Many people like to massage and relax after they are tired, but the timing of massage is also very particular. So when is the best time to get a massage? When is the massage ready?

1, when is the best time to get a massage?

(1) Massage to refresh yourself in the morning.

Massage for about 5 minutes after getting up in the morning, first gently massage the head and face, and finally continue to the neck, pressing the depression above the collarbone, which is helpful to delay aging. It can also better drain water to reduce swelling, thin face, tender skin and refresh.

(2) Massage at night to relieve nerves

Massage for about 20 minutes at night will help to speed up blood circulation and relax the body. For the tense muscles during the day, you can get a good relaxation. Be careful not to rush to take a shower and sleep after massage at night. Before taking a bath after massage, you should rest in a warm environment for about 2 hours.

(3) It is not advisable to massage after exercise.

It is not advisable to massage after outdoor activities and physical exercise. Exercise will speed up the blood circulation in the body. If you massage again, the blood will easily concentrate on the body surface, and the blood supply to other parts will be reduced, and the human body will easily feel dizzy, disgusting and weak.

(4) It is not advisable to massage after a full meal.

It is not suitable for massage just after eating, otherwise it will easily affect the normal digestion and absorption of the body. Just after dinner, the gastrointestinal tract began to work. At this time, the blood supply here increases, and massage will concentrate a lot of blood on the body surface, affecting the blood needed by the gastrointestinal tract and ultimately affecting its function.

(5) It is not advisable to massage after 23 o'clock.

Massage can be done at any time, but considering the self-innovation of the body, it can't be done after 23 o'clock every night. This is because at this time, the gallbladder meridian began to flourish. At this time, massage will affect its work, distract human energy, affect its work, and ultimately affect human health. People should go to bed at this time.

2. What acupoints are massaged by cold?

(1) Quchi point

Position: The elbows are bent at right angles, when the elbows are bent at the ends of stripes. When looking for acupoints, elbow flexion and horizontal lines are exhausted, that is, the depression on the inner edge of the lateral epicondyle of humerus.

Quchi point is one of the commonly used points in the large intestine meridian of Shouyangming. Pressing Quchi, Guxue and Waiguan points can dispel wind, relieve exterior syndrome, clear away heat and relieve pain, and is mainly used to treat colds and fever.

(2) Fengchi point

Location: Fengchi point is located in the posterior neck and under the posterior skull, and the outer edges of the two tendons are sunken, which is equivalent to the level of the earlobe.

The qi and blood substance of Fengchi point is yang heat, which is dissipated by heat. Through this point, it can strengthen yang and replenish qi, dispel cold and stop head and neck pain.

(3) Hegu point

Location: alias Tiger Mouth. It belongs to the large intestine meridian of hand Yangming. Be original. On the back of hand, between metacarpal 1 and 2, the radial midpoint of the second metacarpal.

Massage to stimulate Hegu point can play a role in calming and relieving pain, dredging meridians, clearing away heat and relieving exterior syndrome, and can relieve discomfort symptoms such as wind-cold, cold, headache and fever.

(4) Xiang Ying Point

Location: Xiang Ying point is located on the face, at the wrinkle about one centimeter beside the alar (beside the midpoint of the alar outer edge, in the nasolabial groove).

Xiang Ying point is good at clearing nasal orifices, and symptoms such as stuffy nose, runny nose and sneezing often appear when a cold is windy. Press here to relieve it.

(5) Zusanli

Location: Zusanli is on the anterolateral side of the calf, 3 inches under the nose of the calf, and a horizontal finger from the front edge of the tibia.

Zusanli is an important acupuncture point for human health care, which can dry dampness and strengthen the spleen, produce fluid and stomach qi, and improve human immunity.

(6) Dazhui point

Location: Subspinous process depression of the 7th cervical vertebra. There are seven cervical vertebrae. When you bend your head and turn your neck left and right, the upper six cervical vertebrae will rotate with it. Only the seventh cervical vertebra is immobile, and Dazhui point is under the spinous process of this immobile cervical vertebra.

The Dazhui point in the neck is the place where the human yang meets. Stimulating acupoints can boost people's yang and is often used to treat diseases such as colds.

(7) chiropractic therapy

Chiropractic therapy is a therapeutic method to prevent and treat diseases by continuously pinching the spinal skin. It has the functions of dredging channels and collaterals, regulating yin and yang, promoting qi and blood circulation, improving the function of viscera, and enhancing the body's disease resistance.

(8) Massage methods for adult colds and common colds

Step 1: First, alternately press Tang Yin point with both thumbs and abdomen for 36 times, and at the same time press and rub Xiang Ying point on both sides with the fingertips of thumb and forefinger for 26 times. Hold your forehead with one hand and point your thumb at your middle finger with the other. Rub 36 feet of Fengchi point on both sides, and then press Fengmen point with your thumb for 36 times.

Step 2: Massage the left and right acupoints for 36 times in the order from light to heavy, then point your thumb at the other four fingers and press Hegu point for 36 times from light to heavy.

Step 3: The patient lies prone and chiropractic from bottom to top for 3 times. Pay attention to avoid catching a cold all the time. Drink hot Jiang Shui after massage and take a nap.

(9) Massage methods for children with wind-cold colds

Step 1: Massage the acupoints (temples) located in the depression behind the children's eyebrows with the middle fingers of both hands for 30-50 times. Pay attention to the gentle technique.

Step 2: The massager directly pushes the linear acupoints (lung meridians) located on the palm of children's ring finger from the pulp to the fingertip, and pushes them from the pulp to the fingertip for about 200-600 times. The operation should be brisk.

Step 3: The massager directly pushes the linear acupoints (liver meridian) from fingertip to fingertip on the palm surface of children's index finger, and pushes them from fingertip to fingertip 100-300 times.

Step 4: The masseur directly pushes the linear acupoint (Tianhe) located at the center line of the forearm palm of the child from the wrist to the elbow joint with his thumb. Push from wrist to elbow joint, 100-300 times.

Step 5: The masseur holds the child's forehead with one hand, and puts the thumb and forefinger of the other hand on the acupuncture points (Fengchi point) on both sides of the child's neck, and massages for 1-2 minutes.

3, children's massage matters needing attention

(1) Age suitable for children's massage

Generally speaking, children's massage therapy is only suitable for children under 6 years old, and the effect is obvious. In the process of massage, children over 6 years old need to choose some adult massage methods in addition to the specific acupuncture points for children to receive better curative effect. And we need to pay attention to the characteristics of children's massage. With the growth of children's age, the corresponding massage times and time need to be increased accordingly to achieve better results.

(2) Grasp the massage opportunity.

When children are hungry or full, it is not conducive to the therapeutic effect of massage, so it is not suitable to massage children. If the child is emotional and crying, he should calm his emotions first and then massage. Children's good cooperation is conducive to the implementation and accuracy of the operation method.

(3) Choose a suitable environment

When giving children a massage, you should choose a room with fresh air, suitable temperature and sufficient light, which is more conducive to the diagnosis of sick children. Because children need to take off some clothes during massage, they should pay attention to shelter from the wind during and after massage treatment to avoid children catching cold.

(4) Pay attention to the reasonable selection of acupoints.

Although children's massage mainly chooses arm acupoints to operate, the method is simple, but it should also be guided by the theoretical basis of traditional Chinese medicine, and scientific acupoint selection can achieve better results. Although there were differences between men and women in the past, there was no obvious difference in the specific operation process, and the specific operation could be selected on the principle of convenient operation.

(5) Properly push.

Because children's skin is delicate and easy to get hurt, we should choose the appropriate massage medium in the process of massage, use light, soft, stable and practical methods, and avoid rudeness. In the specific massage methods, we should choose the appropriate reinforcing and reducing methods for massage treatment according to the child's physique and the cold and heat deficiency of the disease.

(6) Reasonable and orderly operation

It is more difficult for children to cooperate with the treatment than adults, so in the specific operation process, we should first choose acupuncture points that are not easy to cause children to cry by massage, first massage the main acupuncture points, then massage the acupuncture points, and finally choose acupuncture points that are more irritating and easy to cause children to cry for treatment.

(7) Clear diagnosis and timely treatment.

Children's viscera are immature, qi is not full, and their condition develops rapidly. Therefore, once a child is sick, he should seek medical treatment as soon as possible, make a clear diagnosis and treat it correctly. Massage for children is just one of many treatments. Therefore, in the process of treatment, according to the characteristics of the disease, under the guidance of doctors, we should choose reasonable treatment methods to avoid delaying the illness and causing adverse consequences.

(8) Standardized processing flow

Massage for children is mainly massage, which takes many times and a long time. We should strictly follow the operation process, interrupt or reduce the operation time in the middle, and ensure sufficient and continuous stimulation to achieve better therapeutic effect. Common diseases are treated once a day 1 time, with 3-6 times as a course of treatment, and severe children can be treated twice a day.