's modern presentation. It has more detail than my twenty-year-old video. Sorry for the long comment. I hope my experience and Dr. Jo's programs help someone else : )
P. S. I have no connection with Dr Jo other than buying this worksheet (with the links to the videos)

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