Massage: Push, press, pinch, knead, etc. on the human body with hands to promote blood circulation, increase skin resistance, and adjust the nervous system. Also called massage.
The origin and basic information of massage
Massage is also known as "pressing the Qiao", "Qiao Yin", and "Anqiao".
Massage, as a non-drug natural therapy and physical therapy. Indeed, it has a long history, and some scholars praise it as the "veteran medical skill". Massage, as a method of treating people, usually refers to the doctor using his or her hands to act on the patient's body surface, injured areas, discomfort areas, specific acupoints, and painful areas. Specifically, massage is used to push, hold, massage, and massage. Various techniques such as , kneading, pinching, tapping, and patting are used to achieve the effects of dredging meridians, promoting qi and blood, supporting injuries and relieving pain, dispelling evil and strengthening the body, and harmonizing yin and yang.
The word massage gradually evolved from rubbing, massage, and massaging. It is not only a change of noun, but also contains the result of continuous summarization, innovation and development by doctors who have been engaged in massage medicine for thousands of years.
Tuina is an ancient Chinese method of treating injuries and illnesses and is an integral part of current traditional Chinese medicine.
Massage is a method in which doctors use their hands to apply different forces, skills and skills on the patient's body to stimulate certain specific parts to restore or improve the vitality of the human body and promote recovery. It is a method of "treating people with people" and is a type of natural therapy that is now advocated. Because its method is simple, has no side effects, and has good therapeutic effects, it has been continuously developed, enriched, and improved in our country for thousands of years. Especially in the past 40 years, Western medicine has studied traditional Chinese medicine and opened colleges of traditional Chinese medicine, which has played a huge role in the development and improvement of traditional Chinese medicine. In recent years, some scientific research institutions have begun to study the mechanism of massage and have achieved preliminary results, which is another great promotion for massage.
Nowadays, many countries in the world pay attention to this traditional therapy in my country. It is understood that the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, North Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, India, and Sweden , Spain, Vietnam, Argentina and other countries come to study in our country. There are also some hiring Chinese experts to go abroad to hold study classes. This shows that Chinese massage techniques for treating diseases have attracted world attention.
A brief history of the development of massage
1. The earliest massage monograph "Huangdi Qibo Massage"
2. The combination of massage techniques and medicinal wine first appeared in "Su Na" Question·Blood Qi Formation Chapter"
3. Sui and Tang Dynasties
a. Organized teaching work was carried out and massage doctors, teachers and workers appeared
b. The emergence of paste mo
4. Song, Jin and Yuan dynasties
a. Pay attention to the analysis and selection of techniques.
b. Massage with instruments
5. Ming Dynasty
a. Technique clinicians appeared
b. The word massage began to appear In the comprehensive "Preschool Education"
c. The application of techniques develops from adults to children.
d. The formation and development of pediatric massage.
6. Qing Dynasty
The end of bone-setting techniques and the introduction of bone-setting techniques in "Yi Zong Jin Jian", as well as the introduction of the "wrong bone suture" theory and spinal techniques
Tuina massage in traditional Chinese medicine
The functions and characteristics of massage
1. The health-care function of massage
(1) Dredge the meridians. "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" says: "The meridians are blocked; the disease is caused by unkindness, and it is treated with massage." This shows that massage has the effect of dredging the meridians. For example, massaging Zusanli and pushing the spleen meridian can increase the secretion function of digestive juices. From a modern medical point of view, massage mainly stimulates peripheral nerves to promote blood and lymph circulation and the metabolic process between tissues to coordinate various tissues and organs. The function of time improves the metabolic level of the function.
(2) Reconciling Qi and blood. Luo Hong, a health expert in the Ming Dynasty, said in "The Immortal Book of Longevity": "Massage can dredge the hair orifices and move the body." The meaning of Yunxuan Rongwei here is to harmonize Qi and blood.
Because massage is to apply soft and gentle force to the human body along the meridians and acupuncture points, regulating the whole body through the conduction of the meridians, thereby harmonizing the nourishing and healthy qi and blood, and enhancing the health of the body. Modern medicine believes that the mechanical stimulation of massage techniques, through the comprehensive effect of converting mechanical energy into thermal energy, can increase the temperature of local tissues, promote capillary expansion, improve blood and lymph circulation, reduce blood viscosity, and reduce peripheral vascular resistance. Reduce the burden on the heart, so it can prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases.
(3) Improve the body’s immunity. For example, if children have dysentery, the symptoms will be relieved or disappeared after massage; if there are wet and dry rales in the lungs of children, massage the small horizontal lines. Palm stripes are effective. Someone once performed health-care massage on children of the same age group in parallel with the control group. In the group of children who underwent massage, the incidence rate decreased, and their height, weight, appetite, etc. were all higher than those in the control group. The above clinical practice and other animal experiments have proven that massage has anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, immune-improving effects, and can enhance the body's disease resistance.
It is precisely because massage can dredge meridians. It circulates qi and blood and maintains the balance of yin and yang in the body. Therefore, after massage, you can feel the muscles relax and the joints become flexible, which invigorates people and eliminates fatigue. It plays an important role in ensuring physical health.
2. The main features of massage and health care
Tuina massage is economical and simple, because it does not require special medical equipment and is not restricted by time, place and climate conditions, and can be practiced anytime and anywhere; It is stable and reliable, easy to learn and use, and has no side effects. Because of these advantages, massage has become a popular health and fitness measure among the masses. For normal people, it can enhance the body's natural disease resistance and achieve health care effects; for patients, it can not only subside local symptoms, but also accelerate the recovery of the function of the affected area, thus receiving good therapeutic effects.
3. Precautions
(1) Relax physically and mentally. During massage, in addition to concentrating your thoughts, you should especially be calm and don't tense your whole body. It is required to relax both body and mind.
(2) Accurate acupoint selection. Master the acupoint selection methods and operating techniques of commonly used acupoints to ensure accurate acupoint selection and correct techniques.
(3) Use appropriate force. Because if it is too small, it will not have the proper stimulating effect, and if it is too large, it will easily cause fatigue and damage the skin.
(4) Step by step. The number of massage techniques should be from less to more, the massage force should be from light to heavier, and the massage points can be gradually increased.
(5) Persistence. Regardless of whether massage is used to maintain health or treat chronic diseases, it is not effective in one or two days. It often takes time to gradually show the effect, so you should have confidence, patience and perseverance.
In addition to the above-mentioned precautions, you must also master the time of massage and health care. It is appropriate to take 20 minutes each time. It is best to take it once in the morning and once in the evening, such as before getting up in the morning and before going to bed. In order to enhance the curative effect and prevent skin damage, certain drugs can be used as lubricants during massage, such as talcum powder, sesame oil, massage lotion, etc. If the local skin is damaged, ulcers, fractures, tuberculosis, tumors, bleeding, etc., it is prohibited to perform massage and health care here. When doing self-massage, it is best to wear only tank tops and shorts, and the technique should be in direct contact with the skin as much as possible. If you sweat after massage, you should take shelter from the wind to avoid catching a cold. In addition, do not perform health massage when you are too hungry, too full, drunk or too tired.
Common knowledge of massage
The origin of massage
Use the skills of hands and fingers to treat diseases by continuously moving on the skin and muscle tissue of the human body. , called massage therapy.
Our country’s historical records record that Bian Que, a famous doctor in the Qin Dynasty, used massage therapy to treat Prince Guo’s cadaver syndrome. It has been more than two thousand years since the Qin Dynasty. It can be seen that massage has a long history in our country. The earliest massage book in my country should be regarded as the "Huangdi Massage Sutra" (ten volumes, see "Hanshu. Yiwenzhi"), but it has been lost for a long time. But in the existing classical medical book "Huangdi Neijing", there are many places where massage is mentioned. For example, "Xue Qi Xing Zhi Pian" "The shape and number are frightening, the meridians are blocked, and the disease is caused by inhumaneness. Treat it with massage mash medicine." And "Different Methods and Prescriptions": "In the center, the ground is flat and wet, which is why all things are born in the heaven and earth. Many people eat miscellaneous food but do not work hard, so their diseases are mostly weak, cold and hot. It is suitable to hold the ankles.
"It can be seen that in ancient times, massage therapy has been used to treat limb paralysis, impotence, syncope, dampness, cold and heat for a long time.
Advantages of massage
Advantages of massage It is easy to operate, economical and practical, and can also replace drugs. For example, some patients can feel refreshed and have a stimulant effect after using it. It can also calm the patient and act as a sedative.
Because massage is beneficial to the circulatory system and metabolism, it is relatively safe and reliable for patients with general chronic diseases or excessive physical weakness. For children who are inconvenient to take medicine, massage can enhance their physical fitness and play a preventive and health care role. Some complex diseases can also be treated with acupuncture and medication. However, for some acute or high fever infectious diseases, or organ lesions, such as typhoid fever, pneumonia, tuberculosis, etc., massage can only play a cooperative role if you have tumors. , acute suppurative appendicitis, intestinal perforation, cholecystitis caused by biliary roundworms, etc., the onset is severe and the patient must be transferred to the hospital emergency department immediately. Massage must not be used to delay the condition of the married woman who suddenly develops severe pain in the lower abdomen around two months of amenorrhea. , in order to confirm whether there is a possibility of ectopic pregnancy or other acute illness, you should also rush to the hospital for rescue without delay.