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How to do hand exercises? What are the benefits of hand massage?
Hands and feet seem to be on the edge of the body, but there are many acupoints on them. It is good for the body to massage hands and feet frequently. How to do hand exercises? What are the benefits of hand massage?

1, manual operation

(1) Clap your hands

Tilt your fingers and hit each other with your palms 100 times. There are reflex zones of liver and digestive system in the center of palm, respiratory system above palm, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system in thenar, and small intestine, rectum, colon and anus in thenar. Clapping hands can nourish the liver and improve eyesight, prevent and relieve flatulence, stomachache, nausea, burping and indigestion, enhance immunity, and prevent colds, respiratory diseases, gastrointestinal diseases and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

(2) the palm roots hit each other.

The index finger is slightly bent, the palms are separated, and the palms and roots hit each other 100 times. Palmar root is the reflex zone of genitourinary system, which can improve frequent micturition, urgent micturition and waiting for micturition, and help treat pelvic inflammatory disease, cervicitis, female private parts and other diseases.

(3) Fingers hitting each other.

Palm empty, fingers hitting each other 100 times. It can improve peripheral blood circulation and relieve cold hands. There are brain, knee, wrist, ankle, elbow, hip joint, shoulder, neck, waist, thoracic vertebra and other reflection areas. On the fingers, the collision of ten fingers helps the joints to be flexible.

(4) The backs of hands hit each other.

Hands at a 90-degree angle, beating each other. There are reflex zones of cervical vertebra, lumbar vertebra and spine on the back of hand. Knocking on the back of hands can relieve neck, waist and back pain. The wrist under the back of the hand has a reflex zone of lymphatic system, which can raise body temperature, improve immunity and prevent colds.

(5) Fingers push each other.

Finger joints are hard to touch and easy to accumulate toxins. Crossing your hands and putting your fingers together can enhance blood circulation between your fingers and promote detoxification.

Do hand exercises once a day to make yourself convenient and away from patients.

2. Massage technique

(1) Wipe the back of hand and palm.

Place the palm of your right hand on the back of your left hand, with two fingers pointing in opposite directions and your hands horizontally extended. Then rub the back of the left hand with the palm of the right hand, and both palms move towards the cuff at the same time. Friction velocity should be evenly rubbed 16 ~ 24 times. Then change the palm of your left hand and wipe the back of your right hand.

(2) finger friction.

Hands palms facing each other, fingers crossed, rubbing each other 16 ~ 24 times.

(3) tip fingertip

The palms of both hands are opposite, and the fingertips and fingers of both hands exert force on each other 16 ~ 24 times.

(4) Twist your fingers

Use the thumb and forefinger of one hand to rotate the joints of the other finger, which can be continuously rotated, pressed, rubbed and massaged for about 15 to 20 times, and the hands are alternately performed.

3. The benefits of massage

If you want to be young, you must start with your hands. There are many important acupoints on the hand, such as Laogong, Yugu, Shaofu, Hegu and Shenmen. These acupoints correspond to different organs of the body. Regular massage and stimulation of these parts can play a role in conditioning viscera, beauty and skin care. For example, Laogong point is located in the palm of the human body, at the middle fingertip of the fist-clenched finger. Stimulating this point can clear the heart, relieve annoyance and remove facial sores; Stimulating the fishbone point has the functions of eliminating dampness, dissipating heat and moistening skin, making the skin bright; Shaofu point is located at the tip of the little finger when clenching fist, which stimulates it to have the functions of dispersing heart fire, promoting blood circulation and moistening skin; Hegu point is located in the depression between the first metacarpal bone and the second metacarpal bone of the back of hand. Stimulating it can treat toothache, headache, acne, eye fatigue and stroke. Shenmen point is located at the wrist transverse striation at the carpometacarpal joint of the little finger. Repeated massage here can eliminate constipation, eliminate irritability and make skin smooth and shiny.