What are the benefits of tapping the soles of your feet

Currently there is no relevant information to show that tapping the heart of the foot has a beneficial effect, but you can tap, massage the heart of the foot on the acupoints such as Yongquan to play the role of dredging the meridians. Yongquan acupoint belongs to the foot Shaoyin kidney meridian, is located in the palm of the foot, the second three metatarsal bones between, when snaps the foot is depressed. It has the effect of nourishing yin and benefiting the kidneys, calming the liver and wind, waking up the brain and opening the mind (restoring mental freshness). Yongquan acupoint is mainly used for treating fainting, headache, dizziness, laryngeal paralysis (redness, swelling and pain in the pharynx, or dryness, foreign body sensation, itching and discomfort in the pharynx, difficulty in swallowing), epistaxis, dry tongue, aphasia, pediatric convulsions (a pediatric disease that is characterized by fainting, apoplexy, and convulsions), epilepsy, foot-heart fever, as well as shock, heatstroke, neurasthenia, high blood pressure, schizophrenia, and so on. Yongquan acupoints can be rubbed with the thumb or forefinger, or gently tapped, with moderate and even force. The frequency should not be too fast, if the patting is too hard, the posture is not right, it may lead to local pain or swelling phenomenon, and also the symptoms of physical discomfort, should be based on the patient’s age, physical condition of the overall consideration, under the guidance of professionals to operate.