Motor reaction of qigong
It refers to the physiological and psychological reactions related to qigong exercise, which are divided into normal reactions and abnormal reactions.
Orthogonal reaction
There are many kinds of normal reactions. For specific practitioners, the response varies from person to person and from time to time. Common ones are:
1. The nonspecific reactions represented by "sleeping and enjoying the fragrance" are called "nonspecific" because these reactions will occur without practice, which is not the "patent" of Qigong. Including increased appetite, normal defecation, good sleep and energy. These reactions generally appear earlier and can be seen after a few days or more of practice.
2. Specific reaction represented by "Eight Touches". The so-called "eight touches" is a summary of the ancient people's reactions to various exercises. There are two different versions, one is dynamic, itchy, light, heavy, cold, warm, astringent and slippery, and the other is awkward, cold, hot, floating, heavy, solid and soft. Therefore, some people call it "sixteen touches" or ". But in fact, the "eight" and "sixteen" here are approximate numbers, and there are too many words. It should be noted that although the appearance of Eight Touches is a good indicator to reflect the quietness of practicing, it is not absolute, and the quality of practicing is not necessarily related to Eight Touches. Therefore, practitioners should let nature take its course and do not have to pursue it deliberately.
Abnormal reaction
That is, abnormal reaction. Some people, out of the "goodwill" of loving Qigong, not only exaggerate its function, but also often say that Qigong has no side effects. In fact, the "three-point poison of medicine" is also applicable to qigong, and ancient doctors have long recognized this. For example, in "Introduction to Medicine", Li Yong cited the internal strength (static work) and the side effects of the six-character prescription and Ba Duan Jin, saying: "Those who supervise menstruation with internal strength will have carbuncle for a long time; Those who transport spleen and soil have abdominal distension for a long time; Abdominal transport, long-term urine blood; People who are at the top of the door will lose their talents for a long time, so they will flow internally. As for the six-character prescription, although it can disperse external evils, it is forbidden for those with deficiency in the middle and those with sweat; Although Baduanjin can promote qi and blood circulation, it is taboo for those with excess fire. Most of these discussions are consistent with clinical practice.
The abnormal reactions of Qigong vary in severity, and the general adverse reactions caused by qigong can be quickly eliminated once the practice is stopped or treated by experienced doctors. The abnormal reaction of qigong is mostly abnormal self-feeling, and there are few objective signs. Such as: headache, head swelling, chest tightness, chest pain, hypochondriac swelling and pain, backache, abdominal pain, overheating (or supercooling) of the menu (or body), sometimes palpitations, frequent defecation, generally not serious.
The serious side effect is called "Qigong deviation", which is referred to as "deviation" for short. The deviation of Qigong recorded by the ancients was first seen in Cao Pi's Dian Lun, saying, "It's too bad to offer wine in the army to promote Dong powder and watch birds and breathe. It's too bad for a long time." In Zhang Yitong, Zhang Lu divided the deviation into two categories, namely, accidental fire and obsession, and discussed their causes, manifestations and treatment methods in the sixth book, Heart Door and Devil. At present, the clinical symptoms of deviation are divided into two categories: somatic (relative to Zhang's "fire") and central (equivalent to "possession"). The former is mainly pain or abdominal distension in limbs, chest, abdomen, back and other parts, but there are no mental or emotional abnormal symptoms, or such symptoms are not prominent; The latter is mainly characterized by mental and emotional abnormalities, even schizophrenia-like manifestations, or directly lead to schizophrenia. The selection of candidates and the guidance of special personnel are effective measures to prevent deviation. Once there is deviation, in addition to stopping practicing, you must also find an experienced Qigong doctor for treatment (commonly known as "deviation correction").
Functions and characteristics of qigong
Correctly understanding and objectively evaluating the function and characteristics of Qigong is one of the keys to popularizing Qigong and Qigong therapy.
Main functions of qigong
According to the theories of various schools and the practice and research results of many modern Qigong people, the function of Qigong mainly has three aspects-reconciliation, supplement and communication. "Harmony" means reconciliation, and its basic meaning is the same as that in the Eight Laws, but its scope is wider.
It is found that the harmony of Qigong mainly includes five aspects, namely, the unity of heaven and man and avoiding evil spirits, the combination of motion and static, the combination of form and spirit, the dialectical transformation and yin and yang, the dredging of meridians and internal qi, the complementarity of opposites and viscera. Modern research has confirmed that Qigong exercise has the same regulatory effect on autonomic nervous system function as "harmony".
The "tonic" in qigong shows its powerful functions, such as strengthening the defensive function of qi after practice, so it can play a role in resisting evil and treating diseases before they happen; With the enhancement of qi-transforming function, exercisers are rosy, quick-witted, full of qi and blood, and full of energy. Modern research has found that qigong exercise can improve immune function and is one of the foundations of "tonic".
"Tong" mainly refers to the function of dredging meridians, activating qi and promoting blood circulation after exercise. Researchers have done a lot of related research on the function of Qigong "Tong", and found that Qigong exercise can improve the shape and function of nail fold microcirculation, reduce blood viscosity, improve the deformability of red blood cells, and finally promote blood circulation.
Functional characteristics of qigong
As a method of self-physical and mental exercise, the function of Qigong has its own characteristics, which can be summarized as four "natures"-initiative, integrity, two-way and coordination. Because Qigong is a method of self-physical and mental exercise, it is up to the practitioner to master whether to insist on exercise and the seriousness of exercise, which is the active feature of Qigong. The integrity of qigong exercise is mainly manifested in the operational requirements (essentials) of "three tones in one"; Two-way refers to the two-way adjustment of acrobatics to some indexes of human body (such as blood pressure, heart rate, autonomic nerve function, etc.). ), can inhibit some hyperactive functions, improve some overly depressed functions, and make the hyperactive and hyperactive functions "close to" normal values; Synergy means that qigong exercise and drugs promote each other, improve the curative effect and play the role of "1+ 1 > 2".
The initiative of qigong determines that a good curative effect requires the joint efforts of both doctors and patients, and the degree of patients' efforts has a great relationship with whether they really believe in qigong, so the "believer spirit" has a special meaning here; The wholeness determines that Qigong therapy works slowly, and the bidirectional characteristics determine that different diseases can practice the same skills (different from the same disease) and different skills from the same disease (different from the same disease); Synergistic characteristics determine that qigong therapy must be organically combined with surgery, medicine, acupuncture, massage and other therapies, and can also be combined with ointment, dietotherapy, medicated diet and other therapies in health rehabilitation.
Main indications of qigong
Applicable symptoms of Qigong: The applicable symptoms of Qigong are related to its main functions. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, qigong therapy is mainly used in three diseases-deficiency syndrome, blood stasis syndrome and yin-yang imbalance; From the point of view of western medicine, there are mainly three kinds of diseases suitable for Qigong therapy-diseases related to immune dysfunction, diseases related to microcirculation dysfunction and diseases related to autonomic nervous dysfunction.
Qigong forbids people.
Most people are suitable for qigong exercise. Among a few unsuitable people, schizophrenia is absolutely unsuitable; Those with a family history of schizophrenia and neurosis of different degrees are relatively unsuitable people.