Cervical osteochondrosis causes many unpleasant syndromes, such as:
- violation of sensitivity in the cervical region, head, arms;
- Headaches
- dizziness;
- hearing impairment.
The list of diseases is far from complete. The most effective treatment for cervical osteochondrosis at home is self-massage.
How to do an effective self-massage for cervical osteochondrosis?
Patients suffering from cervical osteochondrosis need self-massage, this is what can really help them. It has been shown that the effect of a correct therapeutic massage is not only pronounced, but also very long in time: the symptoms of osteochondrosis can disappear for several months after the first course. In addition, regular self-massage will help improve the condition of the cervical spine, which will slow down the progression of the disease.
What methods are safe and harmless for our neck?
An effective method for cervical diseases is self-massage, which involves a comfortable posture that can be adopted in any comfortable chair. The movements start from the back and are stroking, shaking and squeezing.
At the beginning of the self-massage, the back area is worked between the shoulder blades, then they move to the shoulder girdle and chest area, located above the mammary glands. The massage should not be painful. The more vigorous the movement, the fewer repetitions you need to do.
Next, we go directly to the cervical region: in the direction from the back of the head to the back, we perform it with both hands along the spine, then with squeezing movements we massage the neck, replacing them with tapswith the edge. of the palm, for which we use our brushes on both sides of the spine and make 3-4 tightening movements. It ends with a few strokes on the nape.
The third stage is rubbing. The fingertips are placed on the back of the head, then the skin is rubbed from top to bottom. After that, the back of the neck is rubbed in a circular motion in the direction from the back of the head to the back. The final stage of the self-massage repeats the first.