Neck and Spine Exercises for Back Pain in Qigong Exercises

After you have stretched your torso, next you should stretch your neck. The neck is the junction of the blood and Qi exchanging path between the head and the body. Whenever the neck is stiffened or the spine in the neck is injured, this blood and Qi exchange will be stagnant. Consequently, your brain will not have proper nourishment.

Whenever the back is tense, the neck is also stiff and vice versa. Therefore, in order to maintain your health and relieve back tension, you must also learn the correct manner of loosening up the neck, including the muscles, tendons and ligaments. Click to learn how Chinese medicine treats Superficial Dermatomycosis.

First, you should stretch the muscles and tendons around the neck and gradually reach to the ligaments, which are hidden deeply between the joints. To stretch the neck muscles and tendons, you should focus on the four biggest muscles/tendons located on the front and the back side of your neck. When you stretch your front neck muscles/tendons, you may turn your head backward diagonally while pressing your shoulder backward. Start the stretching gently for twenty seconds, then shift the stretching to the rear neck muscles/tendons. When you stretch your rear neck muscles/tendons, simply press your head downward and toward the side.Again, stretch for twenty seconds. After you have gone through the four sets of muscles/tendons, repeat from the beginning for another twenty seconds each. You should stretch each muscle/tendon group at least three times. This will provide good stimulation to the muscles/tendons through stretching.