Massage is a treatment method that uses fingers and palms to perform continuous kneading movements on the human body to achieve certain medical and health care purposes. Massage can be divided into six methods: pressing, massaging, pushing, holding, kneading and kneading.

1. Massage method: The method of massaging with fingers, palms, one hand or both hands is often used to treat local muscle swelling and numbness, cold and pain in limbs, etc.

2. Rubbing method: Use your fingers or palms, one hand or both hands, relying on wrist strength, to gently rub and rub the appropriate parts of the diseased body from inside to outside, from top to bottom, from light to heavy. Commonly used on limb joints, head, chest, waist and back. It has the functions of relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation, reducing swelling and relieving pain, dispelling wind and cold.

3. Pushing method: Use your fingers or palms, one hand or both hands, to push forward, backward, left and right. It can be divided into fist push, side push and finger push. According to the location of the disease, it can be divided into straight push and flat push. push. Those with liver and stomach disharmony should lie in the supine position and use the horizontal pushing method; those with low back pain should lie in the prone position and use the straight pushing method from top to bottom; those with numb limbs should lie in the side position and use the side pushing method. Often used in conjunction with massage.

4. How to hold: Use your thumb and other four fingers to lift the skin symmetrically, with one or both hands, so that the patient feels relaxed after taking it. It is suitable for pain in limbs, stiff neck, etc. disease.

5. Kneading method: Use your fingers or palms to stick to the skin and knead in a circular motion. Do not leave the patient's skin when kneading. It is suitable for sprains of limbs, weak spleen and stomach, indigestion and other symptoms. . Often combined with kneading.

6. Kneading method: Use your fingers to squeeze the skin and muscles, either with one hand or both hands. It is suitable for treating pain in the head, neck, back, waist and limbs. Often used in conjunction with holding methods.