Chapter 139: Neck and Shoulder Pain and Erector Spinae
The neck and shoulder are an important part of the upper limb movement, it is like the cornerstone, providing the most basic support for the arm movement, and the upper limb will fatigue after a long time, causing soreness and pain, affecting the neck, shoulder, and shoulder blades.
The primary treatment plan for neck and shoulder pain in the fitness industry is to press the pain, because the cause of soreness is muscle tension, and the tense muscles are loosened by pressing, and it will naturally not hurt.
The intermediate regimen will add an antagonist muscle strengthening regimen to the primary regimen;
For example, when the elbow is flexed, the biceps brachii on the front side of the upper arm will exert force, and the triceps brachii on the back of the upper arm will be lengthened; after the elbow flexion, the lower arm will return to the natural straightening state, at this time, the triceps brachii will exert force, and the biceps brachii will be lengthened.
The muscles that are responsible for the opposite part of an action are called antagonists, or antagonists.
The human body relies on more than 600 muscles to fight each other to maintain body balance, and any muscle strength that opposes each other is not evenly matched, which will make the posture change, thereby affecting blood vessels, nerves, internal organs, pain, and even symptoms.
Therefore, when dealing with stiffness, soreness, and pain in human muscle groups, strengthening the strength of antagonist muscles is the performance of fitness coaches at an intermediate level in the field of pain rehabilitation.
The Advanced Water Criterion does not focus on the painful area, but takes into account the role played by the painful area in the body's posture, and corrects the other muscle groups involved from the whole.
For example, the deep layer of the neck and shoulders is responsible for the muscles responsible for the connection between the spine and the ribs, these muscles are many and small, but they belong to a whole, he is the erector spinae that runs through the entire spine and is distributed in the deep layers of the human back!
From the point of view of distribution, the erector spinae muscles are divided into three components, which are located on the spinous process and transverse process of the vertebrae and the costal angle of the ribs;
Functionally, the erector spinae muscles are primarily used to protect the spine, with the addition of pulling the torso so to stretch it backwards or flex it to one side.
Neck and shoulder pain will tension the superficial muscles, thus compressing the erector spinae muscles of the neck and shoulder, which are mainly used to protect and stabilize the spine, and in response, the erector spinae muscles in the chest and waist will be additionally strengthened, thereby compressing the deeper muscles or nearby blood vessels and nerves, causing chest and waist pain.
In TCM meridians, the constituent units of the meridians are acupuncture points, and the role of acupuncture points in the theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine is to promote qi and blood, and the stagnation of qi and blood will inevitably lead to acupoint congestion, and acupoint congestion will inevitably cause pain in the meridians, and the range of pain will affect other parts involved in the entire meridian.
The pain in the neck and shoulders will inevitably cause all the reactions in other parts of the foot solar bladder meridian to --- even to the legs, because the range of the foot sun bladder meridian includes there.
Well, it's a bit far, and the main reason for saying so much is to let everyone know that the study of the body, if you start from a global perspective, will get similar theoretical support from different medicines, and the higher the academic level, the more people will objectively look at different theories of medicine.
As an aside, the "slander" of a certain father of the nation and a certain great writer on Chinese medicine has a background of the times, one graduated from the medical school that was just established for 5 years, and the other is a medical school graduate, and they all know little about Western medicine, let alone in-depth research on Chinese medicine.
Their views on Chinese medicine are the same as those of a certain anti-counterfeiting fighter who is not in his academic field, is there any reference significance? Yes, is it big? Not big!
If the theory of traditional Chinese medicine is really as those black fans say, it is useless, most of them fool people, and they have long been thrown into the garbage heap by our pragmatist ancestors, and there is still a need for black fans to clamor for abolition here?
On the recovery bed, Qian Rui lay there and let Ji Ke press, listening to Ji Ke use the two medical theories of traditional Chinese and Western medicine to explain why neck and shoulder pain still loosen the erector spinae muscles, and even the back of the thigh.
Professional level, Qian Rui did not question Ji Ke's thoughts, just kidding, the scoliosis that the doctor judged that could not be adjusted was corrected by him, what qualifications did he have to question Ji Ke?
Besides, regardless of whether what Ji Ke said is reasonable or not, whether it is true or not, what he said is just a conversation in the process of service, just listen to it, wouldn't it be difficult for him to get by if he was serious?
Qian Rui, who is proficient in psychology and has his own routine for interpersonal communication, of course will not have an argument with Ji Ke because of this, but talks about erector spinae.
Change the topic and grasp the direction of the chat, Qian Rui, who was born with a master's degree in psychology, doesn't know where to go higher than Ji Ke!
Lumbar muscle strain, to a large extent, refers to the injury and inflammation of the lower lumbar segment of the erector spinae;
The rehabilitation training of lumbar muscle strain is to stretch the body back, and unilateral training is not recommended, because many people--- including the coach, know little about the key points of lateral flexion, which can easily cause secondary damage to the psoas muscle.
The movement of stretching the body backwards, on the yoga mat, can keep the trunk or legs stable, and then let the other section slowly lift, the speed is not too fast, the number of times should not be too much, feel the back is hot, soreness can be done--- Xiao Yanfei is not recommended, the reason has been said before, and I will not repeat it here.
The gym/studio also has a gym equipment --- Roman chair specifically designed to work the erector spinae.
The method of use is simple: climb up, heels against the baffle, then lean down, straighten, lean down, straighten up;
It looks very simple, but in the gym or studio, any behavior that does not mention the precautions for exercising and directly allows you to start exercising with equipment is a hooligan.
The height standard is that the armrest is aligned with the anterior superior iliac spine in the horizontal plane--- and the lower edge of the belt is just the bone that is stuck at the lower edge of the belt, and it is also the only two places in the crotch position that can be touched by hand.
During the exercise, do not lower your head or tilt back when leaning over, follow the direction of the spine, maintain the standing position, and then stick to it;
When leaning over, the spine is kept straight, and based on this movement requirement, the junior trainer can lean over to the position where the body is parallel to the ground, and there is no need to continue down, and the spine is easy to bend down.
In the return phase, many people will choose to lean back too much, does it work? Of course there is! Lean back is a function of the erector spinae muscles, and it can definitely be exercised, but this is for those who have no damage to the lower back.
Those who have lumbar muscle strain and often feel low back pain should not jump like this, just return the torso to the position of the leg in a line.
There is a difference between rehabilitation training and exercise, it is mainly in order to restore the normal function of the exercise part, while exercise is to strengthen the strength of the exercise part;
Thinking too much and asking too much will backfire, which members can not pay attention to, and coaches must keep it in mind, otherwise it is easy to make trouble.