Relieve cervical and lumbar pain, press the reflex area on the back of the hand
People often experience cervical (lumbar) pain in life, which affects work and walking. In this regard, we often relieve pain by pressing the painful part, but you may not know that there are several parts on the back of the hand that are closely related to the cervical and lumbar spine. Massaging these parts in time can relieve pain anytime, anywhere, and even provide spinal health care. effect.
Relieve cervical pain
Press the gap between the index finger and middle finger on the back of the hand and push it towards the wrist until it cannot be pushed. There is a physiological depression in this part, which is the acupuncture point responsible for the cervical spine.
Regular pressure and rubbing of this area (pressing and rubbing until it feels sore) can relieve stiffness and discomfort in the cervical spine. There is an acupoint on the back of the left and right hands, so you may wish to use the left and right hands to rub the acupuncture point in turn, for a few minutes each time.
Relieve lumbar pain
Press the gap between the ring finger and the little finger on the back of the hand and push it towards the wrist until it cannot be pushed. There is a physiological depression in this part, which is the acupuncture point responsible for the lumbar spine. If you feel sore when you press and rub this acupoint, it means that there is a problem with the lumbar spine. Frequent pressing and rubbing of this point can relieve the pain and discomfort of the lumbar spine. There is an acupuncture point on the back of the left and right hands. You can often press and knead the acupoint with the left and right hands, and press and knead for a few minutes each time.
How to take care of your spine
Neck stiffness, shoulder pain, sciatica and other cervical (lumbar) spine problems are common civilization diseases caused by modern people's long-term use of computers or mobile phones, lack of exercise, and poor sitting, standing, and sleeping postures. If there is no proper prevention or treatment of this, it is likely to cause more serious health problems. Make good use of the following spinal conditioning methods, you can maintain the spine in daily life and prevent diseases.
Feet together, hands in a herringbone shape and at waist level.
Extend the arms and palms forward, with the fingers slightly separated and the fingertips raised, allowing the shoulder blades to drive the movement.
Start to open and close the scapula. The method is to push the hand out and keep the fingers in an upturned position. A set of opening and closing exercises should be repeated 108 times. It is recommended to do about 2,000 times every day, anytime, anywhere.
After completing 108 times, first do a breathing exercise called "Rejuvenation of Two Instruments", restore the hands to the side, and keep the natural drooping. At the highest point of the shoulder, draw a circle up, back, and down 6 times, then do it in the opposite direction 6 times, and finally shake the left and right shoulders slightly to be completed.
Precautions
When you do it more than 30 times, your shoulders will feel very sore or very tired. At this time, you can relax naturally and do it slower, but it will be effective if you continue to do it.
Shrugging the shoulders up or swinging the arms back and forth is a wrong posture and cannot achieve the effect of conditioning the spine. To make sure your posture is correct, ask someone to put their hands on your shoulder blades, making sure they feel pinched.
Text / Lu Xuexuan
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