Acupressure and massage are often used to help those with back and neck pain, but even foot massage can help you reduce your pain as well.
Reflexology techniques work on the idea that certain points of the body are related to other parts of the body. The system uses maps that pinpoint areas that you can press in order to release tension in other parts of the body – like the back.
At the end of the day, try some of these techniques for preventing back pain:
Take one foot in your hand and push along the inner part of the big toenail bed. The other hand should be supporting the big toe as you do this to stabilize the movement. Rotate your finger on this area in a clockwise pattern a few times and then the opposite direction a few times. Switch feet and repeat.
Move down the foot to the joint of the big toe and rub the outside of this joint in small circles. Switch feet.
Move toward the outside of the foot where the little toe is and pinch the skin between the bottom of the foot and the bottom of the little toe. Push into this area in a circular motion, switch directions and then switch feet.
These techniques are for helping back pain once it's already started:
Have someone hold onto your foot's heel and then have them push alongside the bottom of your foot where your big toe joint starts in the arch of your feet. Hold pressure in this area as you move your finger (or you have them move their finger) in a circular motion.
Push a thumb into the center of the bottom of the foot, beneath the toes and where the arch begins. Hold the pressure there and move in a circular motion.
Lift up the toes of the foot as your other hand uses its thumb to push into the center of the heel. Hold this position for a minute.