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When you have a problem If you have an area that is sore you can really get some pressure onto it by lying down with your fists under you and rolling on them until you find the right spot to massage it. Use gravity in this way to assist you to create pressure as it is difficult to pull your arms towards you from the back. This is effective for hamstring areas, around and on the lower pelvis. Another common area for useful work is along the top of the back of the pelvis, especially if you have ever fallen heavily onto your back. Other things you can try are positions of the legs used to remove muscle tension, for example to release a tight psoas (two long muscles that run from just in front of the backbone behind the stomach to the top of the legs) you can try lying on the edge of the bed letting one leg drop over the edge and pulling the other leg up to your chest with both hands, if the hanging leg rises up then the muscle on that side is tight. Leave it there for a few minutes and it will lengthen somewhat. If this position is painful it might be an idea to see a professional. Another position for release is to once more lie on your back, lift one knee up and then let it drop out to the side, let it rest there for a minute or so, before lifting the leg up again and straightening it. This releases piriformis which lies deep in the buttock and passes through the pelvis.
Catherine Holland NAMMT (RM) Qualified in Remedial Massage with the Northern Institute of Massage Practising in Oxford and Abingdon Tel: 0701 7415310 | ||
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CATHERINE HOLLAND Tel: 0701 7415310 Email: catherine@catherineholland.co.uk | |
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