Neck Pain Relief during travel

When we are on a long travel either on plane, bus, or train, we often get the neck pain which is a barrier to enjoy our trip, and sometimes the pain can lead to headache as well. So what should we do to handle this annoying neck pain real quick? 

Here are 5 simple stretches and self-massage steps for neck pain relief:

Step1: keep our shoulders and body straight and stay still. Bring our chin down to our chest for about 6-10 seconds then bring it back up like we are looking at the ceiling for the same period of time. Repeat it multiple times.

Step 2: keep our body and shoulder still just like the first step then move our ear to the right side about 45 degree for 6-10 seconds and repeat the same way to the left side. And do it 3-4 times.

Step 3:  Just put our right hand at the back of our right shoulder, and another hand on the head then turn our head to the left about 45 degree. Then pull the head down slowly. Hold it for 6-10 second, take a deep breath and relax. Repeat the same thing to another side and do it multiple times.

Step4: Trying to massage the back of the neck by using our hands to do circle compression on the area up to down twice times. Then move the hands to the shoulders, slowly press or doing circle compression on the muscle area that is hurt. This tip can release the tightness from our muscle and tension from our neck so good.

Step5: Use our left hand to grab the elbow of the other side then pull our arm to the left toward our chest. Hold it for 10 second, and repeat it on the other side.

These five steps will make us feel that the head is lighter than before, the tension on the neck is gone, and the pain on the neck and shoulders is released.

However, we need to know that the reason why we get this pain is because our body is tired or it has not moved actively since we are on the way and the seat space is small. So, it is really recommended to do simple movement as much as possible and get some nap to rest our body. In addition, as we travel in a long way, we should have a neck pillow because it can help to support our neck especially when we are taking our nap, and it can also prevent our neck from getting pain. And if we don’t have neck pillow, we can use our rolled shirt or tower as a temporary neck pillow as well. Good luck.  

Dawn view from Indonesia 

 

The Wrong Is Not Those Who Made Mistake

I wrote this journal last year when I was a freshman. I was told by a person about his story in life, and I think it can push us to be stronger and look forward for something new and something better. Also, it shows the beauiful connetion between the mother and the son, or the family as a whole. Love them and love yourself.

I took this photo in my english classroom 4 year ago. 

            No one can resist making mistakes and people make mistakes every day, every time since their birth. Those mistakes are somehow different, some are not serious but some are. 

As my friend, he had told me that he has had one big mistake which made him regret until today. When he was in primary school, he was a naughty, carefree and lazy boy who always ranked the last every month. His parents sent him to live with his uncle whose house was next to a high-profile school in the city. His uncle and his aunt treated him like their own son, but he still felt very lonely and upset because he received no care or support from his biological parents, yet he changed positively which means that his grades increased surprisingly. A few years later, he went back to live with his parents but still pursuing his study at the same school. Unfortunately, he made friends with gangsters when he reached high school. That made him a bad student and son again, and even worse than he used to be. He normally played hooky without letting his parents know, used his study time to play game, and went out with those friends. His parents eventually knew about it; they blamed him so hard, but he still didn’t change until one day when he saw his mom dropped her tears in front of him. That is when he changed by himself, and he swore to her that from that day on, he would never ever make her cry again. 

Even though he has become a new person since then, but he still regrets about this mistake. Yet, his mom told him a wrong person is someone who knows their mistakes but still no change. I learned a lot from his story, and it made me realized that there are people who always be ready to cheer me up when I am down, and those people are my parents and myself.