Massage Therapy for Stiff Neck
Sometimes
the proverbial pain in the neck does have a physical
basis. Stress--physical or otherwise--tenses the
muscles in your neck, and you wake up one morning
with a neck that sends complaint messages flashing
through your nervous system.
A stiff neck is a common, usually harmless, problem
that lasts just a few painful days. Whether you
already have a stiff neck or you've had it before
and want to avoid an encore, try these helpful hints.
Step
Tian Rong Point
On the neck, In the depression between the angle of
the mandible and the anterior margin of the
sternocleidomastoid muscle. Massage it for 1-3 minutes.
Massage Therapy
Benefits The Neck And Throat, Lowers Rebellious Qi, Benefits The Ears, Reduces Swelling ; Asthma - Deafness - Facial Edema - Goiter - Throat
Infections - Throat Pain - Throat Soreness - Tinnitus
Step
Jian Jing point
Between the root of back neck and shoulder.
Hold the shoulder and massage it by thumb for 1-3 minutes.
Massage Therapy
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
Step
Qu Yuan Point
Above the shoulder blade.
Pressed the shoulder verticality and massage it for 1-3 minutes.
Massage Therapy
Qu Yuan point can improve the stiff back and very
effective to stiff shoulder and stiff back.
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Massage Therapy Symptom Category |
| Head and Face : |
Headache, Head Heaviness - Face Neuralgia - Eye Fatigue - Neuralgia in the back of the head - Eyesight Going - Spastic Face |
| Ear and Nose : |
Snuffle - Chronic Rhinitis, Nasal Sinusitis - Pollen Rhinitis - Tinnitus and Deaf |
| Oral and Pharynx : |
Toothache - Stomatitis - Sore Throat |
| Neck, Shoulder : |
Neck Pain, Shoulder Stiff - Stiff Neck - Gout - Periarthritis Shoulder |
| Arm, Hand, Chest : |
Arm Paralysis - Tennis Elbow (Elbow Joint Pain) - Twist of the Wrist - Chest Pain, Intercostal Neuralgia |
| Low back, Leg, Foot : |
Low Back Pain - Back Pain - Sciatica - Knee Pain - Leg Cramps - Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Digestive System : |
Abdominal, Stomach Flatulence - Chronic Gastritis, Stomach Ache - Stomach Ulcer, Duodenal Ulcer - Chronic Diarrhea,Enteritis - Constipation - Hemorrhoids |
| Respiratory System : |
Colds Symptoms - Cough, Expectoration - Chronic Bronchitis - Asthma - Hiccups |
| Circulatory System : |
Insomnia - Vertigo - Hypersomnia, Exhausted - Heart Arrhythmia, Palpitations - Hypertension(High Blood Pressure) - Hypotension |
| Genitourinary System : |
Cystitis, Urinary Tract Infection - Nephrotic, Oedema - Frequent Urination - Erectile Dysfunction |
| Women Disease : |
Dysmenorrhea, Menoxenia - Pregnancy Reaction - Menopausal Syndrome - Female Infertility |
| Children Diseases : |
Sleep Problems (Baby Howling) - Bedwetting - Institutional Weakness - Measles, Mumps, Rubella - Postnatal Stimulation Baby Massage |
| Other Symptom : |
Weight Loss Reducing Fat - Freckles, Chloasma, Acne - Hair Loss and Alopecia - Diabetes - Alzheimer's |
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