Self-massage of the head and neck improves blood circulation well. This is relevant for those patients who suffer from osteochondrosis, migraine, as well as high or low blood pressure. However, visiting a regular massage parlor is very expensive, and not everyone has free time for these procedures. Therefore, you can carry out self-massage of the head at home, alleviating your condition.
Indications for massage
There are many indications for this procedure. Most often, self-massage of the head is carried out in the following cases:
- Frequent headaches and migraines. Often, pain is provoked by too high or low blood pressure. Self-massage of the head in this case accelerates the movement of blood through the vessels, and also eliminates its stagnation, due to which the indicator decreases whenhypertension and increases with hypotension.
- Quite often this procedure is used to avoid alopecia. The fact is that massage movements affect the condition of the scalp, as well as hair follicles. As mentioned earlier, self-massage of the head to improve circulation is ideal. Venous blood moves to the roots of the hair, which helps to strengthen them.
- The course of such therapy improves vascular tone in the brain. If you regularly massage, this will contribute to the active flow of blood flow to the brain tissues, and as a result, it will become habitual for the human body, the process will then occur on its own.
- Self-massage of the head and face promotes the regeneration of skin cells, as well as improving the condition in general. In addition, such manipulation smoothes wrinkles.
- He alth treatments can be done after sleep to activate brain activity. Such a morning session helps you to be in a good mood throughout the day, significantly increasing your efficiency.
- With osteochondrosis, self-massage of the head and neck is done. This disease progresses over the years, and in most cases it appears in those people who lead a sedentary lifestyle. That is why self-massage of the head and neck will be very useful to improve blood circulation. Thanks to this, you can prevent the occurrence, as well as the subsequent development of the disease.
Massage techniques
Beforeto proceed with the procedure, you should pay special attention to your own hands. They must be thoroughly washed with soap and treated with an antiseptic. Self-massage can only be carried out with warm limbs, because the cold will have a tonic effect on the muscles of the head. In addition, nails must be cut short, otherwise you may injure the skin.
If hands are exposed to sweating, then they should be treated with a 1% formaldehyde solution. It is necessary to perform self-massage in accordance with all the rules so that it brings the desired result. Incorrect manipulation can provoke stretching of the skin, and it will look very flabby. The fingers during the massage should slide over the surface of the skin without shifting it.
For headaches
Self-massage of the head with a headache perfectly eliminates this problem. Each manipulation should be carried out 6-9 times. Technique:
- The right hand must be put behind the left shoulder, find the muscle connecting the neck with the back. Press the fingertips on the middle of the muscle, then sort it out, gradually making your way to the collarbone. The duration of this movement should be no more than 5 seconds. Then the same manipulation is performed with the left brush.
- Find the hollows under the ears, insert bent thumbs into them, perform light vibration movements.
- Without changing the previous position, put the middle and index fingers on the eyebrows so that they touch the bridge of the nose. Eyes during this must be closed. Massage the brow ridges with light movements along the hair growth to the temple, and then back, so that the index fingers move along the lower forehead area, and the middle one moves along the eyelids, while massaging the eyeballs.
- Put the palms on the cheekbones, spread the middle and index fingers to fit the ears between them. Now move your hands down, do massage movements. While moving the palms up, the fingers should lightly touch the face.
- Find the hollows under the back of the head, insert the bent thumbs into them. Intertwine the brushes with each other and place them parallel to the back of the head, in contact with it. Without changing the position of the hands, act on the back of the head by connecting and spreading the hands.
- Place your hands with your fingers down, then slide them from the back of the head to the forehead with sliding movements. At the very end, press the eyebrows with your palms, and massage the points on the head with the pads.
- Spread the elbows to the sides so that the forearm is at shoulder level. The left hand is placed on the right, placed with the back side up so that the bent fingers touch the corners of the clavicle. After that, press the chin on the hands, gradually lower it until the head rests completely on the chest.
After such a session of self-massage, you need to shake your brushes to relieve tension. Such manipulations not only relieve pain, but also cheer up.
Japanese self-massage
Very effective is the Japanese self-massage of the head fromheadache. You can find a detailed description of these exercises in the video below.
To improve blood circulation
To improve blood circulation, you can use self-massage. The fingers should be positioned in such a way that they are adjacent to the skull, but the movements must be performed with pads. All self-massage will consist of the following manipulations:
- Rubbing. These actions are carried out with the fingers in the direction down from the top of the head and back. The entire area of the head is covered with small progressive, and then circular movements.
- Tapping. This action is performed alternately with four fingers, while not provoking pain.
- Stroking. This manipulation is performed to the back of the head from the frontal zone.
- Vibration. Vibration is performed with oscillatory light movements, starting from the crown of the head to the forehead, affecting the entire surface of the head.
- Pulling up. Pull-ups and "airing" are performed as follows: the strands must be taken with two fingers, pulled up with gentle movements, making oscillations so that air gets between the individual curls.
For hair growth
This self-massage does not require much time and effort. This procedure not only stimulates hair growth, but also helps those people who are mentally overstrained. The procedure begins with combing light movements with your fingers, while moving to the border of the hairlinefrom the crown. Next, you need to do spiral manipulations with your fingers, starting from the temples and ending with the occipital area. The duration of this exercise should be about 10 minutes.
You can use a wooden comb for self-massage, but this is only allowed if you have non-greasy hair.
Tools
To perform the self-massage procedure, you can use various available tools.
Ideal for stimulating hair follicles is goosebump-antistress. This device is convenient to use and inexpensive.
Darsonval device is able to act on the scalp with high-frequency current. The device is also equipped with a special nozzle in the form of a comb.
Applicators, for example, Kuznetsova or Lyapko, massage the neck area well.
Contraindications
As for contraindications to self-massage of the head and neck, there are few of them. These procedures cannot be done if there are wounds, burns, tumors or dermatological diseases on the skin. A fungal infection is also a contraindication to self-massage, because spores can infect hands, as well as he althy areas on the head. Experts do not recommend self-massage for the following chronic ailments:
- Thrombosis.
- Hemophilia.
- Inflammation of bone tissues.
- Inflammation of blood vessels.
- Pacemaker or metal plate.
Conclusion
There are also other equally effective methods of performing self-massage: Indian, Thai, acupressure, Burmese. All of them are able to influence individual systems of the body, to solve a specific problem. But if you suffer from headaches, you can use the self-massage technique that was described in our article.
