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This article mainly introduces the foot massage treatment method, which directly affects the injured part by external force, and adjusts the physiological and pathological changes of the body through the strength and skill of the hand to achieve the therapeutic purpose.

Foot massage therapy

Book title: Foot massage therapy
Category: medical insurance

Publishing house: China International Broadcasting Audiovisual Press
date of publish: July 19, 2003

Publisher: China International Broadcasting Audiovisual Press

Publication date: 2003-07-19

Target: young and middle-aged

Series: Healthcare

Packaging: VCD Encyclopedia 1 Pack

Introduction

Foot massage is mainly a treatment that depends on the strength and direction of the technique. Due to the different weights of the methods, the strength of penetration is also different, basically divided into shallow (fur), slightly shallow (meridian), medium (muscular), slightly deep (menstrual tendon), deep (marrow). The massage treatment of traditional Chinese medicine uses the external force to directly act on the injured part, and through the strength and skill of the hand to adjust the physiological and pathological changes of the body, the therapeutic purpose is achieved. The therapeutic effect of TCM massage is multifaceted.

Foot Massage Therapy (1) Relaxing Tendons, Reducing Swelling and Pain Relief

Whether the injury is acute or chronic, swelling and pain are often the main symptoms. After the injury, due to the separation of blood from the meridians, the meridians are blocked, and the blood and blood flow is not smooth, resulting in local swelling. Traditional Chinese medicine massage can promote the circulation of local blood and lymph, accelerate the absorption of local congestion, improve the local tissue metabolism, straighten the tendons, and increase the pain threshold of local tissues, make qi and blood unblock, and relax the muscles and relax the energy. Swelling and pain relief.

Foot Massage Therapy (2) Restoring Dislocation and Correcting Bone Seams

The external force of muscles, tendons, and ligaments can cause fibers to tear or cause the tendon to slip, causing the injured tendons to leave the original normal position, and the joints can also cause fine stitches or external joints under the effect of external violence. Damage to the cartilage plate. Massage can straighten the damaged soft tissue fibers, and the staggered joints and cartilage plates are returned to the normal position. The functional activities of the joints are normal, and the pain can be alleviated or disappeared. For example, the posterior joints of the lumbar spine are staggered, and the joint capsule and adjacent ligaments are damaged due to being pulled. After the wrong seam is corrected by the oblique pull method or the rotation reduction method, the pain can be reduced or disappeared, and the lumbar function can return to normal.

Foot massage therapy (3) to relieve spasm and relax muscles

The pain after injury can reflexively cause local soft tissue spasm. Although this is a protective response of the limb to the injury, if the treatment is not timely or is not treated properly, the spasm tissue may stimulate the nerves and aggravate the spasm. . Convulsions can form adhesions, fibrosis, or scarring over time, exacerbating the original injury and forming a vicious cycle. The reason massage can relieve spasms and relax muscles is mainly through the sedative effect of massage. Secondly, massage can directly affect the spasm soft tissue, relax it, break the vicious circle, and help the limbs return to normal functions.

Foot Massage Therapy (4) Loosen adhesions and smooth joints

In the later stages of acute or chronic injury, the damaged soft tissue often forms adhesions, fibrosis, or scarring to varying degrees. Such pathological changes are also common in the late stage of the fracture of the joint position, making the joints of the limbs dysfunctional. The first massage treatment is to directly strengthen the blood circulation of the damaged tissue and directly promote the repair of the damaged tissue by directly acting on the injured part. The second is to passively exercise the joints, stiffen the joints due to adhesions, play a role in releasing adhesions, smoothing the joints, and for local soft tissue degeneration, improve local nutrition supply and promote metabolism, so that the degenerate tissues gradually improve. Or recover.

Foot Massage Therapy (5) Dispersing Cold and Removing Paralysis, Harmonizing Qi and Blood

"Su asked. "Bi theory" chapter " Wind-cold-wet three qi are mixed, and they are also bi. The person with the strong wind is Xingbi, the person with cold air is the pain, and the person with wet air is also the bi .... Bi is heavy in the bone, In the veins, blood coagulates and does not flow, in the tendons it is inflexible, in the meat it is indifferent, and in the skin it is cold. " Massage has the effect of relieving muscles and collaterals, relieving joints, and blood vessels to relieve pain. Clinically, for back pain and joint pain caused by wind cold and dampness, massage combined with other treatment methods can often be effective quickly.

Common foot massage

Foot acupressure (2 photos)