What are the benefits of massaging the palms of your hands

As one of the most important organs of human beings, hands are not only a tool to help people complete daily work, but also directly related to the health of the human body. When it comes to massage, we usually pay most attention to massaging the back, but in fact, massaging the palms can also help treat diseases in other parts of the body. This is mainly because there are many acupoints in the palms that are related to other organs. Today I will introduce the benefits of massaging the palms.

1. Treat cervical spondylosis

Modern people often sit at a desk for a long time, which makes them very prone to cervical spondylosis. Even if it has not reached the level of pathological changes, neck discomfort is normal. Cervical spondylosis is very harmful to human health and may cause more than 80 kinds of uncomfortable symptoms. But in fact, we can prevent cervical spondylosis by just pulling our thumb.

When pulling the thumb, you should pull while traction, pinch while pulling, and knead while pinching. In addition, the thumb also controls the stomach meridian and can help control boredom, anxiety, and irritability. So, if you have abdominal pain, a headache, skin problems, or you're just feeling blue, just press your thumb.

2. Treat constipation

Constipation is a relatively common disease in modern times. People will suffer from constipation from time to time due to long periods of sitting and lack of exercise. When constipation occurs, it will be very unbearable. But just gently pressing this area with your fingers can relieve the symptoms of constipation and help you have smooth bowel movements.

Pressing the palm of your hand can prevent constipation. The palm of your hand is the location of the large intestine meridian, which can help you release the heat that cannot be discharged from your body and relieve the symptoms of discomfort. Massage the palm of your hand, you can use the scraping method. Massage sequentially with greater force until your palms become warm.

3. Soothe your limbs

After a busy day, you feel particularly tired and lack energy and strength? In fact, spending a few minutes doing hand massage like this will make you feel much better!

The first step is to use the outer side of the thumb and index finger to squeeze each finger and thumb, from bottom to top, and do each finger 2-3 times. Then use the outer edge of your thumb and index finger to hold the base of each finger and thumb one by one, and then quickly pull down toward the tip, doing 2-3 times for each finger. You will feel much more comfortable!

4. Treat stomach problems

Socializing is unavoidable, so stomach discomfort is inevitable? Precisely because stomach problems are actually so common, the "big medicine" in the human body to treat the stomach can be easily found and is in our hands. Press the area where the stomach meridian converges below the palm of your hand. The meridians here control the large intestine, stomach, duodenum and other digestive systems. If you straighten this area, digestion will naturally be smooth.

Because stomach problems are so common, it is easy to find a "big medicine" in the human body to treat the stomach.

5. Treat cough, bronchitis and asthma

To treat cough, bronchitis and other diseases, it is necessary to replenish Qi in addition to reducing inflammation. How to replenish Qi?

If you want to replenish kidney qi, you should massage the lower part of the palm, which is the location of the adrenal gland reflex zone. If you are doing massage by yourself, you can adopt this method of point massage to massage the kidney meridian, large intestine meridian and other positions, which will make you feel comfortable and relaxed in breathing.

6. Improve eyesight and nourish skin

The base of the fingers corresponds to the position of the five senses. Pressing here frequently can brighten the eyes, beautify the skin, and make people feel relaxed. If you feel you can't sleep, you can also use this method of pressing. Over time, it has a very good effect on improving the skin and facial features of the human body, making people handsome from the inside out!

7. Cool off and relieve boredom

Now that summer is here, people always feel uncontrollable restlessness and can't stand the heat. This is actually the human heart at work. When you are anxious, it only takes a few minutes. Do this exercise and you will feel much better. The method of this movement is to interweave ten fingers, and then knead the roots against each other vigorously, knead for 5 seconds, then release, and then proceed to the next round. Pinch it when you are anxious and your anger will disappear.

8. Relieve fatigue and maintain health

The location of the Hegu point is at the base of the left hand corresponding to the horizontal line on the inner side of the right thumb. Press down to find it. Or when you put your index finger and thumb together, the depression next to the raised muscle at the base of the thumb is the Hegu point. Pressing the Hegu point can relieve fatigue, dark circles under the eyes, enhance immunity, and also have the effect of refreshing the mind.

9. Treat toothache

Kneading the outside of the tiger's mouth can also treat symptoms of headache, toothache and other pains. When you have a toothache, gently pinching the base of your thumb can effectively relieve the pain.

10. Lower blood pressure and blood sugar

Kneading the acupoints on the arm about three fingers away from the wrist can effectively help lower blood pressure. It is located in the depression between the two artery branches of the wrist, about 3 fingers away from the horizontal line of the wrist. The pressing method is very simple. Just keep pressing it until you feel a little pain, and it will have the effect of lowering blood pressure! Pressing the outside of the base of the thumb can lower blood sugar and regulate the heart.

11. Treat dizziness and nausea

When you feel like you are going to get carsick, try pressing the base of your thumb nail, or wrap a leather rope around your ring finger. It can effectively stimulate the mind, stimulate qi and blood, and prevent dizziness and nausea. In addition to pressing the thumb, you can also perform compression therapy by holding the ring finger like this.