How to massage for cervical pain? Different types of massage

Cervical spondylosis is a common disease in modern society, and its symptoms are complex and changeable. According to its different symptoms, it is divided into many different types, such as cervical spondylosis, etc. Generally speaking, massage can also be used to treat cervical spondylosis. Let me give you a brief introduction below.

Neck type

Massage operation: The patient sits down and uses the fist rolling method to loosen the three lines of the neck.

Fengchi→Jianjing, Fengfu→Dazhui, supraspinatus and back vertebral muscles. Use one finger to push the painful point, push Fengchi and Dazhui, and massage the big tendons on both sides of the neck, from top to bottom several times. Shake the cervical vertebrae, stretch the cervical vertebrae. Rub the ligaments and muscles on both sides of the neck straightly until they are warm. Once a day, 30 minutes each time.

Add or subtract according to symptoms: The neck muscles can touch the spastic belly, and are often combined with massaging Fengchi, Tianding, Tianzhu, Tianzong and the painful points beside the spinous process of the cervical vertebrae, holding Fengchi, holding the neck, and holding Jianjing to enhance the analgesic and anti-spasmodic effects.

Neural radiculopathy

Massage operation: The patient sits, and the side rolling method is used to loosen the paravertebral muscles of the neck. Use one finger to push the three lines of the neck, Fengchi→Jianjing, Fengfu→Dazhui. Use the side rolling method to apply to the affected limb until the numb fingers. Push Fengchi and Dazhui, and press Jianjing, Bihou, Quchi, and Hegu on the affected side. Neck stretching method, hold the upper limb, hold the shoulder (deltoid muscle)→upper arm (biceps, triceps)→forearm (extensor group, flexor group). Twist, adjust, and pull the fingers. Rub and shake the shoulder and the affected limb. Rub the neck ligament and the muscles on both sides straightly until the heat is penetrated. Once a day, 30 minutes each time.

Add or subtract according to symptoms: If the patient's cervical spinous process is outward, after the above manipulations are completed, the patient flexes the neck to an appropriate angle. Generally, the upper cervical vertebrae flex with a small amplitude, while the lower cervical vertebrae flex with a large amplitude. The thumb of one hand can be used to touch the cervical spinous process to be reduced, and the patient's neck can be flexed. When the amplitude of flexion gradually increases, the spinous process will slide upward, and the patient will be stopped and maintained at this amplitude. The doctor presses the misplaced spinous process with the thumb of one hand, supports the patient's jaw with the elbow of the other upper limb, and wraps the forearm around the temporal part of the face. Then, the doctor presses the patient's occipital region with his hand to pull it upward, and rotates it to the affected side at the same time to reduce the intervertebral joint. The sign of reduction should be the movement of the spinous process touched by the thumb, and the rebound should not be used as a sign of reduction.

Vertebral artery type

Massage operation: The patient takes a sitting position, and uses the fist rolling method to loosen the three lines of the neck, Fengchi→Jianjing, Fengfu→Dazhui, supraganglionicus and the back vertical spinal muscles. Use one finger to push Yintang→Shenting, forehead to the left and right Taiyang. Use the thenar joint to rub the forehead and the left and right Taiyang. Use the thumb to press Yintang→Baihui, and press the forehead separately. Apply the sweeping method to the temporal part on both sides of the head, and push the forehead separately and together. Neck stretching. Rub the neck ligament and muscles on both sides of the neck straightly until the heat is penetrated. Once a day, 30 minutes each time.

Add or subtract according to symptoms: For nausea and vomiting, massage Neiguan, Pishu, Weishu, Zusanli, etc. For dizziness and tinnitus, massage Taiyang, Zhuzhu, Baihui, Ermen, Tingguan, Tinghui, Yifeng, etc. For migraine, apply the sweeping method to the sides of the head around the Lugu points, massage Fengchi, Fengfu, Hegu, etc.

Sympathetic

Massage operation: The patient sits, and the side rolling method is used to loosen the paravertebral muscles of the neck. Use one finger to push the three lines of the neck, Fengchi→Jianjing, Fengfu→Dazhui. Use fingers to rub Renying, Qishe, Yifeng, and press the upper and lower eye sockets 12 times. Starting from the Taiyang point, from front to back, use five fingers to grasp the middle, sides, and lower part of the head 12 times. Grab Fengchi and the neck from top to bottom several times, and stop when the swelling is sore. Stretch the neck. Rub the neck ligaments and muscles on both sides of the neck straightly, and stop when the heat is penetrated. Once a day, 30 minutes each time.

Add or subtract according to symptoms: For chest tightness, use the middle finger to massage the Tanzhong, Zhongfu, Yunmen and other acupoints. For palpitations, use the finger to massage the Feishu, Xinshu, Jueyinshu, Neiguan and Waiguan acupoints. For calf soreness, knead the calf triceps, press the Weizhong and Chengshan acupoints, and lift the Achilles tendon.