Social distancing has made getting a therapeutic massage impossible. But the short answer to your aches and pains may be in your own hands: here is a guide to common types of self-massage.

1. Head Self Massage to help with headaches
• Place your thumbs high on your cheekbones, by your ears.
• Gently apply pressure in a circular motion with your fingertips to your temples.
• Continue making circles as your move along your hairline, until your fingertips meet in the middle of your forehead.
2. Neck Self Massage for stiff or sore necks
• Place two or three fingertips on the back of your neck where your neck meets your
shoulders.
• Apply firm pressure and hold the area.
• Release when the muscle feels more relaxed.
• Roll your shoulders forwards and back slowly.
• Repeat three times.
3. Shoulder Self Massage for tight shoulders
• position the fingers of your right hand over your right shoulder (your upper trapezius will
be underneath your palm).
• squeeze your upper trapezius three times and then roll your fingers over the muscle
starting from the outside and moving towards the base of your neck.
• repeat on your left side.

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