With the popularization of mobile phone use, cervical spine problems are no longer the "patent" of young people, many elderly people bow their heads for a long time to play with mobile phones, which brings great pressure to the cervical spine, resulting in headaches, shoulder and neck pain and even finger numbness and other problems.
Focusing on the actual needs of the elderly, starting from the health services for the elderly, Fengpu Street carries out community activities with diversified characteristics according to local conditions, so that the elderly can enjoy convenient and accurate community services. The staff of Qintang Life Station designed a set of simple and easy cervical spine exercises operated by manual massagers to help the elderly relieve cervical spine pressure, improve blood circulation, and improve physical and mental health.
At the beginning of the activity, the staff distributed semi-finished cervical massage tools and taught the elderly to complete the assembly, so that they could understand the working principle of massage tools.
The first move of cervical spine exercises: "Stretch to the sky". Straighten your back, grasp both ends of the massager with both hands and place it on the back of your neck, then roll the massager up and down to feel the feeling of your cervical spine being stretched.
The second move: "Neck Rotation Exercise". Keep your upper body straight, relax your shoulders slightly, place the massager on your neck and massage it horizontally from left to right, turning it to the extreme position, effectively enhancing the flexibility of your muscles and reducing stiffness.
After doing cervical exercises, the old people couldn't help but sigh: "I feel quite comfortable, just at the beginning of the cold hair is erected, after repeated three times, I obviously feel that the cervical spine is relaxed, people can't help but close their eyes, I will do this exercise every night before going to bed in the future, and the sleep will definitely be better." The staff called on the elderly to insist on practicing cervical spine exercises every day, and maintain good posture and healthy living habits, so that the elderly can have a healthy and comfortable life.