The correct way to bask in the back

The correct way to sunbathe on your back: 9: 00 am 9:00- 10/0, and let the sun shine directly on your back at 2: 00 pm.

The back is an important part to support the body. From the point of view of meridian health in traditional Chinese medicine, the distribution of human back is basically "yang meridian", so for the elderly with weak yang and slow metabolism, raising back is equivalent to raising the whole body. So do young people. Paying attention to back health care can prevent aging too fast. The following small series will introduce some tips for raising your back.

Warm back in autumn and winter, dry back in spring and summer.

The organs of the elderly are aging and the yang is weak. If you can prevent your back from catching cold, you can help the elderly to spend the winter safely. Elderly people suffering from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, bronchitis, asthma, allergic rhinitis and gastric and duodenal ulcers should pay special attention to keeping their backs warm. When the weather gets cold, it is best for the elderly to wear a tight cotton vest or leather vest in addition to the ordinary cotton-padded jacket.

Taking shelter from the wind and drying your back can warm your back and promote health. When it's warm in spring and summer, you can often bask in the back, which can supplement the human yang. In the Qing Dynasty, it was pointed out that "the back is yang, and the heart and lungs govern it". Sunbathing the back can also dredge the back meridians, which is of great benefit to the heart and lungs. In addition, drying the back in spring can dispel the cold of the spleen and stomach and help improve the digestive function. The best way to bask in the sun is to wear a vest and bask in the sun while exercising. It is best to bask in the sun before 9 o'clock. At this time, the sun should not be too strong or too long, and it is appropriate to 1 hour. When basking in the sun, you can also take off your hat and let the sun enter the human body from Baihui point above your head, which is more effective.

Moxibustion back

Moxibustion can choose the way of moxa stick hanging moxibustion and moxibustion instrument warming moxibustion, without direct contact with the skin. Select some Shu points (such as Shu Fei, Sanjiao Shu and Bladder Meridian Shu on the back), which are about 2~3 cm away from the skin, and smoke and bake them to make them feel warm locally without burning pain. Generally, the moxibustion time of each acupoint is 10~ 15 minutes until the skin is flushed and moist. This method is difficult for individuals to operate and is prone to problems. It is recommended to go to a regular Chinese medicine hospital to find a doctor to recuperate.

Massage the back

There are two ways to do back rubs: standing or sitting. You can beat yourself or others. The former slaps with a virtual palm, while the latter knocks with a virtual fist. Back rubbing should be carried out along both sides of the spine, patting from top to bottom or from bottom to top, with coordinated movements and even rhythm, which should be light rather than heavy. The appropriate speed of back rubbing is 60 ~ 80 times per minute, 1 ~ 2 times a day, and the time for each back rubbing is limited to 20 minutes.

Don't bump your back at will.

Many elderly people will hit trees with their backs during morning exercises, which is similar to beating on the back of human body with a certain rhythm. It can improve the yang, help the human body move smoothly, and make the viscera function more coordinated, which is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people with poor blood circulation.

Need to be reminded that it is best to make sure that there are no obvious diseases in the neck, waist and back. Do it with a certain amount of time and intensity. You can't go too far. /kloc-you can hit it about 0/00 times, not too high or too low. The lower back is best. If you feel unwell, stop immediately and ask a doctor for treatment.

Prevent hunchback

Proper physical exercise and sleeping on a hard bed have a good effect on preventing hunchback, especially for those elderly people with hunchback. Sleeping in soft beds will only aggravate their illness. Old people also need to pay attention to maintaining the correct sitting posture and standing posture on weekdays, pay more attention to strengthening the exercise of waist muscles, and do more chest-high movements. Appropriate increase in nutrition, more sun exposure and appropriate supplementation of potassium and calcium can effectively prevent bone aging and avoid premature hunchback.