10 Tips to relieve a sore tummy
To keep your stomach in top form, let's heed some due advice from physiotherapist, Claire Chateauneuf.
- Practice abdominal breathing. Place both hands on the lower abdomen, on either side of the navel. During the one breath, the diaphragm moves up and down while massaging the internal organs.
- Lungs retention. By continuing to practice abdominal breathing, breathing is blocked at the end of the inspiration for several seconds. Exhale slowly.
- Empty retention lungs. In reverse, it drives all the air from the lungs for a few seconds.
- Identify bottlenecks. Imagine separating your belly into four quadrants formed by two lines, one horizontal and another vertical crossing at the navel. Put your right hand on each of the four squares successively, and take several breaths in momentum with each movement of the belly. Generally, the amplitude is lower than some in others. Try to relax.
- Self-massage. With the palm and fingers of the right hand, we practice a light massage (touches) around the navel in the clockwise direction to raise the transit.
- Add pressure. With the index and middle finger of one hand, go around the navel in a clockwise direction and make small circles.
- Vibration. Place your hand on the navel and moves around slightly to create small vibrations on the stomach - this will stimulate the functioning of the small intestine.
- Trace your fingers on the stomach, following an imaginary Z-shaped path. When one feels harder than other area, make small circles with your fingers to mobilize the place and get an analgesic effect.
It is also possible to attend workshops to learn breathing exercises that take the load as self-massage. In parallel, the thalassotherapy treatments are used to stimulate blood and lymph circulation and promote relaxation of body and mind. A suitable diet provides an opportunity for the digestive system to not get tired and get optimum care.
Maureen Diament
Marie France Asia, women's magazine
