01、Massage like this
Your waist will thank you
There are 3 steps to relieve low back pain
Step 1: Plucking method
People with low back pain lie on the bed, with pillows on their chests, and family members find the painful area through the touch of their hands, which is what is called “hand touching the heart” in massage, and then pressing and rubbing the painful area.
Step 2: Press and knead the Yang point
Efficacy:
By pressing and kneading the Yang point, it can help relieve low back pain.
This is because the bladder meridian has two lateral lines on the back side, and when these two lateral lines converge downward, they are at the Heyang pointIt becomes a line and continues to go down, so pressing and kneading the yang point can not only help stimulate the meridian qi of the bladder meridian, but also relax the waist , thereby effectively relieving low back pain.
Location:
It is located in the posterior calf area, 2 inches below the popliteal striation, between the inner and outer gastrocnemius muscles.
Kneading method:
Knead and knead the Yang point clockwise, and it is appropriate to have a feeling of soreness and swelling.
Step 3: “Take it”
People with low back pain lie flat on the bed, and family members find pain and tension through the touch of their hands, which usually appear outside the navel. Then pinch your abs and lower them to find the balance between your waist and abdomen to help relieve lower back pain.
“One take” and “one turn” easily relieve low back pain
You can also do it at home
“One take”: palm movement
Pinch the waist with both hands, that is, like holding something, from top to bottom, to help relax the lumbar muscles, thereby relieving low back pain. You can also “grab” the stomach to balance the strength of the waist and abdominal muscles, which is also beneficial for relieving low back pain.
“One turn”: Turn the waist
Pinch your waist with both hands, and then turn your waist from small to large.
Health Tips:
1. No matter what kind of massage technique, it is not advisable to use too much force to avoid causing harm to the body, and it is advisable to have a feeling of soreness and swelling.
2. The massage time should not be too long, once a day, 15 minutes each time.
3. Even if you don’t have back pain, doing the above actions can help prevent low back pain.
02、Massage like this
Your cervical spine will thank you
1. A ruler to help you measure your posture
Use a ruler to see if the position of the earlobe exceeds the vertical line of the acromion, and the farther the midline of the earlobe is from the ruler, the more abnormal the curvature of the cervical spine is and the worse the posture.
Note:
Abnormal neck curvature, such as “neck probing”, can lead to increased pressure on the cervical spine, which in turn affects respiratory function and reduces oxygen intakeCompresses blood vessels and brachial plexus, causing dizziness, headache, difficulty concentrating, hand numbness and other problems, and in particularly severe cases, it may even lead to high paraplegia.
2 ways to help you relieve cervical spine pain
Pinch the shoulder well point: Massage each other between family members
Location:
The Jianjing point is located at the midpoint of the large vertebra and acromion, that is, where the muscles are relatively high.
Specific steps:
Find the Jianjing point and help relax the shoulders and neck through pinching, lifting, and releasing techniques.
Hugging the neck to fight: You can do it at any time
If you think it’s okay, you can turn your head left and right when you hug your neck with both hands to help the cervical spine return to normal physiological curvature, thereby relieving cervical spine pain。
03、Massage like this
Your shoulders will thank you
2 ways to relieve shoulder pain
Three points for pinching the shoulders:
Efficacy:
Compared with the pressing technique, the pinching force is greater and the effect of relieving shoulder pain is better, so if you want to relieve shoulder pain, you can try pinching these 3 more famous acupuncture points for relieving shoulder pain, scapular point, shoulder bone point, and shoulder zhen point.
Location:
Scapula point, scapula point:
When the arm is abducted, there will be two pits in the deltoid muscle, and the pit in front is the scapula point. The pit behind is the scapula point.
Jianzhen point:
Find the armpit lines and finger up with your thumb.
Specific steps:
Find these 3 acupuncture points, pinch these 3 acupuncture points with your thumb, index finger, and middle finger, and pinch them for 20~30 seconds a day.
Note:
1. If it is inconvenient to pinch 3 acupuncture points at the same time, you can also perform them one by one.
2. People with severe shoulder pain and rotator cuff injury should not use this method.
Shoulder swing exercise:
Efficacy:
Promote arm circulation and increase shoulder mobility.
Specific steps:
1. Feet shoulder-width apart, shoulders forward and backward;
2. After gradually adapting, you can cross your shoulders back and forth while doing lunges;
3. After the shoulders are further adapted, you can resume standing, feet shoulder-width apart, hands on the chest, keep the body upright, and then armsSwing in circles close to your body.