The history and advantages of massage

Use of hand, refers to skills in human skin, muscle tissue for a continuous period of action to cure, this approach, known as massage therapy. Records of the Historian of China's medical records Qin Bian, has used massage therapy, treatment of the corpse, Prince Guo Jue disease. Qin Dynasty to the exercises had been more than two thousand years, massage can be seen in China has a long history. My first massage book, when push "Massage by the Yellow Emperor" (十卷, see "History of the Han Dynasty. Literature"), may, by亡佚already. However, the existing classical medical book "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic", many places, when it comes to massage. Such as "blood gas Zhi-shaped articles," "shape a few alarm meridian barrier born heartless disease. Rule to massage medicine mash." And "different law方宜theory": "Central, their horizon wet earth so things of Health also public, and its people without食杂labor, so the disease more than痿厥cold and heat. guided by its contact appropriate authorities. "can be seen very early in ancient master had used massage therapy to treat limb paralysis heartless Flaccidity disease, Jue disease, wet等症disease and cold and heat
The advantages of massage Massage has many advantages, easy to learn. Simple, economical and practical, can substitute for the drug. For example, some patients the use of massage, the spirits can play the role of stimulants, but also allows patients quiet, played the role of tranquilizers. Because massage is conducive to the circulatory system and metabolism, the general chronic diseases or physical weakness in patients with excessive, it is more safe and reliable. Inconvenient to take medicine for children, pediatric massage can enhance physique, has played the role of preventive health care. For some complex diseases, but also with the acupuncture, drug therapy. However, for some acute infectious diseases or fever, or have organ lesions, such as typhoid, pneumonia, tuberculosis, massage can only be effective with the role. If suffering from tumor, acute suppurative appendicitis, intestinal perforation, biliary cholecystitis caused by so fierce and acute morbidity, hospital emergency-speed turn, and never can be used to delay treatment and massage. Amenorrhea February for about a sudden severe pain in lower abdomen of married women, in order to have ectopic pregnancy is diagnosed, or other acute attack may be, it should also rapidly rushed to hospital, do not delay.