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What benefits does massaging limbs bring to the elderly?
Massage limbs has many benefits, which can promote blood circulation and improve immunity, and is beneficial to the health care of the elderly. Insisting on reverse massage is more beneficial to the health of the elderly. The following are the methods and precautions for massaging limbs.

When people stand or sit, blood tends to accumulate in the lower limbs and the circulation is not smooth. After a long time, it is inevitable that there will be symptoms such as fatigue, swelling and pain. Especially for middle-aged and elderly people, weakness of legs and feet will lead to a decline in balance. Massage the leg reversely every day can dredge the meridians of the whole leg and foot, promote blood circulation, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, effectively enhance the strength of the leg and the flexibility of the joint ligament, enhance the coordination ability of the limbs, and reduce the chance of the elderly falling. Reverse massage: after getting up every morning, do some exercise properly, move your limbs, then sit on the stool, hold your right ankle with your hands, then rub it up at the same time, massage it for 20 times, and then massage your left leg. You can also rub your arm with one hand in the opposite direction, slowly rubbing it from your wrist to your shoulder and neck for 20 times.

Note: the downward pressure of the massager's palm should be even and moderate, and it is advisable not to wrinkle the skin when rubbing; Before massage, move your limbs to prepare your body;

People with osteomyelitis, severe heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease and lung disease are not suitable for reverse massage.

The face is also suitable for bottom-up reverse massage, which can defying gravity and delay aging; Back reverse massage can broaden the chest and regulate qi, promote local and even systemic blood circulation, increase endocrine and digestive functions, and improve the body's immunity and disease resistance, thus achieving the purpose of health care.