How to massage your neck

How to massage your neck
 Neck and shoulders - the place that first make themselves felt with fatigue, physical exertion or supercooling. It is this area becomes numb and numb during prolonged static body position. Therefore, it is important to be able to do a relaxing massage of the cervical, that in the event of discomfort not to run for painkillers.
 To start with the neck and forearms must be heated. Take a comfortable position. Place the palms on the back of the neck so that the nameless, middle and index fingers touched near the end of the cervical vertebra. Gentle pressure with your fingers move from a given point to the base of the shoulders, making somewhat similar repetitions. For heating can use ointments or massage oils.

Now proceed to the kneading. Knead the cervical fingertips, pressing the neck muscles to bones and shifting them to the side of the little finger. Kneading spend away from the neck to the level of the blades 4-5 reps on each side. Alternate with kneading strokes (3-4 repetitions). After starting to rub the area of ​​the occipital bone from his right ear to left and back. Do rubbing four finger in a circular motion in the place where the head attached to the neck muscles. And can rub along the vertebrae of the neck with both hands from the scalp to the back. Hands at the same time as to move towards each other.

The front part of the neck flexes to be very careful not hard pressure, without stretching the skin. Alternately stroking her neck with both hands, moving from the chin to the chest. In the presence of a double chin massage the front of the neck and jaw area is a must. Do it like this: stroking, and then gently pat with two hands (the outer side of the hand) from the center to the sides of the chin to the ears and the center of the chin down his throat. Repetition - 4-5 times. Particularly effective tapping his chin once all the fingers of both hands or index and middle fingers of each hand.

Finish neck massage smooth strokes back of the neck. This involves the palms of both hands on the cervical vertebra up and down (from the neck to the base of the neck and back).

Always start a neck massage on the back side, and then go to the front. After the massage, do some exercises for the neck: a circular motion, from side to side and up and down.

Tags: massage, department, spine