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The difference between massage and sauna
Sauna-a traditional culture with a long history

The English transliteration of "sauna" is a bathing method with rich ethnic customs in Finland, which has a history of more than 2,000 years. Finns can't live without saunas all their lives. Almost every family and unit has a Finnish bathroom. On weekends, family members get together and friends usually get together. Usually, one of the best ways is to take a Finnish bath. Sauna can be divided into dry and wet from the bathroom environment and sweating mode. Dry sauna was introduced into China from Finland, so it is called Finnish bath, and wet sauna was introduced into China from Turkey, so it is also called Turkish bath. Sauna can accelerate blood circulation, completely relax the muscles of all parts of the body, and achieve the purpose of eliminating fatigue, restoring physical strength and invigorating the spirit. At the same time, it has certain curative effect on rheumatism, arthritis, low back pain, asthma, bronchitis and neurasthenia. The beauty and fitness of sauna lies in the heat penetration of sauna steam. Because the whole body is exposed to continuous high-temperature fog and steam, through a lot of perspiration and heat dissipation, the skin capillaries are fully expanded, the blood circulation is accelerated, the tissues and cells in the body get more oxygen and nutrition, and the excessive fat waste and lactic acid accumulated in the body are quickly discharged from the body to achieve the purpose of losing weight. After doing exercise, taking a shower and wiping my body, I received a massage from the waiter. Suddenly I felt that the dirt had been washed away and I felt comfortable all over. The evaporation of hot steam into sweat pores of human skin will make bathers radiant and make skin more moist and fit. At the same time, due to repeated hot and cold steaming and washing, blood vessels continue to contract and expand, which can enhance the elasticity of blood vessels and prevent arteriosclerosis.

Massage, also known as massage, is gradually recognized and developed by the working people in China in the long-term struggle against diseases. It is a kind of physical therapy within the scope of external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, which has been proved to be an effective method by countless clinical practices. Massage mainly relies on the strength and direction of manipulation to implement treatment, which directly acts on the injured part through external force, and adjusts the physiological and pathological changes of the body through the strength and skills of both hands to achieve the purpose of treatment. The therapeutic effect of massage is various. Massage techniques come from six methods: kneading, shaking, winding, twisting, rolling and rubbing. Because the degree of massage is different, its infiltration intensity is also different, which is basically divided into fur, meridians, muscles, tendons and veins, and bone marrow. Traditional Chinese medicine massage can promote the circulation of local blood and lymph, accelerate the absorption of local blood stasis, improve local tissue metabolism, straighten out tendons and veins, and make blood smooth, thus playing the role of relaxing tendons and activating collaterals, reducing swelling and relieving pain. Traditional Chinese medicine health massage is mainly based on authentic acupoint massage and traditional Chinese medicine, supplemented by acupuncture, cupping, external application of traditional Chinese medicine bags, steam bath of traditional Chinese medicine, scrapping and other precious heritages given to us by our ancestors. It does not need any medical equipment, as long as massage is used to stimulate these reflex zones and adjust the functions of various parts of the human body, so as to achieve the effects of disease prevention, treatment and health care.