Health care method for legs and feet
Pedicure health care is a popular way of health care, which is closely related to people's daily life. Modern medicine has proved that people's aging begins with their feet. There are many blood vessels and countless nerve endings on the soles of human feet, which are closely connected with the brain. The health of feet is not only related to people's health, but also has a great relationship with life span. "Washing feet in spring, the sun rises and solidifies; Washing feet in summer can dispel summer heat and dampness; Wash your feet in autumn, moisten your lungs and intestines; " Washing feet in winter warms the abdomen. "The internal organs of the human body have corresponding reflex zones in the feet, and the feet have a large number of nerve endings. Doing more foot massage can activate the function of internal organs; Eliminate chills and edema; Relieve shoulder pain and visual fatigue; Stay energetic.
Foot is the starting point of Yin San Meridian of Foot and the end point of Sanyang Meridian of Foot. There are more than 60 acupoints below ankle joint. If you can often stimulate the acupoints such as Taichong, Bai Yin, Taixi and Yongquan on your feet, you can nourish your vitality, strengthen your waist and tendons, delay aging and prolong your life. There are many ways to massage the soles of your feet. You can put your feet on the bed, rub your right foot with your left hand and rub your left foot with your right hand. You can also massage with your middle finger or forefinger from the center of your foot to your toes, every time 100 ~ 200 times, depending on the fever of the massage part, and your feet take turns; You can also rub the soles of your feet repeatedly for l5 minutes. If there is enough time, add the following massage: press the center of your right foot with your left hand, move your ankle back and forth 5 times, and change your left foot; Press outward and move back and forth for 5 times, with the same left foot; Knead inward and move back and forth 5 times, with the same left foot; Bend the right knee, fix the right palm with the left hand, hold the heel with the right hand, and move back and forth for 5 times, the same as the left foot; Bend your right knee, gently press your right thumb on the inside of your knee, hold your ankle with your left hand, and move it back and forth five times, as does your left foot.
Foot bath: Soaking feet with hot water, especially with ginger or pepper, can quickly expand the capillary network of human respiratory mucosa, accelerate blood circulation, and make white blood cells in the blood of respiratory mucosa destroy bacteria and viruses invading human body in time to protect human body from infection.
Rub your feet: after washing your feet, heat them with your hands and gently rub the relevant parts or acupoints. You can massage the whole foot or part, and massage Yongquan (the center of the foot) or Taichong (behind the joint of one or two toes) or Taixi (the depression between the high point of the inner ankle and the achilles tendon). Can be used for preventing and treating dizziness, insomnia, anorexia, dull complexion, fatigue, hypertension and constipation.
Lift your feet high: lift your feet 2-3 times a day, even higher than your heart. At this time, the blood circulation in your feet and legs is vigorous, and the blood in your lower limbs accelerates to flow back to your lungs and heart, so that your head can get enough fresh blood and oxygen, which is also a benign stimulation to the acupoints and reflex zones of your feet. After marching, the troops all know to use this method to quickly eliminate fatigue, and it is also good to lift their feet at ordinary times.
Knead calf: Hold one calf tightly in the palm of both hands and rub it while rotating, rubbing each side for about 20 times, and then rubbing the other leg in the same way. This method can strengthen the leg strength.
Leg wrenching: Take a sitting posture, straighten your legs, bow your head, lean forward, and pull your toes and ankles 20 ~ 30 times with both hands to exercise your feet and prevent leg weakness.
Bend your knees: put your feet together in parallel, squat your knees slightly, put your hands on your knees, turn your knees around, turn left first, then turn right, about 20 times each. Can be used for treating lower limb fatigue and knee joint pain.
Swing your legs: When holding an object or holding a wall, swing your legs forward to lift your toes, then swing your toes backward to make your feet stretch straight and your legs as straight as possible. When you throw your legs, your upper body is upright and your legs are exchanged dozens of times. This method can prevent hemiplegia, atrophy and weakness of lower limbs, numbness of legs and cramps of calves. Rubbing your feet can solve small problems in your body.
Nowadays, people are under great pressure and busy at work. Once you get sick, you should either endure the pain and stick to your work, and then take injections and medicine regularly. In fact, this is meaningless to the body. Being sick is a physical protest. What we need is to take it seriously, standardize and relax. There is an old saying, "sharpening a knife is not a mistake for a woodcutter." We should understand this truth and pay attention to self-maintenance in our daily life. Then in this section, let's talk about the pedicure that broke out in recent years. Simply put, pedicure is to stimulate acupuncture points and reflex zones of feet and legs by various means under the operation of professional masseurs, so as to achieve the purpose of regulating qi and blood, balancing yin and yang, strengthening body and treating diseases. Should I go outside for a pedicure? Here, let's talk about how to do a healthy pedicure for ourselves.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the acupoints of the foot are inextricably linked with internal organs, or modern medical anatomy proves that the foot is densely covered with rich capillaries, lymphatic vessels and nerve endings, which undoubtedly shows the important relationship between the foot and human health. Therefore, pedicure is widely used for the conditioning and treatment of more than 30 diseases such as insomnia, "three highs" (hypertension, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia), constipation, diabetes, numbness and chills of lower limbs, microcirculation disturbance and sub-health. Among them, the treatment of insomnia and hypertension is the most significant. Chinese medicine believes that insomnia is caused by deficiency of both heart and spleen, qi deficiency of heart and gallbladder, imbalance of heart-fire and yin deficiency of liver and kidney, which is related to heart, spleen, kidney and liver.
Then, in order to solve the problem of insomnia, we should choose foot bath water before pedicure. When we control the water temperature, we can put our feet in. The technique should be rolling, rubbing, pushing and holding, and the intensity should be adjusted according to your own feelings. Massage Yongquan, Zhao Hai, Sanyinjiao and Zusanli by yourself. Generally, insomnia can be improved after massage that night, and then it can gradually return to normal by insisting on adjusting basic sleep for 4 ~ 5 times.
Some readers have done foot massage at home, and everyone has a doubt: "If you feel sore and numb, does it mean that there are many diseases?" Some readers even expressed doubts. Actually, it's not necessary Each of us has different individual differences and tolerance, so everyone feels different about acid, bloating, numbness and pain during self-massage. Don't read some books saying that your pain is a sign of illness, which is a bit extreme. So, how to reflect the harbinger of disease from acupoints? Very simply, when you press on one foot or one leg, you feel obvious pain, and when you press on the same acupoint on the other foot or leg, you also feel the same pain, so you can rule out the possibility of suffering from a certain disease.
A small book of foot massage to get rid of illness.
Constipation and dry cough
Constipation is mainly related to insufficient peristalsis of large intestine. Massage mainly stimulates the large intestine reflex area on the foot, which is distributed in the heel of the left and right feet in the shape of a door frame, and massage the anal area at the four fingers of the medial ankle of the foot has the same effect. Need to be reminded that constipation is a real disease, but it is actually diarrhea, so the harder the massage, the better. To treat cough, the first thing is to stimulate the lung and bronchial reflex area. Upper body lymph gland has anti-inflammatory effect, and glucocorticoid secreted by adrenal gland has antitussive, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects. Kidney dryness in autumn plays a regulatory role. These are the key reflex zones in massage.
Insomnia, neurasthenia
Both heels have an insomnia point, and the heart is the main door, and the heart and small intestine are the exterior and interior. Abdominal nerves can also affect nervous tension, so the heart, small intestine and abdominal reflex areas should also be stimulated.
Fatigue, backache and backache
Kidney, ureter and bladder promote the excretion of lactic acid, which is the main cause of fatigue. Abnormal cervical, lumbar and thoracic vertebrae directly lead to low back pain. Parathyroid gland can regulate calcium metabolism and stimulate muscles and nerves.
In order to pursue better results, it is best to soak your feet with hot water before massage, and then add hot water continuously after cooling for half an hour. If you can add Chinese medicine to your own disease, the effect will be better. As we said before, this kind of self-massage is especially effective for insomnia patients, because soaking feet can promote blood circulation and help them fall asleep. It is recommended to soak for as long as possible. The weight of massage varies from person to person, and it varies due to illness. It is inevitable that there will be pain. If you feel too painful, you can put it down appropriately, but when you stimulate the key points of the disease, pain is essential. However, it must be noted that patients with acute myocardial infarction and acute heart failure are prohibited from foot massage. In addition, pregnant women should use it with caution, and the elderly should be lightly stimulated when massaging.