In the increasingly improved living standards, people pay more attention to health. And there are various ways to maintain health, some people exercise, some people eat healthy, and some people massage regularly.
Massage, known as tuina, usually refers to the behavior of a doctor squeezing or stretching the patient's muscles through contact with the patient's body.
Can massage really play a health role in the body? Let's analyze the benefits of long-term massage for the body now.
First, the head
1. Black hair
Massaging the head can promote the blood circulation of the hair follicles of the head, so that the hair papillae can get sufficient blood supply, so that the pigment cells of the hair bulb can absorb more nutrients, indirectly enhancing the cell activity, and after the division of the cells is accelerated, it is conducive to the secretion of melanin, so that the hair becomes black.
2. Improve sleep
There are many reasons for poor sleep, most of which are neurasthenia or irregular life, resulting in a decline in sleep quality. By rubbing acupuncture points such as Baihui, Si shen cong, and fengchi, you can effectively improve your sleep.
3. Relieve pain
Massage can be said to be a must-do health item for migraine sufferers. Theoretically, migraines are caused by compression of blood vessels or nerve obstruction in the head. Then massage through the push, hold, pinch, knead, press the technique, promote the blood circulation of the head, relieve pain.
Second, muscles
1. Relax the muscles
In confrontational sports events, it is often the case that after a fierce competition, the team doctor or coach will give a simple massage to the player. Pressing, rubbing, stretching, relaxing, etc., in fact, through this series of techniques, can help athletes to soothe and recover painful muscles.
2. Reshape the lines
For ordinary people, there is no need for high-intensity confrontation or exercise in daily life. But ordinary people's daily need to lose weight to maintain a good figure, then exercise is essential.
If you can't massage and relax the muscles correctly after exercise, it is likely that the meat will not be reduced, but will become stronger and stronger, and even grow muscle legs. Daily massage, on the other hand, helps to reshape the lines.
Women's issues
1. Skin problems
Massage stimulates blood circulation, so gentle pressing and kneading can make a person's face look rosy and glowing. Massage stimulates the lymphatic system, on the one hand accelerating cell detoxification, on the other hand promoting the absorption of more nutrients by cells. This revitalizes and revitalizes skin that has lost its elasticity.
2. Relieve menstrual symptoms
Massage has the effect of stabilizing mood, eliminating edema, relieving headaches, etc., which happen to be the symptoms of premenstrual discomfort. Studies have shown. Women who regularly massaged had fewer symptoms of discomfort before menstruation, especially in women between the ages of 19-45, and the effect was more pronounced.
If it is during menstruation, you can relieve the case of dysmenorrhea by massaging the Hegu acupuncture points. It is also possible to massage the foot three or three yin intercourse, these acupuncture points have the effect of relieving pain.
Fourth, massage can reduce chronic pain
Massage has obvious alleviating effects on rheumatism, arthritis, low back and leg pain, lumbar and cervical spondylosis and other diseases.
5. Improve gastrointestinal function
Work is stressful and life is fast-paced. People are either too busy to eat or drink, or the sea of socializing eats and drinks. The stomach is hard to support. People with chronic stomach pain can promote food digestion and improve gastrointestinal function by massaging the Zhongjia acupuncture points and the Neiguan acupuncture points.
Many chapters of the mainland's classical medical book "The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic" such as the "Blood Qi Shape Zhi" and the "Treatise on the Yi of Different Laws" record the content of Tuina. It shows that the mainland has been using tuina therapy for diagnosis and treatment in ancient times, and the health care effect of massage is not a vacuum, but an effective medical method.