Learn how to do a cervical self-massage

Does your back or neck hurt every day?. It is one of the most common problems we have today. Stress, bad body positions, and heavy lifting can be some of the factors that influence pain. Today you will learn how to do a cervical self-massage.

Without a doubt, for these purposes, the physical therapist is at your disposal. Although if you need a quick solution to relieve that dizziness or occasional pain, now you can perform a cervical self-massage comfortably at home. It will not take you long but it will leave you with great advantages to consider.

Benefits of cervical self-massage

With a massage of this type, you can relieve various ailments in a matter of minutes. From the contractures in the cervical part like slightly relieving the headaches that are caused by the accumulated tension. All these improvements are thanks to the fact that with Tapping Therapy, we are able to increase blood flow. We will release endorphins and also, we will stimulate the area, making the pain disappear. We will be able to undo the so-called trigger point, which is the cause of these pains and contractures. Finally, you will get to relax, which is also very necessary. So, whether or not you have problems in this area, a self-massage never hurts.

Steps to follow in a cervical self-massage

We are going to start our massage by placing each thumb behind the corresponding ear. You will press lightly, following a straight horizontal line until you reach the back of the head. That is, from the ears to the head.

Now we will do the opposite route. That is, we start from the central part of the head, towards the ears. In this case, in addition to the pressure with the fingertips, we will try to remove the nails a little and tear slightly. Don't hurt yourself! You will pass several times, but in this area, you must try not to pass us, since it is crossed by a nerve.

Place both hands on the nape of the neck. You will squeeze slightly and you will open them, as if you were stretching the skin. This movement will be carried down the neck. With it, you can also work in the shoulder area. You can help yourself by tilting your head slightly to the side or back.

A little below the shoulder, you will find the scapula. There you will do a massage back and forth, covering a short distance and repeating for a few seconds.

On the front, we will place our fingers on the vertebrae that come down from the neck. That is, in the lateral parts of it. You apply slight pressure and carefully slide backward on the trapezoid. Remember that with each hand movement, you must do a correct and calm breath. Since this will help us to relax the body.

When to perform a cervical massage

As we mentioned before, it can be done whenever we want. That is, it is not necessary to have an ailment. But if we have it, then it is convenient to repeat every 4 days. As you can see, it will not take more than 10 minutes per session. If you have an injury, then the following will sound:

Bad postures: We try to sit correctly, but we don't always succeed. Hence, back and cervical problems appear.

Cervicalgia: When we have pain in this area, which is repeated, we can speak of cervicalgia. It is not something that can be solved quickly. But there are treatments and steps to consider. You have to know that it is a zone of nerves, so any type of tension will affect us. Massage is one of the healthiest means to mitigate the pain and dizziness that cervicalgia produces.

Sometimes pain is not only concentrated due to problems in the cervical area. But it can also come from other parts of the back. So a more extensive massage will also be necessary.

So, as we see, massages are basic to relax the body. In this way, we will release the tensions and knots that usually settle on us, and that leaves us a lot of pain. Now you know how to reduce it in a simple way.