Stretching points to ease neck stiffness

 

Correct answer of neck stretch... 

It changes greatly just by being aware of it! Stretching points to ease neck stiffness

When you are worried about stiff neck, you may move your neck to stretch. In such a case, just holding down the points you should be aware of will greatly change the stretching effect. This time I will tell you the point.

What is the key to effective neck stretching?

When you're worried about stiff neck, you often stretch your head by moving it back and forth and left and right. When you actually move it, how does it work? In many cases, they make small movements by moving only their heads. This movement makes it difficult to improve stiff neck, and not only does it make you feel uncomfortable, but it can also make you more tired. However, neck stretching becomes effective just by pressing and moving the points that you should be aware of.

What you should be aware of is the clavicle

Touch the depression between the collarbones as you stretch your neck. Then touch the spine on the other side. Simply touching these two points and moving your neck while being aware of moving the clavicle and the spine on the opposite side as a fulcrum will make neck stretching effective. Why is that? It is on the spine opposite the clavicle. 

This place has cervical vertebra No. 7. With the normal way of moving the neck, only the upper part of the cervical spine is used to move it, and the entire cervical spine cannot be used. By continuing this, the range of motion of the neck will be narrowed, and a vicious circle that makes it easier to stiff will continue. However, by making it easier to use by touching the cervical spine No. 7 on the opposite side of the clavicle, you can stretch using all the cervical spine and it will be easier to widen the range of motion. There is cervical spin number 7. With the normal way of moving the neck, only the upper part of the cervical spine is used to move it, and it is not possible to use the entire cervical spine. 

By continuing this, the range of motion of the neck will be narrowed, and a vicious circle that makes it easier to stiff will continue. However, by making it easier to use by touching the cervical spine No. 7 on the opposite side of the clavicle, you can stretch using all the cervical spine and it will be easier to widen the range of motion.

The range of motion changes just by holding down the point and moving it, so be sure to be aware of it when stretching your neck. Writer / Saori Iso Yoga instructor. She has been familiar with ballet and marathons since childhood and is interested in using her body.

She encountered yoga when she was a student, and while working as an office worker, she studied various yoga at home and abroad, and she was led to the world in earnest and became an instructor. She now also offers a variety of situations and online lessons so that she can enjoy yoga regardless of her style.

In addition to supervising yoga content such as magazines and the web, she also produces large-scale yoga events. Familiar with the marathon and interested in using the body. She encountered yoga when she was a student, learned various yoga at home and abroad while working as an office worker, and was led to the world in earnest and became an instructor.

Currently, we also offer various situations and online lessons so that you can enjoy yoga regardless of style. In addition to supervising yoga content such as magazines and the web, he also produces large-scale yoga events.

Maybe your stiff shoulders are actually caused by "hand fatigue"? 

Wrist loosening that makes stiff shoulders easier

We are overworking our hands in our daily lives, such as desk work, smartphones, housework, childcare, and hard work. In fact, the stiff muscles around this hand can lead to stiff shoulders.

Wrist muscles are muscles It is said that it is connected to the shoulders and neck via the membrane (the membrane that covers the whole body such as muscles and organs) and muscles. 

The stiffness and stiffness of the wrist muscles can be transmitted through these fascia and muscles, causing stiff shoulders and stiff neck. Also, in order to prevent tendonitis caused by overuse of fingers and hands, I would like to take care during the gap time on a daily basis.

(1) Finger stretch

・Tangle the fingers of both hands deeply to the base, squeeze them tightly, and release them 2-3 times. It stimulates the base of the finger to promote blood flow at the end.

(2) Wrist turning exercise

・ Hold the right arm slightly above the right wrist with your left hand by “sliding forward”.

・ Turn the right wrist 5 to 10 times clockwise and 5 to 10 times

counterclockwise to smooth the movement of the wrist joint. And relax the

muscles. Do the same on the other side.

(3) Stretching of the forearm extensor muscles (back side of the hand)

・ Stretch your right arm forward, turn your palm toward yourself, and bend your

wrist while supporting it with your left hand.

・ Stretch your thumb. There are many muscles around here, so please enjoy the variations by bending your wrists with your fingers extended or bending your fingers. The muscles that move the thumb are independent of the muscles that move the other four fingers, so the thumb should be stretched separately.

・ Stretching the forearm flexor muscles (palm side).

・ Stretching the four fingers from the index finger to the little

finger while bending the wrist toward yourself.

・ Stretching the thumb Fatigue

of the muscle group that works such as holding the hand and bending the wrist Take. Again, the thumb has different muscles, so extend it separately from the other four fingers. You can stretch either the back of your hand or the palm of your hand first, so do the same on the other side.

Stretching by stimulating the fingers, wrists, and forearms can be expected to relieve muscle stiffness, hand fatigue, arm fatigue, and shoulder and neck fatigue connected from there. Feel free to try it at your desk, during housework, in the bath, or as a stretch that you can do whenever you think of it.