Which part of the hand should be massaged for cervical pain

As the pace of life quickens, people are under increasing pressure, overdrawing their bodies too much, leading to various diseases, such as cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, etc. These diseases are directly related to maintaining the same movements for a long time, which is what we usually call occupational diseases. Nowadays, people choose to go to massage parlors to massage the painful areas to relieve a day's stress. Cervical pain can also be relieved by massage. You can massage the cervical spine or the hands. So, which part of the hand is effective for massaging cervical pain?

Cervical spondylosis, also known as cervical spondylosis syndrome, is a common and frequently occurring disease among middle-aged people. It is a group of symptoms caused by degenerative lesions of the cervical intervertebral disc and cervical bone hyperplasia that stimulate or compress the cervical nerve roots, spinal cord, vertebral arteries or sympathetic nerves. The clinical manifestations are characterized by neck and shoulder pain, limited mobility, arm numbness, muscle atrophy, etc.

Cervical spondylosis can be divided into five types according to the different sites of compression and clinical symptoms: nerve root type, spinal cord type, vertebral artery type, sympathetic nerve type and mixed type. Among them, the nerve root type is the most common, accounting for about 65% of cervical spondylosis.

Hand massage can relieve spasms in the affected muscles and blood vessels, improve blood circulation, enhance local blood supply, and promote the repair of diseased tissues. It is also helpful in eliminating swelling and relieving pressure on nerve roots or other tissues, thereby alleviating or eliminating symptoms. Hand massage is not effective for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

1. Houxi

Because this point is located at the head of the transverse line behind the little finger, it is higher than the front valley and means a meeting point of small meat, so it is named Houxi.

Location: Located behind the head of the fifth metacarpal bone, at the outer palm line of the hypothenar eminence when making a fist.

Indications: Stiff neck, intercostal neuralgia, headache and neck pain, neck sprain, tinnitus, deafness, and paralysis.

2. Lieque

Look for Lieque on the neck and shoulders. "Lie" means to crack, split, or go separately, and "que" means gap. This point is a collateral point of the lung meridian and does not go through the large intestine meridian. Pressing it can make people feel refreshed, hence the name Lieque.

Location: One and a half inches above the transverse wrist line, at the end of the index finger when the palms of both hands are crossed.

Indications: Stiff neck, cervical spondylosis, cough, asthma, toothache, hemiplegia, headache, facial paralysis.

3. Strengths

Treatment method: 49 strong stimulations

4. Pull the thumb

When pulling the thumb, you must make sure to pull while also pulling, pinch while also pinching, and rub while also kneading in order to achieve good therapeutic effects.