Neck pain can develop due a lot of reasons including stress incorrect posture poor ergonomics at work and poor sleeping posture. If the pain is chronic and severe restricting your range of motion completely then the only option is to take sufficient rest. However you can do a lot of things to relieve mild to moderate neck pain occurred due to sprain and injury. Here are some helpful ways. Avoid strenuous neck movements: Avoid quick movements of the neck and avoid holding the neck in a position that hurts. When you lie down always rest your neck in a neutral