Pedicure is a kind of non-drug therapy, which can adjust the physiological function of human body and improve the function of immune system by adjusting the reflex zone of foot, so as to achieve the purposes of disease prevention, treatment, health care and physical fitness. Let me introduce it to you, I hope it will be useful to you!

Health care method for legs and feet

First, rub your feet.

After washing your feet, rub them with your hands and gently rub the relevant parts or acupoints. You can rub the foot center of Yongquan point or the depression between the first and second toe joints of Taichong point or the high point of the medial malleolus and the achilles tendon of Taixi point. Can be used for preventing and treating dizziness, insomnia, anorexia, dull complexion, fatigue, hypertension, constipation, etc.

Second, foot bath

Soaking feet with hot water, especially washing feet with ginger or pepper, can quickly expand the capillary network of human respiratory mucosa, speed up blood circulation, make white blood cells in respiratory mucosa kill bacteria and viruses that attack human body in time, and protect human body from infection.

Third, raise your feet.

Lift your feet 2-3 times a day, even higher than your heart. At this time, the blood circulation in your feet and legs is vigorous, and the blood in your lower limbs flows back to your lungs and heart at a faster speed, so that you can get sufficient circulation and get enough fresh blood and oxygen in your head. It is also a benign * * *. After marching, the troops all know to use this method to quickly eliminate fatigue, and it is also good to lift their feet at ordinary times.

Fourth, rub your legs and stomach.

Hold one leg tightly in the palm of your hands, knead it and rotate it for about 20 times, and then knead the other leg in the same way. This method can strengthen the leg strength.

Fifth, pull your feet.

Sit down, straighten your legs, bow your head, bend forward, and pull your toes and ankles 20-30 times with your hands to exercise your feet and prevent leg weakness.

Six, legs.

When holding an object or holding a wall, first shake the calf forward to raise the toes, and then shake it backwards to force the toes backward, straighten the foot surface and straighten the legs as much as possible. When you throw your legs, your upper body is upright and your legs are exchanged dozens of times. This method can prevent hemiplegia, atrophy and weakness of lower limbs, numbness of legs and cramps of calves.

Seventh, twist your knees.

Feet together parallel, knees slightly bent, hands on knees, knees in circles, first left, then right, about 20 times each. Can be used for treating lower limb fatigue and knee joint pain.

Foot bath prevents diseases and strengthens the body.

Soaking feet with hot water, medically called foot bath, is a simple and feasible fitness method. Feet are located at the end of the human body, far from the heart and liver, and blood circulation is slow. At the same time, the fat layer on the foot surface is very thin, and the heat preservation ability is poor. The temperature at the toe tip is lower than normal.

Studies have shown that there is a close nerve connection between the foot and the upper respiratory mucosa. Cold feet can reverse the contraction of respiratory mucosa capillaries and slow down the cilia swing, which leads to the obvious weakening of the body's disease resistance, and the backlog of various germs will make viruses take advantage of it and multiply in large numbers, causing people to catch a cold or cause pharyngitis and tracheitis.

Soaking feet with hot water can quickly expand the capillaries of human respiratory mucosa and accelerate blood circulation, so that white blood cells in the blood of respiratory mucosa can destroy bacteria and viruses invading human body in time and protect human body from infection.

Foot bath can also prevent the occurrence of leg and foot diseases, and people who often stand are prone to varicose veins of lower limbs. Foot bath can speed up blood circulation in legs, make venous blood in legs return in time, help reduce venous congestion in legs and prevent varicose veins in lower limbs.

Foot bath can also strengthen the body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that there is a corresponding relationship between the five zang-organs and the feet. There are more than 60 acupoints below the ankle. Soaking feet with hot water can promote camel's blood circulation and warm viscera. Insist on soaking feet with hot water 15-20 minutes before going to bed, which will help soothe the nerves, relieve boredom, hypnotize sleep and make sleep sweeter.

Foot bath health care

Human health is closely related to feet. A man has feet just as a tree has roots. When the roots are dry, people get old first. The health care function of feet on human body has long attracted the attention and research of the ancients. Among them, "foot bath" has been popular for thousands of years because of its simple and effective characteristics.

The ancient book "Notes" said: "It is enough for people to wash once a night". Literary giants Su Dongpo and Lu You left poems such as "My master advised me to wash my feet and sleep, so I stopped smelling the bells and drums when I fell on the bed" and "Washing my feet and going to bed so quickly, my little grandson gradually lost soup". Emperor Qianlong, regarded as the "son of heaven", also believed in the way of "three hundred steps in the morning and one pot of soup at night".

Chinese medicine believes that the five internal organs of the human body have corresponding projections on the feet. Foot is the starting point of Yin San Meridian of Foot and the end point of Sanyang Meridian of Foot. There are more than 60 acupoints below ankle joint. If you often soak your feet with hot water, you can strengthen the execution of blood vessels, regulate viscera, relax meridians and enhance metabolism, so as to achieve the purpose of strengthening your body and eliminating evil spirits.

There is a folk song in China: "Wash your feet in spring, and the sun rises and takes off;" Washing feet in summer can dispel summer heat and dampness; Wash feet in autumn, moisten lungs and intestines; It makes sense to wash your feet in winter and feel your abdomen warm. The soles of people's feet are densely covered with many blood vessels, so foreign medical experts call them the "second heart" of people. There are countless nerve endings connected with the brain on the sole of the foot, acupuncture points leading to the whole body on the sole of the foot, and Yongquan points on the instep, which have the functions of nourishing yin, tonifying kidney and nourishing internal organs.

Therefore, the arch of the foot can activate menstruation, strengthen the body, prevent premature aging, and be beneficial to health and longevity. Old people often * * * the soles of their feet, which can prevent numbness in their legs and feet, weakness in action, and cold feet and hearts. When taking foot bath, the temperature of water is generally kept at about 40℃, and the amount of water should be enough to cover the ankle. Soak your feet with exothermic water for 5 to 10 minutes, and then use your hands to * * * the soles of your feet. The technique of * * * should be correct, otherwise the purpose of getting rid of diseases and strengthening the body will not be achieved. After washing your feet with hot water every night, sit by the bed, lift your knees and put them on the other leg, and tilt them inward. * * * Use your right hand when your left foot is centered, and use your left hand when your right foot is right. Alternate * * * until local redness and fever occur. The movements should be gentle and consistent, light and important. At first, the speed should be slow, the time should be short, and then gradually accelerate the speed of * * * after adaptation. At the same time, you should move your toes more.

Chinese medicine believes that the big toe is the channel of the liver and spleen. Exercising the big toe can soothe the liver and strengthen the spleen, stimulate appetite, and play an auxiliary role in hepatosplenomegaly. The fourth toe belongs to the gallbladder meridian, which can prevent constipation and costal pain; The little toe belongs to the bladder meridian and can correct a woman's uterus. Therefore, the soles and toes after foot bath have important health care functions. It is especially effective for neurasthenia, intractable numbness and spasm of knees and ankles, kidney deficiency, backache and leg weakness, insomnia, chronic bronchitis, periodic migraine, dysmenorrhea and renal insufficiency. , has a certain curative effect or adjuvant therapy.

When soaking feet, adding some drugs into hot water can also prevent and treat beriberi, chapped feet, smelly feet, sweaty feet, heel pain, chilblain, edema and numbness of lower limbs, tepid limbs, inability to move, colds, rheumatoid arthritis and nocturia.