Long-term sedentary staring at the computer screen is prone to shoulder and neck pain. Chinese medicine suggests acupoints to relax muscles. Lin Zhengzhe, director of the Department of Trauma, Zhonghe Hospital affiliated to Higher Medical College, pointed out that shoulder and neck pain is very common in Chinese medicine clinics, especially among low-headed people. It is suggested that when looking at the mobile phone, the head and neck should not be too low to avoid excessive bending of the neck and pay attention to maintaining a good posture; Don't keep the same posture for a long time, such as raising your head or lowering your head, and don't stay up late; And avoid lying in bed or sofa for a long time playing mobile phones or playing App games.
In addition, doing acupuncture points by yourself can simply and quickly eliminate fatigue and relieve soreness. For example, take a break every hour 1 time when playing mobile phones, and do some stretching exercises to relax your muscles; Acupoint * * * *, with finger abdomen * * *, from light to heavy, and then from heavy to light, it is advisable to have a feeling of acid swelling, *** 50 times, about 3 ~ 5 minutes. Don't push too hard to avoid injury.
Chinese medicine points out that doing acupoints by yourself can simply and quickly eliminate fatigue and relieve soreness. (Photography/Huang Zhiwen) 4 acupoints * * * relieve shoulder and neck pain:
1. Fengchi point: located behind the neck, at the depression of hairline angle, one on the left and one on the right.
Efficacy: at the main acupoints of the head, it can increase the elasticity of cerebral blood vessels, promote cerebral blood circulation, and thus improve the local pathological reactions of limbs and five senses; At the same time, it is also an important acupoint to access the brain, eyes and veins and treat diseases of the head, brain, facial features and neck.
2. Dazhui point: the depression under the most concave vertebral body of the neck (that is, the seventh cervical vertebra) when lowering the head.
Efficacy: The Du meridian is located on the Du meridian line of human body, where all meridians meet with Yang meridians, and it is also the intersection of Yin and Yang meridians. Washing this acupoint with warm water can prevent colds; Those who often suffer from backache can also massage, dredge Du meridian and regulate qi and blood.
3. Jianjing point: the midpoint between the lateral edge of the shoulder and Dazhui point, one on the left and one on the right.
Efficacy: regulating qi and blood, relaxing meridians and activating collaterals, dredging collaterals and removing arthralgia. Indications: headache, stiff neck, neck pain, backache and mastitis.
4. Plaster point: located inside the scapula; Four fingers wide scapular margin is opened under the fourth ridge, which is located in the middle of scapular margin, one on the left and one on the right.
Efficacy: Indicating various important acupoints for weak body and chronic diseases. When the body is weak and emaciated after a long illness, it is most suitable to take plaster points for treatment, which can support the yang to strengthen the body, help the yin to camp, reconcile the whole body's qi and blood, and make the body strong again.