In recent years, the incidence of Alzheimer's disease is getting higher and higher, and how to effectively prevent the disease is also a matter of great concern to everyone. However, can finger exercises really prevent Alzheimer's disease? Let's briefly introduce this problem!
Can finger exercises prevent Alzheimer's disease? There are many ways to prevent Alzheimer's disease. For the elderly, finger gymnastics may be the most effective and simple one. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, there are many meridians circulating on the fingers. From thumb to little finger, it corresponds to lung meridian of hand Taiyin, large intestine meridian of hand Yangming, pericardium meridian of hand Jueyin, triple energizer meridian of hand Shaoyang, heart meridian of hand Shaoyin and small intestine meridian of hand Taiyang in turn, and some important acupoints are also concentrated. Finger-moving can dredge viscera and qi movement through meridians, and play the role of whole body health care.
Research also shows that when hands and fingers move, brain cells can be excited in a wide range, thus regulating and improving brain function. Moreover, when fingers move, the cerebral blood flow will increase significantly compared with when hands are not moving, which is of great significance to promoting brain development and improving brain function. Stimulating the brain scientifically and reasonably through hand activities can effectively delay the aging of brain cells and the decline of brain function, thus playing a role in preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease.
Finger exercise method 1, finger rhythm exercise: first, press the fingers of the other four fingers in turn with the thumb of the right hand, that is, press the index finger twice, the middle finger 1 time, the ring finger three times and the little finger four times respectively, and then press the ring finger three times, the middle finger 1 time and the index finger twice respectively. That is to say, press the 1 6 times in the order of 2, 1, 3,12. Then switch to left-handed operation.
2. Cross your fingers: Cross your hands with your fingers, and then pull them apart to give the finger muscles the necessary stimulation 10 times or more.
3. Stimulate the middle point of the palm: that is, lead a line from the root of the middle finger to the middle of the wrist striation, and stimulate the middle point several times.
4, rubbing the fingertips: often exchange the fingertips of the middle finger.
5. Finger movements: finger movements are often carried out, such as playing ball, erhu, organ, organ, painting, calligraphy, fitness ball, etc.
6. Fingers are separated and closed: fingers of both hands are separated and closed in turn, twice a day, each time 100 strokes.
7. Finger flexion and extension: Stretch after clenching the fist with ten fingers, and do 8- 16 times. Then after making a fist, the thumb and little finger extend at the same time, then the index finger and ring finger extend at the same time, and the middle finger does not move; Then the index finger, ring finger and middle finger are combined together, and finally the thumb and little finger are combined into one punch. In this way, the palm flexes and stretches 1 time and does 8- 16 times.
Tips:
Doing all or part of finger exercises every day according to your own situation is not only helpful to prevent Alzheimer's disease, but also plays a very positive role in reducing the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. In addition, for children and young people, finger movement can also effectively develop the brain and keep it youthful and energetic forever.