With a little more time on our hands during the New Year's holidays, and with more opportunities to eat out and drink alcohol, it's important to take good care of your body and prevent swelling. This time, we spoke with beauty chiropractor Yurika Oikawa about effective self-care for leg swelling, which can be done in just a few minutes. Oikawa runs the beauty chiropractic clinic "Lupinus" in Hiroo. Her treatments are all-hands-on, based on chiropractic, and you can see results after just one session. She identifies physical issues and tailors treatments to your condition, from body adjustments to improve posture and stiffness, to aromatherapy treatments where you're surrounded by the scent of essential oils. Recently, treatments like trigger point therapy, which seeks out the root cause of your condition, and bowel adjustments, which are said to affect skin firmness and moisture, have also become popular. If left untreated, swelling can develop into cellulite. Furthermore, muscle stiffness due to lack of exercise can develop into stiffness, which makes it easier for fat to accumulate around it. This vicious cycle creates cellulite, which, once formed, is difficult to remove and can also make you more susceptible to cold, so it's important to reduce swelling before it turns into cellulite!
■ Self-care to reduce sagging above the knees and get closer to beautiful legs
[STEP 1] Reduce swelling with a fist massage!
(1) Relax, sit in a chair and make your hands into fists.
(2) Using both hands, use the second joint of your index finger through your little finger to slide upwards from above the knee to the base of your right thigh, applying a little pressure. *Massage for about 3 minutes. Repeat with your left leg.
[STEP 2] A 30-second self-massage to stimulate cellulite tissue
The inside of your thighs and above your knees are areas where waste products tend to accumulate. Carefully treat these areas to reduce swelling.
(1) Relax and sit in a chair.
(2) Using both hands, grip and pinch the inside of your right thigh from above the knee to the base of the thigh, alternating between different positions. We recommend using a strength that feels just a little painful! *Massage for 3 minutes. Do the same on your left leg.
Refresh your body and mind with some self-care after the New Year holidays! Start the year feeling fresh.
Try out some special care to get a smaller face.
Interview cooperation: Lupinus www.lupinus.tokyo
■ Self-care to reduce sagging above the knees and get closer to beautiful legs
[STEP 1] Reduce swelling with a fist massage!
(1) Relax, sit in a chair and make your hands into fists.
(2) Using both hands, use the second joint of your index finger through your little finger to slide upwards from above the knee to the base of your right thigh, applying a little pressure. *Massage for about 3 minutes. Repeat with your left leg.
[STEP 2] A 30-second self-massage to stimulate cellulite tissue
The inside of your thighs and above your knees are areas where waste products tend to accumulate. Carefully treat these areas to reduce swelling.
(1) Relax and sit in a chair.
(2) Using both hands, grip and pinch the inside of your right thigh from above the knee to the base of the thigh, alternating between different positions. We recommend using a strength that feels just a little painful! *Massage for 3 minutes. Do the same on your left leg.
Refresh your body and mind with some self-care after the New Year holidays! Start the year feeling fresh.
Try out some special care to get a smaller face.
Interview cooperation: Lupinus www.lupinus.tokyo
