When we sleep, we may encounter the situation of falling on the pillow. When we wake up and move our neck, we feel pain. This will not only physically suffer, but also affect our life and work. What should we do in case of falling on the pillow? Is there any effective way to help the rapid treatment of falling pillow? Let's go and have a look with Xiaobian!
How to get better quickly after falling on the pillow?
1. Preparatory
Take the sitting position, slightly straighten your waist, put your feet on the same width as your shoulders, overlap the palm of your left hand and the back of your right hand, gently put them on your abdomen, look at your eyes and close them slightly, breathe evenly, relax your whole body, sit still for 1-2 minutes.
2. Pressing and rubbing Fengchi acupoints
Place the thumbs of both hands on the same side of the Fengchi acupoint, and the other four fingers on both sides of the head, and press and knead with appropriate force for 0.5 to 1 minute.
Efficacy: relieving wind and clearing heat, opening the orifices to relieve pain.
3. Hold the trapezius
Put one hand on the opposite shoulder, use the thumb and the other four fingers to make an effort, and knead the trapezius for 0.5 to 1 minute. Alternating shoulders.
Efficacy: relax muscles, activate blood and dredge collaterals. 4. Push sternocleidomastoid muscle
Put the thenar of the left (right) hand under the posterior mastoid of the opposite ear, and push and knead down along the sternocleidomastoid muscle for 0.5 to 1 minute.
Efficacy: shujingtongluo, Huoxuezhitong.
5. Knead the neck
Lift the right hand up, put the thumb on the outside of the cervical vertebra, and put the other four fingers on the opposite side of the cervical vertebra. Press the neck muscle up and relax. Knead it down along Fengchi point to Dazhui point for 10-20 times.
Efficacy: it can relieve spasm, relieve pain, and regulate qi and blood. 6. Push and wipe Dazhui point
Close the four fingers of the right hand to Dazhui point and rub them for 0.5 to 1 minute until the local fever occurs.
Efficacy: Shufeng powder cold, regulate lung qi.
7. Pressing and rubbing pain points
Press the thumb of the left (right) hand on the pain point of the neck, and rub it for 0.5 to 1 minute with appropriate force, preferably with acid swelling.
Efficacy: activate blood and remove stasis, dredge collaterals and relieve pain.
8. Qihegu point
Press the tip of the thumb of one hand on the opposite Hegu Point, and attach the other four fingers to the palm. Pinch and press for 0.5-1 minute with appropriate force, with the best feeling of acid swelling. Alternating hands.
Efficacy: regulate qi, dredge viscera, relieve spasm and pain.
9. Pressing and kneading the point of falling pillow
With the tip of one thumb, press it on the opposite side of the occipital acupoint, and the other four fingers are attached to the palm. Press and knead it for 0.5 to 1 minute with appropriate force from light to heavy.
Efficacy: shujingtongluo, antispasmodic pain.
Little knowledge about acupoints
Fengchi point: located under the occipital bone at the back of the neck, at the lateral depression of the tendon.
Dazhui point: located under the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra, at the level of the two acromial peaks.
Hegu Point: located between the mouth of the hand and the tiger, the transverse line of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb of one hand is facing the edge of the web between the thumb and index finger of the other hand, where the tip of the thumb points. Point of falling pillow: located in the back of the hand 2, 3 metacarpal joint between the metacarpal posterior depression.
Self massage has a good effect on the treatment of falling pillow. At ordinary times, the neck should be kept warm and the pillow should be moderate in height when sleeping. If it happens repeatedly, we should go to the orthopedic department of the hospital for examination to eliminate cervical spondylosis.
Prevention of falling pillow
1、 Maintenance
1. One third of the appropriate life with pillow is spent in bed. The height of pillow has a direct impact on the cervical spine. The best pillow should be able to support the physiological curve of the cervical spine and keep the cervical spine straight.
The pillow should be elastic and stable, and the pillow core should be hot compressed sponge pillow core. If you like to lie on your back, the height of the pillow is about 8 cm; if you like to lie on your side, the height is about 10 cm. In supine position, the lower edge of the pillow should be placed on the upper edge of the shoulder blade, and the neck should not be hollowed out. In fact, the real name of a pillow should be 'pillow neck'.
Pillows are not suitable. They are often made into falling pillows. Repeated falling pillows are often the precursor of cervical spondylosis, so timely diagnosis and treatment are needed. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to the pillows, which are made of straw. One is too cold and the other is too hard, so it is better not to use them.