Rub the 2 acupuncture points, the shoulders and neck are relaxed, and the mood is good!





Everyone knows that emotions affect our physical health, but we know that 85% of neck and shoulder pain in modern society is caused by emotions.


Human posture is to a large extent an expression of emotions on the body. Mood fluctuations, the body will be unconsciously in a state of tension, so that the neck and shoulder muscles are in an isometric contraction state, blocking blood circulation, resulting in incomplete oxidation and waste removal.


When you are burdened with too many negative emotions, tension, anxiety, worry, and insecurity, these emotions are reflected in the body, that is, the neck and shoulder muscles are tense, and even stiffness and soreness.


Therefore, poor mood can lead to improper posture, which can lead to neck and shoulder pain. Learn to relax your body and emotions so that these problems can be truly and completely healed.

Usually press and knead the Gu acupoint and the hand Sanli acupoint to help relax the mood and relieve the stiffness and soreness of the neck and shoulder muscles.


Hand Sanli Acupoint: Located 2 inches below the Qu Pond, press the end of the meat to the meat.


Hegu acupoint: on the back of the hand, between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones, as the midpoint of the radial side of the second metacarpal bone.


When you feel sore, numb, and swollen during the massage, it is better to have a feeling of "deqi" (attracting qi and blood).


Note: Pregnant women should not press and knead the valley acupoint.


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Stiff and sore shoulders and necks can be cured at home by doing so



Typically, an adult's skull weighs about 7% of body weight. Although the weight of each person's head is fixed, the pressure on the cervical spine varies depending on the angle of inclination, and the more angles the head is protruded, the greater the load on the cervical spine. Working with your head down and playing with your mobile phone for more than ten hours a day, you can imagine how much pressure on the cervical spine is.



How to take care of the shoulder and neck?


The most important thing for shoulder and neck maintenance is to develop a good sitting posture and reduce the time of bowing your head for a long time. For every 1 hour of work, it is recommended to relax for 5 minutes of activity. In addition, pay attention to prevent neck cold, reduce bad habits such as lying on the table and taking a nap.


If you have a heavy daily routine or shoulder and neck discomfort, you can learn the following three tricks:


 The first trick is to stretch your waist (once every 1 hour is recommended).

This small action is very simple, you can easily loosen the spine in just a few minutes, away from the neck, shoulders, waist and back discomfort, netizens who often work at the desk can get up every hour to do this small action, don't wait until the back is stiff and then go to massage, at that time there has been shoulder and back muscle fascial adhesions, and it is much more difficult to eliminate.



Here's how:

Sit upright, stretch your legs forward and tighten up, your toes hooked back in the direction of your body (you feel your calves stretched), and push your heels on the ground.

At the same time, the fingers of both hands are interlocked, the palms of the hands are flipped in the direction of the sky, the arms are straightened, and the upward extension is as much as possible to find the feeling that the spine is being pulled apart.

Hold this position for 10 seconds, relax, and do it again.

Notes:

This is an easy stretching exercise, adjust the movement to the positioning point that you feel "medium tight", and maintain this stretch position without moving.

Breathe slowly and rhythmically. Exhale as you relax and inhale as you hold your posture. Do not hold your breath when stretching. If you find that stretching poses prevent you from breathing naturally, it's not really relaxing, remember to pull your body back a little so that you can breathe normally.


 The second trick  is to relax the shoulders and neck (do it when you have time).

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 The third trick  is to stretch the shoulders and neck (at least once in the morning and once in the evening).