Stretching exercise is a simple and easy-to-learn health care exercise. There are many "stretching exercises" in yoga, which are good for health in leisure. If you often feel pain in your waist and neck, numbness in your hands and feet, and your body function is in a small state, from the perspective of Chinese medicine, this is probably due to "muscle contraction." Spend a few minutes every day "stretching muscles" to make your blood flow smoothly and your natural diseases disappear. First, the lacing exercise method-there are many "lacing" actions in yoga. Modern people often get sick at a young age and are in a "sub-health" state due to lack of exercise and unhealthy living habits. Xiao Hongci, a famous health expert in China, said that if you often feel pain in your waist and neck, numbness in your hands and feet, and physical dysfunction, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is probably due to "muscle contraction". Do a few minutes of "stretching" exercise every day to make your blood flow smoothly and natural diseases disappear. In ancient medical books, the ancients divided tendon diseases into broken tendons, tendon walking, tendon relaxation, tendon strengthening, contracture, weakness, swelling, tendon turning and tendon contraction, and tendon contraction is one of them. Tendon is the old name of traditional Chinese medicine, and western medicine collectively refers to tendon, ligament and aponeurosis. Contraction means contraction and spasm. In short, tendon contraction is the shortening of tendons, which limits activities. Everyone's tendons are very big. Second, the cause of muscle contraction "people are animals, and it is easy to contract muscles when they are not moving for a long time. When the tendon is injured, it will produce reflex contraction and spasm; Sedentary can also cause muscle contraction. Scientific and technological progress has made life more comfortable. Most people use elevators and cars, which greatly reduces the amount of exercise and increases their muscle contraction. Those white-collar workers who sit and work for a long time, especially those big bosses, have to send a glass of water to their hands, which greatly increases the possibility of muscle contraction. " Xiao Hongci explained the cause of muscle contraction. In the past, muscle contraction mostly occurred in the elderly whose physical function began to decline. However, in recent years, due to the popularity of computers, teenagers are keen on playing computers and games, and their outdoor activities are reduced, sedentary, and their posture is incorrect. There is not enough room for their feet to stretch under the computer desk, so the hind leg muscles will gradually contract, which will cause leg muscles to contract over time. What many people don't understand is that they often play ball and swim, and they belong to the "sports family". Why do they still have muscle contractions? The reason is that there is no scientific warm-up exercise before exercise, just touch it casually, wave your arms for a few minutes, or do no warm-up exercise at all. This is the crux. Therefore, warm-up before exercise is actually very important. However, some movements are too monotonous and repetitive, which leads to some parts of the body moving frequently, while others can't be balanced, such as golf and tennis. And this kind of exercise is also easy to cause muscle contraction. Third, the symptoms of muscle contraction "muscle contraction" symptoms are most easily overlooked. Even if adults have muscle contraction, it will generally not have much impact on life in a short time, so they will not care too much when they feel low back pain. In fact, this is a precursor to muscle contraction and a rehearsal of physical problems. Usually, many signs of serious diseases lurk like this. What are the main symptoms of muscle contraction? The most common symptoms are low back pain, leg pain, paralysis, and short feet. Sometimes it will lead to radioactive traction pain in the heel tendon, and the pace is not big. It is necessary to walk closely, the ligament of hip joint is tight, and the thigh can neither be raised nor flat. People with muscle contraction stand in a special posture, with knees bent, hips bent, chest slightly forward, hips slightly backward, unable to stand straight, and unable to walk with steps. Symptoms of muscle contraction also include: neck pain; Lumbar ankylosing pain; Can't bend over; Low back pain; Leg pain and paralysis; Can't squat; Long and short feet; There is radioactive traction pain in the heel tendon; The pace is not big, we are very close; The ligament of hip joint feels tight; The thighs can neither be raised nor spread horizontally; Turning around is not flexible; Muscle atrophy, hands can not stretch and bend; The hands, feet, elbows and knees are swollen, numb and painful, and the activities are not smooth. Fourth, the method of stretching muscles-the therapy of effective muscle contraction has always existed in qigong and yoga practice, that is, "stretching muscles." There is a saying in Taoism: the tendon is one inch long and the life span is extended by ten years. Those who live long usually have a pair of soft bones and muscles. Facts have proved that many people with muscle contraction can walk briskly and their back pain can be alleviated or even disappeared by persisting in stretching tendons. "lacing tendons", an easy-to-learn and easy-to-do health-keeping method, has become a magic weapon for many people to stay away from sub-health. 2. The direct function of lacing is to relieve pain, detoxify and enhance physical function. What is the principle? First of all, the twelve tendons and the the twelve meridians run in the same direction, so the meridians contracted by the tendons are also impassable, which will hurt. In the process of lacing, there will be pain in the crotch, inner thigh and popliteal fossa, indicating that these parts contract and the corresponding meridians are not smooth. Stretch tendons and soften tendons, restore dislocation on the spine, make "bones stiff and tendons soft, qi and blood smooth", and eliminate and slow down pain, numbness and swelling in waist, knees, limbs and all parts of the body. Secondly, lacing can open the Du meridian and bladder meridian in the back, which is of great significance to health, because Du meridian is the communication of yang and the channel of vitality. This meridian generally strengthens renal function, and the kidney is the innate foundation and the source of essence. People's energy and sexual ability depend on the strength of kidney function. The du meridian is on the spine, and the spinal cord goes directly to the brain marrow, so the spine is inextricably linked with brain diseases. Bladder meridian is the largest detoxification system of human body and an important barrier against cold. If the bladder channels and collaterals are unobstructed, the wind and cold are difficult to invade, and the toxins in the body are discharged at any time, then the symptoms such as obesity, constipation, acne and pigmentation will naturally be eliminated and alleviated. According to the theory of western medicine, the main nerves and blood vessels connecting the brain and internal organs are attached to the spine and bones on both sides. Dredging the spine up and down naturally removes many visible health "mines". 3. "If the knee hurts when stretching the tendon, there will be muscle contraction. Collateral contraction first shows that the liver meridian is not smooth, because the liver is the main reinforcement, and the spleen and stomach will not be good if the liver meridian is not smooth. For example, the pain in the crotch and popliteal fossa (the reverse side of the knee) indicates that the bladder meridian is blocked, and the kidney meridian will not be unblocked if the bladder meridian is blocked. Edema, obesity, frequent urination and diabetes are all related to this. After lying flat, the raised arm can not be attached to the stool surface, suggesting scapulohumeral periarthritis. Some people are lying on a stretch stool, their raised legs can't be straightened, and their fallen legs can't land, indicating that the tendons are severely contracted, which not only hurts the waist and legs, but also has many problems in the internal organs. " Xiao Hongci pointed out that lacing is not only a treatment, but also a diagnosis. Regular stretching exercises can make everyone know their current physical condition more clearly and improve it in time. V. Scissoring Practice Method-Methods "Scissoring Practice Method" 1, Scissoring Method 1: Sleeping Down Scissoring Method [1] Place two safe flat chairs near the wall or door frame; Sit on the edge of the chair against the wall or door frame, and move your hips as far as possible to the edge of the chair; Lie on your back, with your right foot leaning against the wall post or door frame, your left foot bending towards the ground, trying to touch the ground, and put your hands flat on the chair for ten minutes. During the period, the left foot can also swing in a riding posture, which is beneficial to the joint relaxation of the hip joint; Move the chair to the other side, then change your left and right feet as above, and do it for another ten minutes. 2, lacing method 2: standing lacing method to find a door frame, put your hands on both sides of the door frame, try to stretch your arms; Stand in a lunge with one foot in front and the other foot behind, and keep your legs as straight as possible; The body is just parallel to the door frame, the head is upright, and the eyes are looking straight ahead; Stand in this position for three minutes, then lunge with the other leg and stand for three minutes. 3, lacing method 3: neck lacing method lie flat on the bed or stool face up, put your head out of the edge of the bed or stool, extend your hands as far as possible, and let the weight of your head pull your head down for 3 minutes. You don't need a pillow to sleep. You can lie on your back or on your side. 4, lacing method 4: squatting lacing method The whole person slowly squats down, trying to squat to the end, feet together, feet as close as possible to the ground, hands holding legs, and burying their heads hard.