OK-GO Acupuncture Health Care Inc
To open and release tension in the chest and back
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Upper Back
Bolster
lower Back
Bolster
Angkle
Massager
Wooden
Pillow
How to use
- Do the rolling back 20 times
- Place the Upper Back Bolster(UBB) with the curved side up on the floor
- lie down (parallel to the UBB and lengthwise)
- Reach your arms over your head along the floor and relax your body.
- Gently shake your body left and right to release tension in your chest (2-3
minutes)
- Relax and breathe in and out comfortably
- When finished with UBB exercises kneel with hands on the floor shoulder width
apart and do cat stretch to stimulate the spine on the opposite side.
Benefits
- Corrects misaligned thoracic vertebrae and removes stagnant energy.
- Activates and improves the function of all internal organs.
- Relieves stenocardia, myocardial infarction and mental agony.
- Helps scoliosis, pelvic alignment, lower back strengthening and waist
reduction.
Caution
- After using the UBB do not sit up abruptly. Carefully roll over to your left and
slowly sit up.
- Overuse may cause pain. At first use for no more than 10 minutes, and you
may gradually increase the time depending on your condition.
- Do not use while pregnant.
- If you have severe scoliosis or disc problems please consult a physician
before use.
Take back the health of your spinal column
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Releasing tension and pain in your shoulders
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Opening up shoulder & shoulder blades
- Lie down comfortably with your arms over your head (let your arms lie
comfortably, don’t stretch).
- Keep your arms above your head until your shoulders start to feel relaxed.
- Slowly bring your arms down (along the floor) to shoulder height and back up
again.
- Focus on your shoulders and shoulder blades.
How to use
- Move your arms slowly and repeat this motion for 3-5 minutes depending on
your condition.
- When you feel pain slow your movement to a comfortable speed.
Alleviate/prevent scoliosis pain, correct pelvic misalignment, strengthen lower back and reduce waist size
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- Adjust hips until comfortable and gently rock side to side to get a feel for where
the UBB should rest under your pelvis
- Lie comfortably and gently shake your body from side to side for 2-3 minutes
(depending on condition).
- When finished, rest for a moment, bend your knees and slowly lift your hips to
remove UBB.
- Take a moment to rest before sitting up.
How to use UBB (backside)
- Turn UBB upside down and crosswise.
- Slowly lift hips and slide UBB under lower back/pelvic area
Releasing tension and pain from the lower back
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How to use
- Lie down on your back with your knees bent and feet flat against the floor.
- Bring your feet close to your hips. Lift your hips and gently slide the Lower
Back Bolster (LBB) under your Myungmun point.
- Inhale and comfortably hold your breath for about 5 seconds as you apply
pressure to kidney point.
- Exhale deeply and feel the pressure in your lower back releasing, repeat this
process for approximately 2-3 minutes for each hand.
- Lifting your hips again, gently withdraw the LBB and take a rest for about 2-3
minutes
- When you are ready to finish, slowly bring your knees to your chest and gently
pull them to your chest and release about 30 times
Benefits
- the LBB can correct front and rear spinal distortions, recover its natural
curve and keeps the spine in alignment.
- increase the body’s ability to recover fromdisease by stimulating connected
spinal nerves
Caution
- Never sit up abruptly while using the LBB. Raise your hips and carefully
remove the LBB and sit up slowly.
- You may find it difficult to lift your hips after using the LBB. If this happens do
not panic, just slowly raise your waist and carefully withdraw the LBB.
- Do not fall asleep while using the LBB or use for prolonged periods of time. If
you have severe scoliosis or disc problems please consult a physician before
use.
Promoting proper energy and blood circulation
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Ankle Lift and Drop exercise
- Lie down on your back and put Ankle Massager (AM) under your legs between
Achilles’ tendon and calves.
- Relax your knees with legs extended. Holding the left leg to the AM raise the
right leg 10-12 inches above and drop.(25 times)
- Switch and repeat(2~3 times, 1000~1200 a day).
Wrist Lift and Drop exercise
- Place the AM in front of you and lift up your forearms with your palms facing
down and gently tap your wrists on the AM at a rapid pace (2-3 minutes).
- In the case that the practitioner cannot do the Ankle lift and drop exercise, the
Wrist lift and drop exercise may be substituted.
Helps prevent/reduce:
- Chronic Fatigue
- Knee Pain
- Athletes’ foot
- Shoulder Pain
- Hemorrhoids
- Constipation
- Headache
- Migraine
- Diabetes,
- Hypertension
- Hipbone Neuralgia
In reflexology the bottom of feet is connected to internal organs. Fatigue and insomnia will be removed by stimulating the bottom of feet.
How to use
FEET: Stimulation of bottom of foot. Step on the wooden pillow with both feet and stamp you’re both feet lightly. For stronger stimulation push
one foot into the corner of the wooden pillow along the sole of foot, in curve and heel of foot. Stimulate the bottom of foot strongly.
Abdomen(Intestinal Health, Stronger Immune System)
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LOWER ABDOMEN: Place wooden pillow below belly button. Do intestine
exercise by pushing in and release the abdomen with the wooden pillow as you breathe
out and in. You can move it around accordingly to stimulate large intestines, finding deep
blockages.
MIDDLE/UPPER ABDOMEN: Stimulate middle abdomen by placing pillow
horizontally along the belly button area. Do the intestine exercise. Also upper abdomen
putting the pillow right below the ribs. Push in and release the upper abdomen with the
wooden pillow as you exhale and inhale.
LOWER ABDOMEN: Lie down on your stomach and place pillow right above the
hip joints. Stimulate lower and upper abdomen by rolling your pelvis side to side. You can
also do deep dahn jon breathing while lying on pillow. Physically push abdomen out as
you breathe in and relaxing breathing out letting the pillow sink into deep blockages in
the abdomen.
- 1/3 blood lies in the abdomen and important meridians flow thru the abdomen
- The intestines are connected to the shoulders
Abdomen(Intestinal Health, Stronger Immune System)
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NECK:
Put the wooden pillow flat on the ground under the neck and roll side to side gently.
Slightly open mouth and breathe out the tension in the neck.
NECK (Ah-Moon, Poong-ji Poong-bu Points):
For stronger stimulation of important acupressure points, lift up pillow horizontally
using the edge of the wooden pillow. Place the pillow under the skull and roll side
to side gently.
SIDE OF HEAD:
Turn to your side and put the wooden pillow flat on the ground and place the side of
your head above your ear on the pillow. Slowly roll side to side to open the
blockage around the head. Or you can lie flat on your back and place pillow
above the Ah moon point and roll side to side to move along back and side of
head.
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16960 E. Bastanchury Rd Ste C Yorba Linda, CA 92886 Tel) 714-985-9277
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