Chinese medicine spine treatment

Daoin - health Chinese medicine: treatment of the spine.

Chinese Medicine Daoyin - it is one of the oldest exercise systems in the history of China. It exists approximately 5 thousand years. Daoin is used as a preventive measure against the symptoms of aging and diseases, as well as for the cure of certain diseases. Daoin refers to traditional medicine or health practice. The system of exercises Daoin divorced on the basis of the traditions of Chinese medicine, martial arts and spiritual practices of Taoism and Buddhism. Daoin is an integral part of the Universal Tao."Tao" means "Way", that is, the path of man, the path of nature and the path of achievement.

In Chinese medicine, the most popular are the prevention of disease, strengthening and treatment of the spine. In this article, we'll look at the exercises for our spine as a whole. These exercises will help to open your spine. If you will correctly and regularly perform them. You will feel how your spine becomes flexible and filled with energy. Opening the spine will have a beneficial effect on the entire nervous system.

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Physical exercises Daoin.

Exercise is best done in the morning, because you will be full of energy for the whole day. To begin with, you need to visit a chiropractor. And after that, start practicing the Daoin.

The basis of all the exercises of this group is such that all movements begin with the lumbar region, and not from the head, neck or shoulders. This is a common mistake for beginners. Remember, the movements begin with the lumbar region, then the thoracic region, and then the neck and head.

Daoin includes various techniques. Such as: meditation, breathing exercises and physical exercises. In this article, we will only consider physical exercises for the spine. As meditation and breathing it is desirable to engage with a professional instructor.

Exercises for the treatment of the spine.

1. Peacock looks at the tail.

The starting position, the emphasis, lying( as before pressing on the hands), pull the right knee to the stomach and sit on it. Adjust your hands so that they are aligned with the knee forward.

Pick your chin. To fix your spine and slowly lower your torso down until your stomach touches your right hip. Remember that during this movement, your spine should be straight. After this, we begin to slowly twist the body to the right - up the vertebra behind the vertebra, beginning with the lumbar region, then the thoracic, neck and head. Hips should remain parallel to the floor. Continue twisting the body until you see your left heel.

Do not turn the head and upper body first, trying to see the heel. If at first it does not work out, do not be upset. Your lumbar region should become flexible and elastic. In the end, you will achieve the necessary flexibility.

We return to the starting position in the same sequence. Return the lumbar region, then the thoracic region, then the neck and head to the center position. Do this exercise 3-4 times.

Then change sides. And follow the same exercise to the left.

2. Exercise of the monkey.

The starting position, sitting on the rug, the right foot forward, the left flex and lay the sole on the inner surface of the right thigh - so that next to the groin was the heel, and the knee lay on the floor. Place your right hand outside the right leg above the knee. The left arm is on the outer surface of the right leg below the knee.

Holding the spine, tilt the body forward. The movement starts from the lumbar region, do not round your back and do not lower your head. Lean on as much as you can - without straining. After that, as you bent down, as far as you could, start turning the trunk to the right, twisting the lower back first, then the shoulders, neck and head. To facilitate movement, use your hands on your knee. The left arm - pulls up, the right hand - pushes.

We return to the starting position in the same sequence. First the lumbar region, then the thoracic region, and finally the neck and head. Perform the exercise 3-4 times. Then change sides, and do the same exercise the other way.

3. Exercise of the monkey.

The starting position, sitting on the rug, is the left leg forward, the right leg bend and place the sole on the inner surface of the left thigh. With your left hand, reach for the fingers of your right foot, place your right hand on your right knee.

While keeping the spine level, bend over the torso above the left leg, starting from the waist.

Then rest your right hand on your knee and slowly turn to the right. Twist, starting from the bottom of the spine, to create gaps between the upper thigh and the ribs, and then between all the ribs.

As in the previous exercises, we return to the starting position, beginning with the waist, then the chest, neck and head. Repeat several times. Change sides, and position of legs, on opposite, and repeat exercise with turn to the left.

General advice.

Do exercises slowly, feeling how the spinal muscles are stretched. In the beginning, you may not get it, do not get upset, repeat, and in time you will feel how your spine will become flexible, elastic and filled with energy.

As the Chinese sages say: "You are young for so much, how young your spine is".