Traditional Chinese Medicine Health SPA

TCM health SPA is neither a "god-level maintenance" that can cure all diseases, nor is it a purely marketing IQ tax. It is a personalized conditioning program that combines TCM meridian and viscera theory with modern SPA soothing technology. The improvement of health status has been confirmed by most clinical practitioners. At the same time, there are practical problems such as large differences in schools and uneven technician levels. It is more suitable for ordinary people with irregular work and rest, long-term sedentary, and sub-healthy conditions. It is not recommended for pregnant women, skin ulcers, and people in acute illness.

Last week, a 27-year-old girl who came to my studio works as an operator in an Internet company. She worked on projects for three consecutive months until after 11 o'clock every day. Her shoulders and neck were as hard as frozen slates. I went to a regular massage shop before and the pain was so painful that I couldn't lift my arms the next day. After being introduced by a friend, I went to the shoulder and neck special Chinese medicine SPA with moxibustion three times. When I came back, my Fugui Bao was half soft. She said that she no longer felt like she was carrying a big stone on her back when she woke up every morning.

Many people think that this thing is an IQ tax, but in fact, most of them have not figured out the right way. There are actually two ways to do traditional Chinese medicine SPA on the market. One is the conditioning program opened by the rehabilitation department of the hospital or the regular traditional Chinese medicine clinic. The operators are professionals with physical therapist certificates. The medicinal oils used are prepared in advance according to your physical constitution. Hot and humid constitutions are more suitable for you. The ingredients of dandelion and calendula are used. If the cold and dampness is severe, use carrier oil boiled with mugwort leaves and ginger. When massaging, the focus is not on rubbing the muscles randomly, but on pressing the corresponding acupoints. For example, if you have a weak spleen and stomach and are prone to bloating, you will rub Zhongwan and Zusanli more to have stronger conditioning properties. The other type is the leisure model of a commercial SPA, which pays more attention to the sense of atmosphere. Aromatherapy, light music, and constant-temperature bathing pools are clearly arranged. The technicians are too light and the acupuncture points are not accurate. They are more suitable for people who are tired from work and want to relax and relieve stress. If you expect to use this method to adjust dysmenorrhea and improve the curvature of the cervical spine, of course you will find it ineffective.

Not long ago, I had dinner with a friend from the Provincial Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Physiotherapy. He said that they had done a small-scale follow-up in the past six months. For office workers who went to a regular traditional Chinese medicine SPA once a week for 8 consecutive weeks, the frequency of dizziness attacks caused by the straightening of the cervical spine was reduced by an average of 62%, and the average time to fall asleep was also shortened by 18 minutes. The data is indeed here. But not everyone agrees with this project. Several old traditional Chinese medicine doctors I know think that this kind of external conditioning "treats the symptoms but not the root cause." If you have the money, it is better to know your constitution and drink the decoction prepared within a few weeks. This is right - if you turn around after the SPA and drink iced milk tea, and stay up until three o'clock to check your mobile phone, no matter how much conditioning you have, it will not be able to hold it back, and the cold and dampness will still get into your bones.

I have been working on related projects for almost 6 years. To be honest, I have seen too many people who have been deceived. They believe the merchant’s claim that “one spa will eliminate toxins for ten years” and they apply for tens of thousands of annual passes as soon as they get excited. It is really unnecessary. The frequency of formal Chinese medicine SPA conditioning is once a week at most. If you do it too much, it will consume your energy. People with qi deficiency may even feel dizzy and weak after the treatment. There are two other precautions that everyone in the industry knows: don’t take a shower or drink iced drinks within 6 hours after doing it. Otherwise, when the pores are open, the cold air will get in, and the work will be in vain. If you go to a store where the technician will apply hot medicated oil on you without saying a word, and without asking whether you have any allergies, whether you have been menstruating recently, or whether you have underlying diseases such as high blood pressure, don't hesitate, just get up and leave. Most likely, they have not received formal training.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the traditional Chinese medicine health SPA is just a tool to help you get back your deviated life state. There is no need to blow it to the top or beat it to death with a stick. If you can remember to stay up late one less time and drink one less glass of iced Coke after you finish it, then the money will be truly spent wisely, right?