"The History of Taoism" once recorded that "when Kang Yin's family fell into depression, it was followed repeatedly, and those who benefited his joints even danced for it, which was called the Great Dance". Since ancient humans were barefoot, people danced rhythmically when they were happy or danced hard when they were cold. They found that dancing can generate heat, cheer up the spirit and relieve fatigue. In addition, people get some kind of disease, and their feet will feel pain. After the illness, the pain in my feet is gone. Through repeated practice, we found the rules, which formed the basis of diagnosing diseases by touching feet and treating diseases by massaging feet.
Although the foot massage originated in China, it has not been widely spread in China. This is because the pedicure cultural heritage invented in the era of the Yellow Emperor has almost disappeared due to the succession of dynasties in China history.
With the continuous progress of society, the concept of pedicure was very popular in Qin and Han Dynasties. Foot-foot articles in Huangdi Neijing have long discussed pedicure. It was called "toe-watching method" 5000 years ago, and Hua Tuo, a famous doctor in Han Dynasty, called it "foot-heart method" in Hua Tuo's Secret Book. The main functions of the "Five Animal Plays" he studied are "eliminating diseases and benefiting the hoof" and "expelling the guest joints". Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, had a hobby of washing feet. "Historical Records of the Emperor Taizu" said: "You can remove the bed and let two women wash their feet." This means that Liu Bang sat and asked two beautiful women to wash his feet. It is said that his greatest wish before his death was to wash his feet again. At that time, there was no such special job as a foot masseur.
After various dynasties in China, foot massage was introduced to Japan in the Tang Dynasty, which became the "acupuncture" and "foot massage" in Japan today.
In the Song Dynasty, due to the constraints of ethics, pedicure gradually disappeared. By the Ming Dynasty, many medical scientists thought it was a good health care method. Li Shizhen, a famous medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, pointed out in "Eight Meridian Texts" that "cold begins with foot", so foot is the fundamental source of treatment. One of the secrets of Sun Simiao's longevity is to rub the soles of his feet every day, focusing on Yongquan point.
Foot massage was introduced to Europe in Yuan Dynasty.
At the beginning of the 20th century, American doctors used modern medical methods to study and sort out this theory of "regional therapy", which gradually attracted the attention of westerners after it was published in the medical field. Basically, at the same time, Swiss monks began to study and read various books on foot massage after they came into contact with foot massage, and slowly began to massage people's feet, with remarkable results, and gradually formed a set of health care methods for foot reflex area without taking medicine.
In modern times, foot massage is widely spread among the people in China. 1982, the international Ruo's Health Research Association, a professional foot massage institution, was formally established and held a world congress every two years. Its purpose is: research and development, education and promotion, and serving the society. 1999 in may, the Ministry of labor and social security listed the foot masseur in the People's Republic of China (PRC) occupational classification ceremony, and became a profession recognized by the China government. Since then, foot massage, a traditional culture in China, has ended its spread among the people for thousands of years and formally entered the elegant hall. The development of foot massage has also reached the peak of history, and the foot massage industry will definitely develop in a more standardized and healthy direction!
Poor health is mostly due to lack of exercise. In ancient times, people worked barefoot in the fields all day, and the soles of their feet were in direct contact with the ground, so they were stimulated to promote circulation, and then sweated and drank water to complete a normal metabolic cycle and give full play to the healing function of the human body. So the ancient people's bodies were much healthier than ours.
Foot massage is based on the principle of stimulating acupoints.
Foot massage is a natural health care method based on stimulation principle to massage the reflection area of diseased organs or glands, so as to restore their original functions, achieve therapeutic effects and maintain health. It is the traditional medical method of the third medicine.
Our bodies can eliminate wastes and toxins from our bodies through metabolism. Lymphatic system, kidney, large intestine and skin scattered all over the body are the main organs to remove waste produced by metabolism. If these organs are dysfunctional, wastes and toxins in the body cannot be eliminated, and the body is naturally unhealthy.
Foot massage can significantly stimulate the reflex zones of various parts, make the blood circulation smooth, eliminate the accumulated wastes and toxins in the body, make the metabolism work normally, and finally achieve the therapeutic effect.
Today, with the further improvement of technology and processing level, foot massager came into being!