(1) Balance Yin and Yang. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the balance of yin and yang is the fundamental condition for maintaining normal life activities, while the imbalance of yin and yang is the fundamental cause of all diseases and runs through the occurrence and development of all diseases. The purpose of massage is to use different methods to make up for the imbalance of Yin and Yang in the process of disease, so that the imbalance of Yin and Yang in the body can be adjusted in changing methods to restore balance.
(2) Adjust the function of viscera. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the balance and coordination between physiological functions of human organs is an important link to maintain a relatively constant internal environment. If the function of human viscera is disordered, it will lead to diseases. Although the zang-fu organs are in the human body, they are connected with the body surface through meridians. Each zang-fu organ has its own corresponding meridians and circulates on the body surface along a certain route. Zang-fu diseases are often reflected on the body surface through meridians, that is, "there must be an appearance inside", and the pressing stimulation of some parts of the body surface can also be transmitted to the internal organs and related parts through meridians to produce therapeutic effects. According to this theory, massage mainly stimulates the corresponding acupoints and pain points on the body surface by manipulation, so as to play its role in regulating the functions of zang-fu organs through meridians, such as rubbing ribs to soothe the liver, vibrating the chest and calming the lungs, pressing the precordial area to save energy, rubbing the waist to absorb heat and tonify the kidney, and rubbing the abdomen counterclockwise to adjust the intestines.
(3) dredge meridians and promote blood circulation. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the occurrence, development and prognosis of diseases are closely related to the meridian system. If the channels and collaterals are blocked and the qi and blood are not running smoothly, the physiological functions of the internal organs, skin, flesh, tendons, veins and joints will be abnormal or low. Massage directly stimulates the meridians and acupoints on the surface of the human body, thus adjusting the function of the meridian system, restoring the balance of yin and yang of the meridian system, and finally promoting the operation of qi and blood under the adjustment of the meridian system. In addition, doing work on the body surface by manipulation can produce thermal effect, thus accelerating the operation of qi and blood. Spirulina is rich in unsaturated fatty acids and β-carotene, which can promote blood circulation and dredge meridians.
(4) Reorganize tendons and straighten out joints. Bones and joints are the moving organs of the human body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the injury of bones and joints must involve qi and blood, leading to qi stagnation and blood stasis, blocking meridians, that is, swelling means pain, thus affecting the activities of limbs and joints. When massage, manipulation can promote the circulation of qi and blood, reduce swelling and remove blood stasis, regulate qi and relieve pain. Excerpted from/xianghealth305.htmreference/duohealth1.htm.