How to do the six cervical spine health exercises

  Cervical spondylosis is a common disease, where long-term office work, such as typing, writing, etc. will cause cervical spine injury due to improper posture, in addition, its onset is also related to the stimulation of cold and moisture and other factors. To prevent the occurrence of cervical spondylosis, in addition to correcting bad posture, pay attention to moisture, cold, should also actively strengthen exercise, and frequent activities of the neck. Here are six cervical spine health care exercises for you to practice in ordinary times.  1, before leaning back: before doing the exercise, first natural standing, eyes level, feet slightly apart, parallel to the two shoulders, and then hands forked waist. When the action first raise the head back, while inhaling, eyes to the sky, stay for a moment; then slowly to the front of the chest part of the head down, while exhaling, eyes to the ground. Do this action, to close the mouth, so that the jaw as close as possible to the front chest, stay for a moment, and then repeatedly do four times up and down. The key to action is: stretch, easy, slow, to not feel uncomfortable as appropriate.  2, arm turn: before doing the exercise, stand naturally, eyes level, feet slightly apart, the same width as the shoulders, hands naturally down. Movements first raise the right arm, palm down, look up at the palm of the hand, the body slowly turn to the left, stay for a moment. In the turn, pay attention to the heel turn 45 degrees, the body weight forward, and then the body then turn to the right rear side, slowly inhale when rotating, slowly exhale when turning, the whole action should be slow and coordinated. When rotating the neck and waist, try to turn until you can’t, stay for a moment, and then change the left arm after returning to natural style. And change the left arm, put down the hand to slowly press down along the root of the ear, change the arm and then do the same, back and forth repeatedly twice.  3, left and right rotation: before doing the exercise, stand naturally, eyes level, feet slightly apart, parallel to the shoulders, hands crossed waist. The action will first slowly turn the head to the left side, while breathing in the chest, so that the right side of the neck straight, stay for a moment, and then slowly turn to the left side, while breathing out, so that the left side of the neck straight, stay for a moment. Do this alternately four times. It is important to note that the whole set of movements should be easy and stretching, so as not to feel dizzy.  4, lifting shoulders and neck: before doing the exercise, stand naturally, eyes level, feet slightly apart, parallel to the shoulders, hands naturally down. When the action slowly lift both shoulders, neck as far down as possible, stay for a moment, slowly relaxed shoulders down, head and neck natural outreach, restore natural, and then sink both shoulders, head and neck upward stretch, stay for a moment, relaxed shoulders, and natural exhalation. Note that you have to inhale slowly while shrinking and extending your neck, hold your breath when staying, and try to relax your shoulders and neck when loosening your shoulders. After returning to the natural style, do it again four times repeatedly.  5, left and right swing: before doing the exercise, stand naturally, eyes level, feet slightly apart, parallel to the shoulders, hands crossed waist. When the action head slowly to the left tilt, so that the left ear against the left shoulder, stay for a moment, the head back to the neutral position; then to the right shoulder left ear against the left shoulder, stay for a moment, the head back to the neutral position; then to the right shoulder tilt, the same right ear to close to the right shoulder, stay for a moment, and then back to the neutral position. This swing left and right repeatedly four times, in the head swing need to inhale, back to the neutral position when slowly exhale, do exercises when the shoulders, neck to try to relax, the action to slow and steady is better.  6, wave flexion and extension: before doing the exercise, first natural standing, eyes level, legs slightly apart, parallel to the shoulders, hands naturally down. Action when the lower jaw down the front wave flexion and extension, in doing the action, the lower jaw as close as possible to the front chest, shoulders up, the lower jaw slowly flexed, the chest forward, the shoulders back up and down slowly movement. The jaw flexion and extension should be slowly inhaled, slowly exhale when the head is restored, shoulders relaxed, do two stays for a moment; and then reverse the jaw extension and flexion movement, inhale when going down from above, exhale when restoring, do two, forward and reverse practice twice each.