1. Not suitable for people who are in great anger, great sorrow, great joy, mental tension or physical fatigue.
2. People who have injuries, blisters, scabies, inflammation, suppuration, ulcers, edema and severe varicose veins on their feet are not suitable for pedicure.
3. For women during pregnancy and menstrual period, pedicure is not allowed, because foot bath with traditional Chinese medicine may stimulate women's gonad reflex zone, thus affecting the health of women and fetuses.
5. People suffering from various serious hemorrhagic diseases, such as hemoptysis, hematemesis, hematochezia, cerebral hemorrhage, gastrorrhagia, uterine bleeding and other visceral bleeding, may cause local tissue bleeding during foot massage, so it is not suitable for soaking feet.
6. Soaking feet before meals may inhibit the secretion of gastric juice, which is not conducive to digestion. People who soak their feet before and after meals 1 hour. Due to the expansion of blood vessels in the foot, the blood volume increases during foot bath, and the gastrointestinal and visceral blood decreases, which affects the gastrointestinal digestive function. Foot bath immediately after meals will reduce the blood volume of gastrointestinal tract and affect digestion.
Foot massage can prevent and treat common cold, allergic asthma, neurasthenia, hypertension, diabetes, gastrointestinal diseases, menopausal syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, phlebitis, vasculitis, sciatica, tinnitus, eye diseases and other diseases. It is especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people suffering from arteriosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, vascular disease, peripheral circulation disorder, peripheral nerve insensitivity, and decreased resistance.
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The principle of foot health care:
1. When pedicure, pay attention to moderate temperature (40-45℃ is the best), which can not only prevent skin from being burned by water temperature, especially those who are unconscious and unable to take care of themselves, but also make cold water constrict blood vessels, which is beneficial to health. It is best to let the water temperature gradually heat up according to the situation of the feet.
2. It is advisable to soak your feet for 30-40 minutes, and keep the water temperature during the soaking time. Especially in the foot bath treatment, only by maintaining a certain temperature and ensuring the prescribed foot bath time can the curative effect of the medicine be maximized, thus achieving the therapeutic effect.
3. When taking medicine foot bath, if the feet are properly stimulated, such as massage, foot rubbing or foot rubbing, people with conditions can also use a foot bath with heating and massage functions for foot bath, and the effect is better.
4. When pedicure, some drugs will blister when applied externally, or local skin will be red and itchy. Some patients have special constitutions and may have allergic reactions after taking the medicine. After these symptoms appear, medication should be stopped.
5. The dosage of external medicine for pedicure is large, and some drugs are toxic, so it is generally not suitable for import. At the same time, after foot medication, the affected area should be cleaned and dried.
6. People with infectious skin diseases, such as tinea pedis, should pay attention to the possibility of self-infection and cross-infection. Members of the same family should use their own bathtubs to prevent cross-infection or spread infectious diseases.
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