Chinese medicine massage technique illustration of the massage treatment of fallen pillow

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Chinese medicine massage technique illustration of the massage treatment of fallen pillow

The disease comes from life

Falling pillow, also known as loss of pillow, is an acute sprain or inflammation of the soft tissues of the neck characterized by neck pain, neck stiffness and inconvenient rotation. It occurs in young and middle-aged people, mostly in winter and spring. Patients with drop pillow usually have no abnormal symptoms before going to sleep, but after waking up in the morning, they feel significant pain in the back of the neck, and have limited neck movement. Generally speaking, the pillow and sleep posture, and wind and cold invasion of the back of the neck will also cause the pillow symptoms.

(1) the usual pillow cushion too high, too soft or too hard, or uneven height.

(2) sleeping posture is not correct, especially the neck position is too flexed or extended.

(3) Sleeping process neglected to keep the body warm and cold work, resulting in the neck suffered from cold attack.

(4) daily life from the food intake of nutrition is insufficient, resulting in too weak body is also prone to cause pillow.

(5) overworked body during the day, leading to sleep position at night in an abnormal lying position, the possibility of pillow will also increase.

(6) daily work to keep the head down action for too long, the neck is too strained, after a night’s sleep may also cause a pillow.

(7) If there is trauma to the neck, be sure to take appropriate protective measures, or cause a pillow can only add insult to injury.

(8) If a person cervical spondylosis repeatedly recurring attacks, it is not surprising that the frequent occurrence of the pillow.

Massage centered on the “Ashi point”

The “Ashi point” refers to the most painful part of the neck.

(The “Ashi point” is the name of the acupuncture point classification, also known as the indefinite point, the Tianying point, and the pressure point. These points are usually disease-specific, located near the lesion or at a distance from it, and have no fixed location or name. The method of acupuncture is to use pain as the acupoint, which is often referred to as “pain is the acupoint”. (Clinically, it is temporarily identified by the physician based on the patient’s sensations of soreness, numbness, swelling, pain, heaviness, etc. and skin changes.) First, use the tip of the index finger to lightly press the neck to find the Ashi point, and then massage the thumb from the upper part of the neck on the side of the Ashi point to the back of the shoulder. For the Ashi point, press firmly to feel a distinct sensation of soreness and swelling. This repeatedly massage 2 to 3 times and then hollow fist gently knocking the massaged points 2 to 3 times.

The points that need to be massaged and tapped include Fengchi, Tianzhu, Shuangjing, Tianzong, etc. This massage technique is simple and effective in a short period of time, and has a very good effect of soothing the muscles and relieving pain.

Neck and shoulder massage

First, rub with the palms of your hands from the front of the neck, especially the two acupuncture points of Tian Ding and Qi She. Secondly, gently make a fist with both hands and pat both shoulders from the front side of the body. Third, press and pinch the most painful parts of the neck with your hands. Fourth, the head and neck should be bent forward, tilted backward, sideways and rotated. This set of movements is focused on the activities of the neck and shoulder.

Repeatedly do a few more, to reduce the pain of the pillow and even eliminate the symptoms are very effective.

The key to health care is to treat the disease before it happens

(1) Prepare a healthy pillow. In order to prevent the pillow, first of all, to ensure that the shape of the pillow to be good, preferably the middle part is concave, can effectively support the neck, to prevent the neck slip; Secondly, the height of the pillow is generally women’s pillow in 8 ~ 1 () cm, men’s pillow in 1 () ~ 15 cm; In addition, the pillow should not be too wide, from the shoulder to the ear distance can be, softness to easy deformation is better, and the pillow internal add some Chinese medicine such as Xia Gu Cao, angelica, licorice, etc. more help to enhance the blood circulation of the neck.

(2) Maintain the correct sleeping posture. The neck should be pillowed on the pillow rather than hanging, the head to maintain a slight backward tilt.

(3) Do a good job of keeping warm from the cold. Do not sleep in the direct face of the wind, and make sure that the neck and the whole body are not exposed to fans and air conditioners for a long time in the hot summer, so as to avoid the cold attack on the shoulder and neck.

(4) People who often sit in a sedentary position and maintain the same posture should pay attention to neck health care, lift their heads and move their shoulders and necks frequently to prevent chronic neck muscle strain.

(5) Daily life should be a reasonable diet, balanced nutrition, can be more vitamins, trace elements and calcium and other food, such as dairy products, soybean products, vegetables, fruits, etc..

(6) Regularly participate in sports to strengthen the quality of the body and rest, especially for the neck, you can do radio gymnastics, fitness qigong, etc. to health care.

(7) Pay attention to the prevention of internal and external injuries such as shoulder and neck diseases in daily life, and pay attention to the maintenance and treatment of diseases once they occur, and do not be careless.

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