Solution for self-massage of stomach muscles

Don't trash your abs. Smile and be happy. Do self-massage!

Contents, this page

1. Self-massage for stomach muscles
2. No tight stomach exercises, please!
3. Causes of tight stomachs
4. Symptoms of tight stomach muscles
       Lower abdomen symptoms of tight stomach muscles
       Upper abdomen symptoms of tight stomach muscles
5. References

Video 1: Upper abdominal self-massage and diaphragm self-massage

Video 2: Lower abdominal self-massage
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No tight stomach exercises, please!..

If a client comes to me and says, “Bruce, I want a tight stomach exercise” I’ll tell them, “no, you don’t  want a tight abs workout, what you really want is a nice-looking tummy!”

To get a nice-looking tummy start with a nice posture. Your nicest posture has a smile on its face, eyes that ask questions, and a body that's tall, relaxed, and aligned. Now you are ready to work on your abdominal strength, flexibility, relaxation, and coordination. In this solution, we teach how to use self-massage to make your tummy flexible and relaxed.

Causes of tight stomachs

• Causes of tight tummy muscles include:-
• Too much gym and pilates
• Heavy lifting
• Hiking with a heavy backpack
• Chair sitting
• Emotional stress

Symptoms of tight stomach muscles

Symptoms of tight stomachs are related to knots or trigger points in the abdominal muscles.  These trigger points knots are very common and very neglected.  They cause or add to any and all of the following (ever experienced any of these?).  Symptoms of tight stomach muscles include:-

Lower abdomen symptoms of tight stomach muscles

• Monthly period pain
• Spastic bladder (bathroom visits every half hour) in young men.
• Bedwetting in older children and adults
• Piles
• Pain similar to appendicitis
• Discomfort similar to, and contributing to, irritable bowel syndrome

Upper abdomen symptoms of tight stomach muscles

• Worsening of pre-performance nerves (“butterflies in the stomach”)
• Heartburn and acid reflux
• Hiatus hernia
• Stitch
• Asthma

References

Trigger Point Therapy Manual by Claire and Amber Davies Trigger Point Therapy Manual - link to The Book depository

Effects of diaphragmatic myofascial release on gastroesophageal reflux disease: a preliminary randomized controlled trial
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-43799-y

Self treatment - tummy massage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr6kWbdwql8