Marma Therapy for Neck and Shoulder Pain: Ansa Marma, Kurpapra Marma and Kshipra Marma

Marma Point Stimulation for Neck and Shoulder Pain

Marma Therapy has been recognised in Ayurveda for over 5000. There is a reference of 107 marma points mentioned by Ayurveda Acharya  Sushrut.

Lets discuss the three Primary Marma points that should be stimulated for Neck and Shoulder related issues.

1. Ansa
2. Karpura
3. Kshipra

Ansa Marma:

Neck point

Location: Total 2 Ansa marma in our body. One on each side of the neck. Two finger away from neck towards shoulder.

Self stimutation: Snug the elbow close to chest and press the marma with index and middle finger. Press and release. Do not lift the fingers, just keep them in the position. Repeat this process for 20-25 with breathing process. Press with inhalation and release with exhalation.

Duration: Repeat 2-3 times a day. Do not stimulate both side of neck together. Do one marma at a time.

Presure: 8 pounds,

Direction: Pressure inwards and midline of body towards heart or center of chest.

Hasta Kshipra Marma

There are total four Kshpra marmas in our body. One is each of the four limbs. The webbing between the index finger and the thumb.

Self stimulation: Slightly flex the wrist to bring the hand at ease. Make a hook with index finger and place the hook on pulp of palm at the base of thumb and press with thumb on the top of Khispra marma. Stimulate the marma by pressing both top and bottom of the hand.

Duration: Press and release 20-25 times. Two to three times a day. Do not over stimulate.

Pressure:  4 pounds.

Direction: Towards the thumb, not directly downwards.

Kupara: Elbow joint

Draw an imaginary line from the centre of elbow joint. There are two points on Kupara marma, One on the inner side of the elbow and one on the outside the elbow, both 2cm below (towards wrist).

Self stimulaiton: Palm facing upward, put elbow at ease by slightly bending.

To stimulate outer aspect, put thumb of other hand on the bottom of elbow (on olecranon bony prominence) and use index and middle finger to stimulate the marma.

To Stimulate the Inner aspect, rest the elbow on the palm of the other hand and press the inner aspect with pulp of the thumb. Press 20-25 times and repeat, 2-3 times day.

Pressure: 8 pounds.

Direction: Press inwards and upwards towards olecranon. Press at inhale and release at exhale.

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