Foot massage can accelerate the blood circulation of the whole body by massaging and stimulating the reflex zone, which has a good health care effect on preventing diseases. Here is a brief introduction to how to prevent and treat colds through foot massage.
First, prevent colds: comprehensive foot massage has a certain preventive effect on colds, that is, massage all the general reflex areas of the feet. Soaking feet with warm water at 30-40 degrees Celsius 15-20 minutes before going to bed every night will also have a good health care effect. Second, the method of foot massage after a cold: Before foot massage, be sure to soak your feet with warm water. The water temperature varies from person to person, generally at 40 degrees Celsius. After soaking your feet for 5- 10, you will feel warm all over, and you will sweat for 15-20 minutes. At this time, you can start to do foot massage. People with physical weakness will sweat more when soaking their feet, which is not good for their health. So when they sweat less, they will stop soaking their feet and start doing foot massage.
After soaking feet and sweating a little, do foot massage from six basic reflex areas, namely adrenal gland, celiac plexus, kidney, ureter, bladder and urethra. These six basic reflex zones are roughly located under the soles of your feet and under the medial malleolus of your feet. There is a pit at the joint between the sole of the foot and the center of the foot, which is the adrenal reflex zone. The plantar and the edge from the center of the foot to the whole center of the foot are the areas where the celiac plexus, kidney and ureter reflex areas are distributed. The corner of the anterior lower edge of the medial malleolus is the bladder reflex zone, and from the bladder reflex zone to the posterior part of the medial malleolus is the urethral reflex zone. These reflex areas need to be massaged with stress, and the intensity should be tolerable. Then massage the symptom reflex zone and related reflex zones: cold spot, headache spot, lung, bronchus, nose, thoracic lymph, larynx and bronchus, systemic lymph, chest and other reflex zones. The part below the medial malleolus near the sole of the foot is a headache point, and the part below the lateral malleolus near the sole of the foot is a cold point. The half of the sole near the foot center is the lung reflex zone, the herringbone of the sole, that is, the intersection between the sole and the foot center is the bronchial reflex zone, the inner half edge of the big toe nail is the nasal reflex zone, the seam between the big toe and the second toe of the instep is the thoracic lymph, throat and bronchial reflex zone, the whole body lymphatic reflex zone is on both sides of the bone where the thoracic reflex zone meets the five toes, and the obvious part of the instep near the toe bone is the thoracic reflex zone.
There is no need to limit the number of times to massage the above reflection area, but if the intensity is weak, it should be guaranteed to be more than 5 times. When a professional masseur massages, the positioning of the reflection area should be accurate and the massage intensity should be appropriate. During cold periods, the endurance of these reflex zones may be poor. For people who are weak, the massage time should not be too long and the massage intensity should not be too large. It is necessary to take the tolerance of cold patients as a reference and gradually increase the intensity of massage. Patients with more cold symptoms can increase the reflex zone with the symptoms. One thing to note is that if patients have a long-term cold and are weak, they can't massage hard. Although the intensity of massage should reach a certain amount of stimulation, the intensity of massage is too large, which will cause harm to patients in the early stage. Therefore, the physical condition of the massaged person must be fully considered when massaging. Washing feet is also a tonic in autumn and winter. People who are good at keeping in good health are busy with tonic and start eating hot pot, instant-boiled mutton and various supplements. Some people choose massage and health care, and regularly go to the foot washing room for tonic.
As the saying goes, washing feet in autumn and winter moistens the lungs and intestines, the climate in autumn and winter is relatively dry, and lung fire is relatively strong. Washing feet and letting experienced technicians massage them will help to adjust the balance. Chinese medicine believes that the internal organs of the human body have corresponding acupoints on the feet. Foot is the starting point of Yin San Meridian of Foot and the end point of Sanyang Meridian of Foot. There are more than 60 acupoints below ankle joint. If you often wash your feet with warm water, you can stimulate the acupoints of your feet, enhance blood circulation, adjust the viscera and dredge the meridians, so as to achieve the purpose of strengthening your body and eliminating diseases and pathogens. Many people realize the health care function of foot washing and often come to do foot bath. Compared with before, some young people often bring their parents to wash their feet, so there are more elderly customers during this period. Because people are old first. They reminded that even if you don't come to wash your feet, you should always soak your feet in warm water at home to do self-care, which will help you relax and sleep. The health care function of pedicure is scientifically proved. Nowadays, the new conclusion that foot massage can beautify has also been confirmed. Experts found that the fundamental difference between arch beauty and cosmetic beauty and surgical beauty lies in the root, which is incomparable to any simple beauty now. Massage is not just the patent of beauty salons. Go home every night, soak your feet comfortably with hot water, and let your lover's hand press, rub, pull and press on the soles of your feet, so that your body and mind will be completely relaxed and you will fall asleep sweetly. Is it a wonderful enjoyment? In fact, proper foot massage can also enhance human immunity, protect health and treat related diseases. Foot massage is an excellent physical therapy and health care method in the treasure house of traditional Chinese medicine. Medical classics record: "A man with feet is still like a tree with roots. When the tree dies, the roots are exhausted first, and the old feet decline first. " Therefore, as early as thousands of years ago, Chinese medicine attached great importance to the exercise and maintenance of the foot, and used foot massage (pedicure) to prevent and treat diseases. When washing feet, the water temperature is generally kept at about 40℃ ~ 50℃, and the amount of water is better to submerge the ankles. Soak your feet in warm water for 5 ~ 10 minutes, and then massage your feet with your hands. The movements should be slow, consistent and appropriate. At first, the speed should be slow, the time should be short, and then gradually accelerate after adaptation. When soaking feet, if some drugs are added to hot water, it can also prevent and treat beriberi, foot odor, chapped feet, sweaty feet, heel pain, chilblain, edema and numbness of lower limbs, tepid limbs, colds, rheumatoid arthritis, frequent urination at night and so on. Pay attention when washing your feet, and try to avoid washing your hands and feet with strong alkaline soap to avoid excessive fat removal and chapped skin. Usually after washing your feet, dry them with a towel, and then apply some non-irritating oil or skin cream.