A chain that stiffens the body
Speaking of tendons, everyone is familiar with them. But where are the tendons of the human body?
In Huangdi Neijing, a classic of traditional Chinese medicine, tendons do not appear independently. Where tendons are mentioned, a word named "Meridian" is added in front of it. It is also mentioned in Huangdi Neijing that the twelve meridians exists in our limbs, head and neck, chest and abdomen. Generally speaking, "tendon" is equivalent to soft tissues such as tendon, fascia, joint capsule, ligament and tendon sheath in modern medicine. These tissues are attached to bones and pass through one or more joints. When muscles contract, they pull the distal limb to move along a motion axis of the joint, thus producing motion.
"Yang Guan in Chinese medicine refers to the twelve meridians. If the twelve meridians's qi and blood in our body run abnormally, there will be some siltation, which will lead to muscle contraction and disorder of movement between joints and bones. It can be said that the tendon determines the range of motion of the joint. " Liu Zhihua, the attending physician of Acupuncture Rehabilitation Center of Yinchuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, thinks.
Many TCM fitness methods, such as Yijinjing, Wuqinxi, Baduanjin, and even the popular yoga and Dachuan, are related to stretching muscles, which helps to relax muscles and promote blood circulation. In addition, aerobics, aerobics, more or less also have the function of relaxing muscles and activating collaterals.
Young people will also shrink.
Older people feel this way. When you are young, you can obviously cheat and bend over, but when you are old, you can't. This is because, with the increase of age, people's tendons will contract and shorten. "Chinese medicine says' the liver is the main rib, and the kidney is the main bone'. With the increase of age, people's liver and kidney will have yin and blood deficiency, and then the main muscles of the liver will lose enough blood and blood nutrition, which will lead to contracture and short tendons. " Liu Zhihua explained.
In addition, for many young people, they often work at their desks, are sedentary and don't like sports. They often feel backache, which may also be caused by muscle contraction. "If you don't exercise for a long time, your muscles are in a certain state of tension. If your muscles, tendons and ligaments are not pulled up, you will become stiff, and slowly you will feel the muscles contract and shorten. " Liu Zhihua further explained. At this time, appropriate muscle stretching exercise can be carried out under the guidance of a doctor to relieve or even eliminate discomfort symptoms.
If the following symptoms appear, your muscles may be shrinking.
1. The neck feels slightly sore and needs to be relaxed and straightened deliberately;
2. The waist should be hard, or hard and straight, accompanied by pain;
3. It is difficult to bend over, and the back muscles are tense and painful; 4. Legs and feet are sore, even numb, and it is difficult to squat; 5. It is difficult to lift or stretch your thighs horizontally.
What changes do you have in your body when you often pull tendons?
Good bones and muscles can enhance the body's immunity, thus achieving the effect of prolonging life. Although this statement is somewhat absolute, the importance of stretching exercise to health is self-evident.
Many elderly people have hip fractures as soon as they fall in their later years, which affects their life span and quality of life. This is because the lack of exercise leads to the decline of physical flexibility. Regular stretching can prevent muscle stiffness, increase the flexibility and coordination of the body, thus reducing the possibility of injury during exercise and preventing the elderly from falling.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "bones are strong and tendons are soft, and qi and blood are smooth", and lacing tendons can make qi and blood in the body smooth, dredge the meridians where tendons contract, and naturally relieve or even eliminate pain.
Lace seems simple and picky.
For people who don't stretch their tendons often, muscles are like "knotted" rubber bands. Direct stretching may not loosen this knot, and it may also cause injury.
In this regard, Dr. Liu Zhihua suggested that everyone must warm up first in the process of stretching tendons. You can use a small run to increase your body temperature and prepare your muscles and tendons. Don't stretch suddenly to prevent tendon strain. Start stretching from a small angle, and then increase the amplitude when the body is adapted. When stretching muscles, you should move slowly and gently, and avoid overexertion or overexertion. The most taboo is to press the tendon that can't be stretched normally, or let others exert external force to help quick success.
In addition, lacing fitness focuses on persistence, and you can't stay away for three days or two, otherwise it will return to the previous level.
skill
Office workers can use some simple methods to "support" during breaks.
1. Stand upright with your legs crossed, then bend over and try to touch the ground with your palm for a while.
2. First put your head back and look up at the starry sky, then lower your head and let your chin touch your chest for about 30 times.