1. When you want massage therapy, relieving stress is one of the first benefits you think of. This is also an important part of one's attempt to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Clinical research shows that even a single massage of 1.5 hours can significantly reduce heart rate, cortisol level and insulin level, among which massage therapy is helpful to relieve stress.
2, the body will produce unhealthy hormone accumulation, when we are in crowded traffic, or meet the deadline of work. Long-term depression of the stress hormone cortisol can lead to insomnia and even digestive system problems. Massage has been proved to reduce the body's cortisol. This puts the body into a relaxed rest and recovery mode. In fact, massage can trigger chemical reactions in the brain, which may lead to a lasting sense of relaxation, reduce stress and improve mood.
3, massage can relax, relax the muscles that cause pain in bad posture, and let your body position itself in a natural and painful free posture. Compared with the ongoing massage to relax muscles, relaxing joints has more freedom and pressure points. This enables the body to position itself in a healthy and natural posture, thus avoiding moving and responding to pain over time.
The long-term effect of massage therapy is deeper than skin. Better blood circulation is part of the body chain reaction caused by regular massage treatment.
Massage therapy is a kind of exercise therapy that helps to maintain and improve flexibility. By acting on muscles, connective tissues, tendons, ligaments and joints, regular massage can improve your flexibility and range of motion, making your joints smoother and less prone to injury.
6. Clinical research shows that regular massage not only helps to relieve stress, but also can naturally increase the killing ability of immune system (the activity level of natural killer cells on human body) and reduce the number of T cells, thus improving the overall immune function of the body.
Disadvantages of massage
If the vibration speed and intensity of the massager are large, it should be set at a slight level for adaptive massage from the beginning, and the massage position should not be close to the internal organs, mainly the legs and arms. I have used many kinds of massagers, including vibrating massagers, flapping massagers and rolling massagers. The massage time is generally more than 20 minutes, and no adverse reactions have occurred. If the contact pressure is relatively high, it is necessary to adapt with low speed and low force, and the massage time should be short.
No matter what happens, it will be a double-edged sword, with both good and bad sides. Although massage can preserve health and help people recover after illness, it still has certain harm. As long as we understand these hazards, we can avoid them within our control. The most common hazards of massage are fainting, skin damage at the massage place and subcutaneous bleeding.
1, syncope
The situation of syncope may mainly be that the patient is too nervous, weak, tired or hungry to massage, which is caused by excessive operation or too long time. If you have syncope, you should immediately stop the massage, let the patient lie flat in a well-ventilated place, keep his head low, and generally recover naturally after rest.
2. Broken skin
The kneading method used in massage may cause skin damage. Generally, there will be broken skin. Massage should be stopped immediately at the broken skin and some surgical treatment should be carried out to prevent infection.
3. Subcutaneous hemorrhage
It may be due to rough operation leading to subcutaneous bleeding, and the patient has severe local superficial pain. It may also be that the patient has few platelets or low function, and there is congestion under the skin after manual stimulation. If there is subcutaneous bleeding, stop the massage immediately. Usually the bleeding will stop after 2-3 days. If it still doesn't dissipate, you'd better go to the hospital to check your platelets.