Massage Points for lower back

Another good way to alleviate or at least manage lower back pain is through massage. Massage can help to realign the body by correcting the effects of muscular constriction.

If you cant get a massage therapist to work on you then you can try out the “poor persons massage” by either finding a relaxed position to sit or lay in and then using your thumb, fingers or heel of you palm to rub out the areas or laying on a tennis ball to massage out the tension (or you can use a harder object if you have stone like muscles).  First apply pressure to the affected area – reposition until you feel you got the area.  You will know that you have it when you feel a nice ache.  Then either hold the pressure on the area or slowly knead the area with your hand or make small circles with your body on the tennis ball.  Repeat this for about 30 seconds to 2 minuets for each spot.

The circled regions in these pictures are general areas that are designed to release tension of the muscles that ultimately lead to less pressure and pain in the lower back. These areas for the most part are related to acupuncture points.

Adjacent Points

points near the area of pain that help to release tension on the sacrum and lower spine.  These are very common Lower back pain trigger points

A) helps to release the piriformis and gluteus maximus muscles – it relates to GB 30 in acupuncture

B) helps to release the gluteus medius and minimus regions – it relates to UB 54 in acupuncture.

They are large regions so when you are applying the massage feel around until you get the – “ahhh thats it sensation”

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Distal Points

These are points that are further away from the area of pain.  Massage at these area will help to release pressure on the pelvis that will lead to less tension on the lower back.

C) Releases is directed at the upper attachment of the IT band.  0assage on it releases tension in the sacrum and lower back.  This point is associated with GB29 in acupuncture.

D) This point is aimed at the IT band as well.  In general the muscle that you are affecting with massage is the Vastus lateralus of the Quadraceps.  It is associated with GB31 in acupuncture

Local Points

These points are located directly in the region of the lower back.  Massage at these points loosens the the lower spine.

E) Corresponds to the muscles of the lower back, massage here to loosen up the Lower attachment of the erector muscles, the quadratus lumborum and the Fascia of the latissimus dorsi.  This region relates to the acupuncture points Ub23 – 25.

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The next two regions are a combination of local and adjacent points.  They are local because they are on the opposite side of low back pain, and adjacent because they a re not actually touching the lower back.

F) is the connection area of the hip adductors and the lower region of the psoas. massage on this area can release the tension between the legs, pelvis and lower spine.  The acupuncture points Lv 10 – 12.

G) is essentially in the region of the Lower Dantien.  Massage here releases the lower abdomen which has the effect of releasing tension on the lower back and hips.  this relates to he acupuncture point Ren 3 – 6

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Dec 7, 2009

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