What are the benefits of foot massage

Foot massage, i.e. foot massage, can assist in relaxing tendons and activating collaterals (stretching the tendons and bones, dredging the meridians), reducing swelling and relieving pain (eliminating swelling and pain), dispersing cold and removing paralysis, etc., but the effect is very limited. Pregnant women, patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, as well as patients with bleeding tendency of blood diseases can not be foot massage. Foot massage is a traditional Chinese medicine external therapy category of physical therapy, mainly relying on manipulation, strength of the implementation of the treatment, generally through the direct action of external forces in the area of treatment, but also through some of the foot position of the massage to achieve the purpose of regulating the organism. Foot massage has auxiliary tendon relaxation, swelling and pain, dispel cold in addition to paralysis and other effects, clinically used to relieve or treat the local swelling caused by trauma, pain or wind, cold and dampness caused by lumbago and arthralgia and so on. But the sole use of foot massage can achieve the auxiliary therapeutic effect is very limited. If there is discomfort, it is recommended that patients in need of foot massage under the guidance of a professional doctor.