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Foot massage: points on the legs. Video
The technique of foot massage with a targeted effect on vital points – reflexology – has been used in oriental medicine for more than one millennium. Now this knowledge has become available to Europeans as well. Thanks to this massage, you can relax, and your body can experience a powerful healing effect that compensates for the negative stress that it experiences daily.
Acupressure foot massage: active points
Feet surface – atlas of internal organs
The surface of the feet is a projection of all internal organs and life support systems of the human body. It is connected to them by nerve channels, therefore, when pressure or other physical impact is exerted on one or another local area of the foot, where the energetic bioactive point is located, it stimulates the function of a particular organ.
Even the doctors of ancient China, Tibet and India knew that by massaging the arches of the feet, they affect the spine, massage of the fingers affects the health of the eyes, nose, ears, teeth and gums. Those who have problems with the genitourinary system and sexual function should massage the heels, you can stimulate the heart by influencing the area of the left foot, located under the little toe, and the intestines – on the outer edge of the feet above the heels.
Indications for foot massage with exposure to bioactive points with the involvement of a specialist are colds and respiratory diseases, problems with the gastrointestinal tract, circulatory disorders, nervous disorders
The action of acupressure feet
Even when you are completely healthy, this massage will help:
- relieve stress and fatigue
- activate the functions of the immune system
- mobilize the body’s reserve forces
- improve blood circulation and restore mobility to the joints of the feet and knees
- cleanse and align energy flows throughout the body
- remove toxins and toxins from the body
After several sessions of reflexology, normal sleep improves, pains in the legs disappear and swelling disappears, you gain a feeling of inner comfort.
The advantage of this type of massage is that you can do it yourself. Even if you do not know which points are located where, you can simply act on the entire surface of the foot, gently kneading it with your fingers. In some places, you can feel small seals that, when pressed, can crunch slightly – these are microscopic crystalline deposits – the result of the activity of one or another internal organ.
For foot massage, you can use essential oils or special creams containing them.
Massage the feet with your fingers, feeling the seal and determining the location of the bioactive point, press on it with your knuckles, use your palm, kneading the surface of the foot. By treating the foot with careful but intense movements, you stimulate not only the work of the internal organs, but also the entire lymphatic and circulatory system, which will help the fastest dissolution and removal of these microcrystals.