Treating obesity with acupressure massage

Patients are treated with acupressure massage.

Using acupressure massage to treat diseases has the advantages of being simple, easy to learn, easy to operate, and generally good in treating diseases, especially in diseases with dysfunction of the musculoskeletal system, joints, etc. In the treatment of obesity, acupressure massage is applied quite widely, especially to reduce fat in specific parts (belly, hips, thighs, etc.), and to apply to treat weight loss of the whole body, it is often combined with other treatment methods.

Acupressure techniques commonly used in weight loss treatment:

Rubbing: This is the most basic technique used. Use the tissue of the thumb, the tissue of the little finger, or the base of the hand to rub the patient's skin in the area that needs to be treated in an up-down or left-right direction. Time 5-10 minutes, gentle movements - making the massaged area warm, promoting blood circulation in the meridians.

Massage: Use the base of your hand or the tip of your thumb to apply pressure in a circular motion on the area that needs to be massaged – this movement is often done on the abdomen and back, gently and softly for 5-10 minutes. This is a movement often used to reduce belly fat.

Divide and combine: Use the thumb, or the tips of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th fingers or the little finger, place them close together, pull evenly to both sides (divide), if you pull from both sides, it is combined - when dividing, the patient's skin is stretched in 2 directions, combining means the 2 directions are drawn to one place, this movement is often combined with rubbing, massaging, and pinching movements to treat obesity. Time to do 5-10 minutes.

Pinch: Use the tips of your thumb and index finger or thumb and the remaining 4 fingers to pull the patient's skin up, doing this continuously so that the patient's skin is always rolled between the fingers. Pinch the abdomen to reduce fat. Time 3-5 minutes.

Vibration: Place the palm of the hand on the patient's skin in the area to be treated. The doctor's palm does not leave the patient's skin. The doctor uses the vibration force from his wrist to create a vibration force directed deep into the area to be treated - do this 10-15 times.

Acupressure: Use the tip of the thumb or index finger - can use both the right and left hand, to apply pressure to the acupressure point or specific location on the body, with moderate pressure, within the patient's tolerance, keep the pressure fixed at the acupressure point for 20-30 seconds.

Weight loss by acupressure massage:

Acupressure massage to reduce belly fat:

The patient lies on his back, loosens his pants belt, relaxes his whole body, the doctor stands to one side of the patient and uses rubbing, massaging, separating, combining, pinching, vibrating and acupressure techniques - in turn operating on the patient's abdomen; Before performing the procedure, a hot towel can be used to gently wipe the skin area that needs to be massaged. Based on the thickness of the subcutaneous fat layer of the abdomen, the patient's physique and age, the doctor decides to use the appropriate acupressure massage force; Each acupressure massage session lasts about 20 minutes, and can be done twice a day. Commonly used acupressure points are: Zhongguan, Xiaguan, Tianshu, Qihai, Guanyuan, Shuidao, and Zusanli.

After the massage, if the patient feels a slight, pleasant pain in the massaged area, then the massage dose is adequate.

Acupressure massage in the abdominal area not only helps reduce belly fat but also promotes intestinal motility, prevents and treats constipation, strengthens abdominal muscles, enhances metabolism, and prevents fat accumulation in the abdominal area.

Acupressure massage to reduce fat in the hip and thigh area:

The patient lies on his stomach or on his side, loosens his waist, relaxes his whole body, the doctor stands on one side of the patient and uses rubbing, pinching, vibrating, and acupressure techniques, working on the patient's buttocks and thighs in turn, the massage force is within the patient's tolerance, each massage session lasts about 15-20 minutes, can be done twice a day, commonly used acupoints: Hoan Khieu, Bo Quan, Phong Thi, Uy Trung, Tuc Tam Ly, Thuong Cu Hu.

Self-massage and acupressure for weight loss:

After eating for about 1-2 hours, the patient can choose to lie on his back or sit in a chair, loosen his belt, relax his whole body, use a hot towel to wipe and rub the entire abdomen, place the palm of his hand on the navel area, then use the rubbing technique, rub the abdomen from the navel outwards clockwise and then counterclockwise. Then use both hands to separate and combine from top to bottom and from bottom to top within 15 minutes. The patient can adjust the force according to his physical condition, the thickness or thinness of the subcutaneous fat layer, but in general, the force increases gradually over the day, the patient can do it 1-2 times a day.

Points to note when losing weight with acupressure massage:

The procedure should be done about 2-3 hours after eating.

Pregnant women, menstruating women, and people with skin diseases should not use this method.

When using this method, the procedure should be done gently.

If after using this method you feel tired, weak, short of breath, panic, have pimples or have local bleeding, it means that the procedure is too strong, so you should reduce the force of the procedure in the next times.

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