Wellness
Are you clenching your jaw or furrowing your brows RN?
Then you’ll want to know about these.
If youre nodding yes, a facial tension massage might be in order.
(Lymphatic drainagehelps eliminate excessive the fluid that causes puffiness.)
Massaging the face can release pressure that you didn’t even know you had," she adds.
Here’s how to get started.
1Sinus Pressure Massage
A key tip when massaging your face?
Harder does not always mean better," Gialanella says.
“Lymphatic massage is actually very light and uses techniques that feel more like feathering or gentle sweeping movements.
Start by washing your face.
Apply a light oil with a lot of slip, likejojobaor grapeseed.
Use light pressure and swipe up under your eyes towards your temples.
Continue 3 times at a slow pace.
Next, take the same knuckles and find the soft spot under your cheekbones a few centimeters lower.
Use a light amount of pressure and make the same sweeping motion up towards your ears.
Repeat this motion 3 times as needed.
Use your fingers or agua sha toolto press at the base of your eyebrows between your eyes.
Press lightly as you move your fingers or tool in a circular motion until tension releases.
Repeat as necessary.
Scrunch up your whole face.
Release and open your mouth wide.
Stick out your tongue.
Let out a big sigh.
Repeat one to two times per day.
Once you do that, try this jawline massage.
Place your fingers on your chin.
Begin to move them in small circles up along your jawline.
Stop just below your ears.
Gently press behind your ears.
Lightly move your fingers down your neck.
Open your fingers toward the collarbones as you go.
Repeat 3 times daily.
5Temple Massage
Always sweep towards the sides of your face to encourage lymphatic drainage, Brown says.
Use your fingertips to gently knead your temples.
Run your fingers out towards the lymph nodes.
Move to your neck, sinuses, or other areas of tension.
Continue to knead any tense areas.
Perform this massage for 5 to 10 minutes.
Repeat in the morning and in the evening.
Prep your jaw by sliding your fingers from your chin all the way back to your ears.
Repeat 5 times on each side.
Apply light to medium pressure.
Repeat on both sides of your face.
Rub gently until the pain lifts.
Apply a layer of oil to your skin.
Place your fingers in the middle of your forehead.
Push down gently and sweep from the middle of your forehead to your hairline.
Repeat 3 times.
Continue to work your way down your face.
Gently drag your fingers or a massage tool from the inside to the outside of your face.
Repeat 3 times on your forehead, mid-face, and lower face.
When you reach your jaw, use your fingers to trace your jawline up to your ear.
Tap three times behind your ear with firm pressure.
Finish by sweeping your fingers down to your collarbone.
Studies referenced:
Castrillon, EE.
(2018).Sleep Bruxism and Pain.
Dent Clin North Am.
