Self-massage is great to help relieve everyday tension and prevent neck pain, for example. This massage can be done in any environment and lasts about 5 minutes.
Relaxing self-massage is a good option for those who work long hours sitting or are often in stressful situations, as it helps to relax.
How to do the relaxing self-massage
Relaxing self-massage helps to decrease tension in the neck muscles and decrease headache, which can be done by following the steps below:
- Sitting in a chair, close your eyes and support the entire spine well on the back of the chair and leave your arms extended at your sides; take a deep breath 3 times in a row and place your right hand on your left shoulder and squeeze the entire region that goes from neck to shoulder trying to relax. Repeat the same procedure on the other side; Support both hands on the nape and neck and with your fingertips make a small massage as if you were typing on the nape of the neck and return to massage from the neck to the shoulders; Place both hands on your head and with your fingertips give a gentle massage over the entire scalp.
This massage must last at least 5 minutes for it to have the expected effect, and can be done at home, at school or at work.
Also check out the following video on how to do the headache massage:
When is indicated
The relaxing massage can be done at any time and in any place, being mainly recommended for people who spend a good part of their day sitting or are constantly in stressful situations, for example.
In addition to relaxing self-massage, it is important to adopt other attitudes that help you relax, such as meditation, massage with essential oils and physical activity, for example. Thus, it is possible to decrease stress and relieve day-to-day tension, helping to relax. See 8 techniques that help you relax.
