Unlock Tight Back & Neck Muscles Relief in Minutes
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This article is a transcribed, edited summary of a video Bob and Brad recorded in August 2024. For the original video, go to https://youtu.be/09F3vbopLQQ
Brad: I've got tight muscles, my back, my neck. Oh, using this chair kind of helps, and it doesn't help. I don't know what to do.
Mike: We're going to show you five proven methods to help with your back pain and discomfort that you can do at home.
Brad: There you go. Let's go to it.
Mike: So today, we're talking about back and neck tightness, and one easy solution you can use at home is heat.
Brad: That's right. Now, as therapists, we have used hot packs and heat in many, many situations successfully to relax and get those muscles feeling much better. But there's one major key that we know that a lot of people don't know, and they don't have success using their hot packs; it's all going to be cleared up right here. So Mike, do we have anything to expand on with that?
Mike: So you can use a variety of different heat options. We're going to show you how to use a couple of hot packs in different positions for optimal setup, so you can get the most heat on your body part in a good position.
Brad: That's right, now, we are actually going to demonstrate on a recliner, when I use a hot pack, this is my go-to place for my low back and my neck. And I think most people do have a recliner, so listen up closely. Now, you notice, at the beginning, I got up out of a recliner with tight muscles and sore muscles in my neck and back. And that is oftentimes a result of a worn-out chair or a chair that's big, fluffy, that allows or actually promotes poor posture. You sit in it and you have poor posture watching the TV or reading a book for an hour, and you get up and everything is tight and it is hard to straighten up. So you need to do some adjustments to the chair when you decide to put the hot pack on your lower back, that's what we're gonna address first. So this hot pack right here we're going to use, this is a nice one shaped for the lower back.
Brad: This one is weighted, and it really works well. I actually use this one; it was given to us by a supplier. I absolutely love it because it's weighted, a weighted hot pack really helps, and we'll talk about it more as we go through the information. Now, in a chair, this chair is a new one; it does not have, it has fairly good posture, but it's a little too soft in the low back. I don't have good posture; my lower back it's rounded. So, what you're going to do before you put the hot pack in is put a pillow of some sort. This is a nice lumbar; it actually comes with this chair. I'm going to put that there, and I immediately feel better just with the pillow. Now the back muscles are going to start to relax because you have better posture. And there we go, I put the hot pack there, and now I have a premium way to set up for muscles to relax, feel better all in all, just using that support on the lumbar spine with the hot pack combined. Mike, what else do you have to say about this?
Mike: So if you're having neck pain, what you can do is get an optimal setup as well. You may want to put a pillow there, you may not need a pillow there, but you could certainly use a hot pack of sorts, the one Brad had, or there are other options, ones that almost look like superhero capes, you can actually put on for heat to your neck and shoulders.
Brad: Right, now, the big thing about that one, again, this is one that I trialed with, and I just absolutely fell in love with it, particularly for the neck and the back. If you take a hot pack that's square-shaped like this, like most of them are, and you put it around, it's hard to wrap it around your neck and hold it there; it kind of comes away, it does not heat up the neck muscles, it's not comfortable, it's just awkward.
Brad: However, look at Mike, he's got this on. There we go, it actually conforms, this too is a weighted hot pack. So it actually makes contact with your muscles and your body; that is really important, and it has snaps. Turn around once, Mike.
Mike: It has some nice snaps; you can adjust it. I have a big fat neck, so I'm on the very last snap.
Brad: Right, so if you are a smaller person, there are three other options that will adjust pretty much for anybody. So that I would definitely use it, and you could use it like Mike was using it. I would recommend, and I have done this at my house in my recliner with my pillow, and even if you're heating up your neck, you still have to have good posture with your lower back, so support the lower back. Use this, it snaps around, it goes around, snaps, and you get really nice, ooh, the snap, right, there we go. And it's, look at that, it clings to the neck, it's comfortable, it works great. It's got this great big tag on here, but I guess there's important information or whatever.
Brad: So, anyways, here we go. All right, that is absolutely critical. When you have these components, I guarantee you're going to have much more success with hot packs. All right, now, another thing I found really handy in the recliner for getting rid of those tight muscles. Again, posture, for me, I almost always put something in my lumbar support, definitely feels better.
Brad: Now, for my neck, I do want to show you this product Mike has. Mike, can you talk about it a little bit?
Mike: So this is an EZBack Massager. So obviously, if you have tight back or neck muscles, massaging the area can feel really nice, loosen things up, and in conjunction with heat, is even more beneficial. However, reaching back there consistently on your own can be fairly problematic, so here, we have the EZBack Massager.
Brad: That's right, so one of the first times I used this, I actually put it behind my neck because I found out it works on the neck equally as well as on the back. And I had a, this was on my couch, but it works great on a recliner as well. And now I'm getting a nice massage there. Oh, I thought my mic was going to get all messed up with this, but it's actually, can you hear me?
Mike: No, I'm fine.
Brad: Yeah, there we go. And one of the first times I used this, I got comfortable and I fell asleep. The nice thing about this is that it turns off after 15 minutes. I woke up, it was turned off, and I realized, Oh, I'm lying here sleeping on the couch. But Mike is going to demonstrate, if you're in bed, it actually works really well, or on a couch, or on the floor. Mike had to take off his mic, no pun intended. So I'm going to talk for him; he has adjusted now, you can put it on your head either direction, whichever feels better. And the nodules, the massage nodules, either contact the upper neck or the lower neck. So adjust it as you want. Mike is getting it ready, so it feels good. How are you doing, Mike? Good. You know, he's acting like a mute person. So do you have to have your hands back there holding it?
Mike: No, but it's kind of comfortable.
Brad: Whatever you want, now, I sometimes would add a pillow if you want. You can, there you go, now that's lower on the neck, isn't it? Yeah, and I've done that as well, and that really gets those muscles there. Warm, massaging, it's a great product, I love it a lot. And I didn't want to take it away from my house, actually, for this video, but I did.
Mike: Now, you can definitely use a hot pack in bed as well if you're comfortable lying on your back. Simply place it on your bed, or say you're on the floor or even couch, lying down, and then you can lie directly on it. If you feel like it's too warm, you can certainly turn down the intensity, or you can add some layers with a blanket towel, or maybe a sweatshirt.
Mike: If that's too much and you feel more comfortable lying on your stomach, which some people may do when they're having back pain, depending upon what their issue is, you can lie on your stomach, place a pillow under your abdomen to get a little bit better positioning. And then the nice feature of this one is it's weighted, so you're actually going to get a lot of contact and surface area with the weightedness of it. Now, it's not super weighted and going to push on your spine; it's just kind of a nice, light-weighted hot pack.
Brad: Yeah, it's very comfortable. It really is a big advantage, particularly in this position. The only other thing that you want to make sure if you're getting a hot pack, it has a timer on it. You don't want to have one that goes for two hours before it turns off. I like to set them between 20 and 30 minutes, 30 minutes maximum, and have it turn off. You can go longer if you want, if you used it before and you're comfortable with it, but a timer to turn it off, just in case you fall asleep, you don't want to have a hot pack on you for hours on end. All right, so again, using hot packs, we gave you a lot of good information. Positioning is critical. The weighted is really helpful. And again, make sure you have one that turns off. Now, if you're wondering, should I use a hot pack or a cold pack, we have a targeted video, right, Mike?
Mike: Yes, you can check out the video "Heat Vs. Cold (Ice) Pack? Avoid This Common Mistake. Infrared Heat?"
Brad: There you go. Stay in touch.
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