Don’t have a cold, but feel like your throat is blocked? This could be caused by excessive stress. Massaging the muscles near the collarbone and sides of the neck can make breathing deeper, relieve physical and mental tension, and soothe throat symptoms. Hidetoshi Ishigaki, instructor of the Japanese Backbone Health Association, introduces 3 massage methods to resolve throat discomfort.
Massage above the collarbone (3 to 5 times on the left and right sides)
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1. Bend your index and ring fingers into a hook shape, hang it on the Quepelin point inside above your collarbone, then press gently. Remember to curl your thumb into the palm of your hand to avoid hitting your throat.
2. Raise your arms and draw a large circle inward. As you raise your arms, feel the protruding muscles above your collarbone with your hands. When drawing a circle with your arms, remember to let your elbows pass close to your ears as you gently press the Quepen point.
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Lateral neck massage (3 positions left and right, 3 to 5 times)
Use your index and ring fingers to press the scalene muscles. The muscle that extends just below the raised bone (mastoid process) behind the earlobe to the junction of the shoulder and neck is the scalene muscle. When you press, you can use your fingers to press the top of this muscle for 3 seconds and then quickly release it. Move your fingers towards the junction of your shoulders and neck and press the other two areas in the same way.
Chin extension (5 seconds x 3 times)
The muscles in the front of the neck can become tight and stiff due to poor posture. Stretch the muscles in the front of your neck that don’t get stretched often, and massage the muscles under your chin, so you can breathe more easily. Other effects include improving sagging skin on the face, eliminating wrinkles on the sides of the neck, improving sagging skin on the neck, and eliminating double chin. When stretching the muscles of the front of your neck, remember not to arch your back or shrug your shoulders, but also to adjust your posture and relax your shoulders.
1. Cross the fingers of both hands, then place them under your throat, hang your thumbs near your collarbone, then cross the fingers of both hands under your throat. At this point, you can press the tip of your tongue against the roof of your mouth.
2. Lift your chin for 5 seconds, then move your eyes toward the ceiling and press your hands on your back to stretch the muscles in the front of your neck. After holding this position for 5 seconds, return to position 1.
◎ This article is excerpted from/”The strongest shoulder and neck massage to regulate breathing and autonomic nerve” written by Hidetoshi Ishigaki
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