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Massage Therapy for Shoulder Stiff and Neck Pain

Stiff shoulder and stiff back often follow the headache and eye discomfort.
Viscera diseases or mental stress can cause stiff shoulder and stiff back.The reason is the parasympathetic who dominate over the neck and shoulder is link to the vagus nerve who dominate over the muscle viscera, so it easily influenced by autonomic nervous.
Muscle wasting and lactic acid close-packing or cervical spondylosis all can cause stiff shoulder and stiff back too.

StepTian Zhu point
Back of the neck, the crater for the intersection Point of the two big sinews and hairline. Wrap up head with the hands from the back and massage the point by thumb.
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Aversion To Cold - Back Pain - Dizziness - Eye Disorders - Fever Without Sweating - Headache - Headache Occipital - Nasal Congestion - Neck Muscle Stiffness And Tension - Seizures - Shoulder And Back Pain - Throat Soreness - Vertigo - Visual Disturbances
 

StepYi Feng point
The crater for back of the earlobe. At the ear, in the depression between the mastoid process and the mandible, behind the earlobe.Massage it by forefinger for 1-3 minutes
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Benefits The Ears   Expels Wind ,Clears Heat    Activates The Channel Alleviates Pain
Deafness - Ear Disorders - Eye Deviation - Eye Disorders - Facial Edema - Facial Muscle Paralysis - Jaw Disorders - Mouth Deviation - Parotitis - Tinnitus - Toothache - Trismus - Visual Disturbances
 

StepJian Jing point
Between the root of back neck and shoulder.
Hold the shoulder and massage it by thumb for 1-3 minutes.
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Local point for occipital headache, tight trapezius muscles and/or neck/shoulder pain. Phlegm related issues of the head and neck - embolic stroke, neck lumps, swollen lymph nodes, tumors.
Arm Motor Impairment - Back Pain - Dyspnea - Hemiplegia - Labor Difficult - Lactation Insufficient - Mastitis - Neck Pain - Neck Stiffness - Shoulder Pain - Skin Disorders - Uterine Bleeding Abnormal - Windstroke

StepQu Yuan point
Above the shoulder blade.
Pressed the shoulder verticality and massage it for 1-3 minutes.
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Qu Yuan point can improve the stiff back and very effective to stiff shoulder and stiff back.