Oriental techniques, which have been operating for many centuries, designed to improve the body and spiritual organization of a person, are especially popular in recent decades. One of these practices is qigong gymnastics, aimed at improving the spine. Known to the Chinese for a long time, qigong for the spine is firmly established in the lives of people around the world who have problems with the musculoskeletal system. A unique system based on proper breathing and relaxation of the whole body, the ability to concentrate, gives a powerful healing effect.
What is the complex for?
The spine is the core of the body of 35 vertebrae. Physical inactivity, inactivity, unwillingness and inability to properly load the body with useful physical exercises lead to back pain. To avoid this discomfort and problems, qigong he alth-improving gymnastics, which is aimed at stretching the spinal column, will help.
Many people who have not experienced the diseasepreviously, they have no idea what this exercise technique is for. With the help of gymnastics, you can achieve the following goals:
- form the correct body structure;
- create a he althy posture;
- achieve joint flexibility;
- eliminate deep muscle clamps;
- he althy spine;
- to achieve freedom of movement in the joints;
- improve blood circulation in all organs;
- open all channels in the body for the free movement of energy in them;
- increase vitality.
Even the most "hardened", "wooden", rigid body can be softened to the desired result using the qigong technique for the spine. The reward will be lightness and flexibility. Of course, some effort and work with the body will be required from a person. You need to learn attentive and clear movements without tension, which will allow you to flow from one position to another.
What does the qigong complex give, what processes occur in the body?
The regular execution of techniques leads to amazing results.
1. Spine. Correction of posture disorders. Elimination of deformations of the spinal column, its free movement.
2. Limbs (legs, arms). Active joint movement. Restoration of the functions of bones and tendons. Unhindered movement.
3. Head. After doing qigong exercises for the spine, the mind clears up, the head becomes clear, the body acquires extraordinary lightness. Improves memory efficiency, restores sleep,the body is filled with energy. Due to the influx of oxygen to the brain, the speed of thinking and physical reactions appears.
4. Vision. Thanks to the flow of blood to the organs, the eyes gain visual acuity, clear up, and see better.
5. Zone of the abdomen. Long-term qigong exercises for the spine help to improve intestinal motility. It also reduces fat deposits in the abdomen and hips, improves the appearance of a person.
6. Pulmonary and cardiovascular system. Regular performance of a set of exercises improves ECG indicators, lung and heart functions improve, shortness of breath disappears, and the strength of heart contractions increases.
7. Spleen, liver, stomach. Assimilation of nutrients improves, appetite improves. Liver functions optimize their work, resistance to diseases appears, immunity increases.
8. reproductive system. Chinese he alth gymnastics qigong helps in the prevention of sexual impotence, prostatitis, dysmenorrhea. Both women and men increase their reproductive function.
Undoubted merits of techniques
There are no restrictions on age and physical condition for these classes, this qigong gymnastics for the spine differs from many other techniques. There are no sudden movements in the exercises, so they are indicated even for very old people.
Smooth slow movements of the body are useful for those who suffer from high blood pressure. The pace of gymnastics allows you to balance the emotional state, mind and emotions.
It is known that the appearance of many diseases is associated with disorders in the musculoskeletal system. Therefore, medical qigong helps to improve the general condition, cure many other diseases.
This set of exercises does not require a special room. Enough 2-3 meters of free space and a mat.
Even some chronic diseases can be cured without the use of drugs, only if you exercise regularly.
Risk zones, or To whom qigong is shown
- people with spinal injuries resulting in weakening of the muscular corset;
- older patients;
- leading a sedentary lifestyle (clerks, drivers, office workers, seamstresses, in general, those people whose workplace is a table and a chair);
- having tendon weakness and poor posture (weakened muscle corset causes constant muscle tension, inability to straighten up);
- people who have diseases of the joints and spine (osteochondrosis, scoliosis, lumbago).
Exercise is recommended for those who have back pain. Qigong is especially useful for spinal hernia. Charging helps to eliminate intervertebral protrusions.
Choosing a set of exercises
There are several varieties of qigong gymnastics for the spine. There is only one rule: a specialist in technicians should select the complex, based on the testimony of a doctor, if a person has serious problems. You can start classes by choosing a complex from the followingtypes of gymnastics:
- Tibetan;
- he alth;
- strengthening muscle;
- exercises for osteochondrosis;
- exercise for spinal hernia.
Qigong complex, exercises for the spine
1. Fold your arms into a castle and raise them up above your head, close your straight legs together. Very slowly get up on your toes, while straightening your arms and stretching the top of your head up. Thus, the whole spine, the whole body is stretched. Then lower yourself to the starting position, slowly.
2. Hands in the same lock position, but bent at the elbows. Make movements to the side - to the right, to the left, like a pendulum of a clock. Hold briefly when tilting.
3. The starting position is the same, only now bend the legs slightly. Making a pendulum.
4. Take the position as in the second exercise. When bending over, straighten your arms. Returning to the starting position, bend your arms. The spine is stretched as much as possible, and you need to try to concentrate on this feeling.
5. Close your legs together, clasp your hands in a lock, turn your torso 90 degrees, while stretching your arms.
6. Perform exercise number 5, only add turns of the neck, turning it all the way.
7. Put your feet wider than your shoulders, lower your arms. Do inclinations, while resting your hand on your knee, and lift the opposite one up.
8. Stand up straight, put your hands on your belt. Push your head forward like a bird does. Movements should be slow and smooth.
9. The same starting position, only now turn your head to the sides and try to touch your shoulder with your chin.
10. The former position, the head gradually leans towards the chest, then carefully tilt it back. Do not make sudden movements!
11. Do not change the starting position. Make circular movements with your head.
12. Hands on the belt, legs bent. Raise the lower limb at an angle of 45 degrees. Rotate with the foot of the raised leg. Then change position.
13. Hands are raised at shoulder level. Legs are closed, straight. Slowly lower your hands and clasp them in the lock, then raise and stop in the chest area. Gently bring to the level of the forehead and at the next stage, unfold the arms, while raising the elbows. The next movement is to raise one elbow while lowering the other. Move the chest in the direction where the arm is raised. The torso also makes a U-turn behind the upper elbow. In this exercise, reaching the maximum muscle tension, change the position of the elbow and body. Finish the gymnastics by lowering and connecting the elbows in the chest area. Do 10-18 reps.
These exercises are initial in the qigong system. Having studied them and having tested them, having worked out regularly, you can proceed to more complex ones. This will enhance the healing process.
Precautions
When doing the exercise, you need to carefully monitor your feelings. If during any movement discomfort is felt, then you should immediately stop. When the trouble passes, start again the same exercise, completing it.
To problem areasthe spine can not make any sudden efforts. Movements should be done with minimal stress, gradually increasing the load. Breathing during gymnastics should be kept calm and even.
Chronic patients are advised to exercise 2 times a day. For ordinary people, once is enough, but regularly. The duration of the complex is short, only half an hour. The repetition of each exercise is done according to the sensations and desire.
Butrimov Complex
There are sets of exercises, the specialization of which is aimed at the rehabilitation of the spine in the postoperative period. But in the complex that Butrimov picked up and improved, qigong for the spine is adapted to the Slavic anatomical type.
What kind of gymnastics is this?
By and large, the Chinese he alth system is a whole science. It helps to reveal their abilities, to know oneself. For a long time practicing qigong, biologically active points on the hands are activated, such people begin to heal others, remove pain, and massage. The real masters and gurus of this science are able to accumulate positive energy, cleanse themselves of negative energy. But first of all, a person must heal himself.
Result
Studying these practices is very interesting and educational. Qigong gives many different possibilities. This is he alth, lightness in the body, a feeling of fullness of life. Success in comprehending Eastern practices is guaranteed to help a person not be distracted by weaknesses and illnesses of the body.
