Tuina massage, do you really understand?
With the improvement of people's living standards, Tuina massage is considered to be a "green therapy" because of its non-toxic side effects, and it has gradually been recognized by people. Due to the large market demand, not only Chinese medicine hospitals, medical centers, health clubs, massage parlors, and even beauty salons provide massage services. In fact, as a traditional treatment method, Tuina massage has a high technical content, and it is not a random person to achieve the desired effect. Bai Honggang, chief physician of the Forbidden City Traditional Chinese Medicine Center in Beijing, said that ordinary people have many misunderstandings about massage, which is not only health care but also can be treated, and there are some precautions to be understood when choosing massage.
In the eyes of some people, massage and massage are two different things, massage is a means of treatment, and massage is a form of health care. Bai Honggang, who has nearly 30 years of clinical experience, said that massage and massage are the same kind of therapy, but the names are called differently by people in different places, southerners call it massage, and northerners are used to saying massage.
Now the medical community is collectively referred to as manual therapy, which refers to the use of hands on the human body according to the meridians, acupuncture points, with pushing, holding, lifting, pinching, kneading and other techniques for treatment, Bai Honggang saidManual therapy can achieve different results depending on the performance of the manual therapy. In order to use it as a daily health care method, light techniques are generally used, and according to the principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment in traditional Chinese medicine, people with different physiques are different. The technique requires to touch the skin lightly, touch the bones heavily, and touch the muscles and muscles lightly. If it is used as a means of treatment, it is necessary to use the corresponding treatment techniques at the acupuncture points in the anatomical area according to the different conditions.
Many people have such a point of view: the heavier the technique, the better the effect, only when you hear the "click" of the joints, you feel that the muscles and bones have been relaxed, and the whole body is comfortable.
Experts say this is clearly a misunderstanding. Light manipulation, which has an excitatory effect on the local area and an inhibitory effect on the brain; Heavy manipulation, inhibition of the local effect, excitatory effect on the brain.
Manual therapy is generally based on the principles of penetration, durability, strength, and qi. Excessive manipulation can cause fear and side effects such as soft tissue damage. Moreover, the severity of the technique varies from person to person, and those who are strong and muscular can use heavier techniques, but those who are weak and old are lighter. Whether manual therapy can achieve effective results depends on whether the acupoints are taken accurately, whether the technique can be in place, and whether the severity is certainly not the standard for showing a high level.
In addition, experts also reminded that patients with heart disease and high blood pressure may cause the recurrence of the disease due to excessive force, and excessive massage of neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain is likely to damage the nerves of the waist and neck, and adverse reactions such as hand numbness and foot numbness may occur.
A man surnamed Liu said that the doctor suggested that he should massage once a week, but he always felt that once a week was too little and could not achieve the effect of health care. Bai Honggang said that the more times of massage, the better, because the nerves are prone to fatigue under excessive repeated stimulation, which weakens the ability to regulate the meridians, and excessive and frequent stimulation of the body will reduce its sensitivity, and the body is easy to produce tolerance, affecting the treatment and health care effect.
If it is treatment, the frequency of treatment should be set according to the specific condition; If it's health care, once a week is fine. At the same time, each massage is not as long as possible, it should be carried out according to the body's nerve characteristics and meridian tolerance, and should not be pressed for too long. And in order to achieve different purposes, the time required for massage is also different, and some manual therapy only takes a few seconds. Generally, the cervical spine and lumbar spine are relaxed, and the manual treatment takes about 15 minutes. If the massage is too long and the technique is incorrect, there may be redness, swelling, and even peeling.
Is it suitable for anyone?
Many people have had the experience of massage massage. Especially for office workers, because of long-term work with their heads bowed, it is easy to cause excessive muscle fatigue, cervical spine instability, resulting in dislocation of facet joints, and then causing symptoms such as backache and arm numbness. In this case, many people will go to leisure places and ask the health nurse to push and press to relieve the pain. Bai Honggang reminded that although manual therapy is suitable for a wide range of people, there are also contraindications.
Before massage, spinal tumors, tuberculosis, fractures, dislocations, rheumatoid, gout, skin diseases and other diseases are ruled out, which are called "contraindications to massage". In addition, women who are more than 3 months pregnant should not be massaged; At the same time, people should not choose to do massage when they are too full or hungry.
Some people say that massage is useless because they have not found a regular Chinese medicine practitioner to carry out manual therapy, and there is no effect after massage. Some people have muscle strain or even serious medical accidents after massages by masseurs with improper techniques, and then hate massage to the bone, which is a misunderstanding.
Tuina is a targeted treatment technique, and the practitioner must have knowledge of anatomy, nerves, and muscle orientation. In the case of rehabilitation treatment, the massage doctor must have an understanding of the condition and carefully analyze it, and after questioning, palpation, and other examination results, including X-rays, and finally make an accurate positioning. In this way, misdiagnosis and mistreatment can be avoided to a large extent.
Even if it is health care, it cannot be casual. Nowadays, massage, pedicure and other places can be seen everywhere, and some people are keen to go to these places for treatment or recreation, but they don't know that indiscriminate massage often hides terrible hidden dangers. There are many cases in which non-professionals act violently and improperly during massage, which can easily cause soft tissue damage and joint dislocation of the person being massaged.