Can massage treat insomnia?

Massage is a good way to maintain health. It can not only improve our body's immunity but also improve our ability to resist disease. Regular massage is beneficial to daily health care, so we can choose massage more often to protect our health. The effects and functions of massage are very comprehensive, and it can also treat many diseases.

So can massage treat insomnia? Insomnia brings great distress to patients. Patients with insomnia have been looking for good treatments. So massage is a good way to treat insomnia.

Insomnia can be caused by the following reasons:

1 Environmental factors; 2 Psychosocial factors; 3 Drug factors; 4 Physiological factors; 5 Physical disease; 6 Sleep-wake cycle disorders; 7

In addition, many patients suffer from insomnia due to cervical spondylosis, thoracic vertebrae dislocation, muscle strain around the spine, fasciitis, etc., which cause compression and stimulation of the sympathetic nerves on both sides of the spine. Dislocation of the vertebral joints may require manual correction and bone setting depending on the situation.

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment focuses on calming the mind and soothing the nerves. For those with both heart and spleen deficiency, the heart and spleen are tonified. For those with heart-kidney disharmony, the heart and kidney are connected. For those with liver fire disturbance, the liver fire is cleared. For those with stomach disharmony, the stomach qi is regulated.

Ask the patient to lie on his back, and use kneading or one-finger pushing method, starting from Yintang upwards to Shenting and then to Baihui; then from Shenting to both sides along the eyebrows and even to the temples, go back and forth 6 to 7 times each, and then scrape the upper and lower eye sockets for 3 minutes; then use the pads of both thumbs to push from Yintang point along both sides of the nose to Yingxiang point for 3 minutes, then ask the patient to lie straight, the doctor spreads the ten fingers of both hands into an apple shape, and uses the ten fingertips to pinch the gallbladder meridian on both sides of the head for 2 to 3 minutes, and uses the thumb or middle finger tip to rub the Anmian point for 5 minutes; pinch the Fengchi and Jianjing points for 3 to 5 minutes each. Finally, the patient is asked to lie prone, and the doctor uses palm kneading method to focus on the Zhongshu points on both shoulders of the back for 1 minute, and then kneads repeatedly along both sides of the spine through the spleen point to the large intestine point at the height of the large kneading points for 5 to 6 minutes. Finally, knead Shenmen and Sanyinjiao for 1 minute each.

For those with both heart and spleen deficiency, massage the Xinshu, Pishu and Weishu points for two minutes each to nourish the spleen and stomach, strengthen the spleen and regulate qi, nourish the heart and calm the mind; for those with heart-kidney disharmony, massage the Xinshu and Shenshu points for two minutes each to nourish yin and tonify the kidney, nourish the heart and calm the mind; for those with liver fire disturbance, massage the Ganshu, Gallbladdershu and Sanjiaoshu points for two minutes each to calm the mind and calm the mind, soothe the liver and promote bile secretion, drain heat and regulate qi; for those with stomach disharmony, massage the Weishu, Zusanli and Zhongwan points for two minutes each to digest food, relieve stagnation, harmonize the stomach and calm the mind. The above techniques should be performed gently, to the patient's comfort.

There are many causes of insomnia, the most common of which is neurasthenia. While treating it, attention should be paid to relieving the patient's mental stress, adjusting his diet and daily life, and avoiding excessive fatigue. If it is caused by other diseases or organic lesions, attention should be paid to the treatment of the cause.

Modern medicine believes that insomnia is no longer a simple neurasthenia. It is not only related to psychological factors, but also has a certain relationship with social, environmental, mental illness, drugs and other factors. Each tissue and organ of the human body has corresponding nerve reflex areas in specific parts of the body surface and on the feet. By stimulating the Du meridian, the bladder meridians on both sides, the Huatuo Jiaji points and other acupoints and corresponding areas through acupressure and other techniques, the physiological functions of the corresponding organs can be effectively regulated.

In the above article, we introduced that insomnia is a symptom that brings great pain to patients. We have been looking for good methods to treat insomnia. In fact, many health care methods have good therapeutic effects on insomnia. The above article introduces in detail how to use massage to treat insomnia.