This current Valentine's Day, shock your accomplice (or anybody you adore!) with the endowment of an unwinding neck rub.
You don't need to be a guaranteed rub advisor to help a friend or family member discover some alleviation from his or her throbbing neck.
Bryan Tharnish, LifeSpa Massage Therapist and Regional Massage Educator for Life Time — The Healthy Way Of Life Company, offers these tips for giving a neck knead, which you can do pretty much anyplace:
Guide THE PERSON TO LIE DOWN FACING UP. THE NATURAL CURVE OF THE NECK MAKES IT EASIER TO ACCESS ALL THE MUSCLES THIS WAY, AND LYING DOWN ENSURES THE MUSCLES THAT NEED TO BE RELEASED AREN'T BEING USED.
APPLY A WARM TOWEL OR HEATING PAD TO THE AREA YOU'LL BE WORKING ON. THIS SERVES AS A CALMING AGENT, SOFTENING CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND MUSCLES TO MAKE THEM MORE RESPONSIVE TO PRESSURE.
IN AN EFFORT TO FURTHER WARM THE TISSUE AND MUSCLES, GENTLY LIFT AND ROTATE THE PERSON'S HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
Start BY GENTLY MASSAGING THE UPPER TRAPEZIUS MUSCLES — THE LARGE TRIANGULAR MUSCLES EXTENDING OVER THE BACK OF THE NECK AND SHOULDERS — WITH YOUR FINGERTIPS. CHECK WITH THE INDIVIDUAL ABOUT THEIR PREFERRED AMOUNT OF PRESSURE.
Presently MASSAGE THE FRONT OF THE NECK. APPLY GENTLE, CONSISTENT PRESSURE (WITHOUT PRESSING THE TRACHEA), MOVING DOWNWARD FROM BELOW THE HEAD TO THE SHOULDERS.
Plan to dedicate at least 15 minutes for the treatment, checking in with your cherished one all through to decide how much weight they like and if there are sure spots along the neck and upper shoulders that need more consideration.
For additional on the medical advantages of back rub, look at "Mmm, Massage: Surprising Ways Massage Heals the Body and Mind."
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