Interesting facts about massage

 





1. In mild stroking the person feels relaxed and comfortable. This is based the main effect of massage. Few people know that if you tap of the hand, the person will drop the pressure a bit to slow down the heart rate. It is proved that such a movement gives people a sense of calm.

2. Even the largest mammals on Earth – whales-humpback whales – enjoy the massage. The length of these animals reaches 19 meters and weight can reach up to 53 tons. But they can for several hours to keep your head out of the water and allow it to be stroking himself.

3. The Chinese and Indians first described the basic techniques of massage. The famous book of kung fu dates back to 3 century BC and it describes not only the various exercises and massage techniques used in rheumatism, sprains, muscle spasms and the like. In those days massage was trusted to do only the clergy.

4. The massage is recommended to do it immediately after intense weight training. When the human body produces nitrogenous substances more than 15%. This method is able to speed up the withdrawal of lactic acid that accumulates in muscles after heavy physical exertion.

5. The research was conducted, the results of which showed that massage is able to stimulate the growth of babies. This procedure is very relevant for premature infants. The experiment involved two groups of premature infants. Some children regularly did massage, others don't. Children from the first group gained weight half more than children who were not attending the massage.

6. Not long ago, the massage began to make not only people, but animals. Australian scientists have developed a special pig-breeding program, which had regularly massaging the backs of pigs. This method helped to accelerate the growth of pig population by 30%.

7. As you know, massage is applied not only to the relaxing effect, but also for medicinal purposes. Massage can improve breathing, not only in children but in people suffering from asthma. Therapeutic massage helps to relieve headaches, releases tension in the body and reduces stress.

8. If you do the massage before the strength training, it will help to improve gas exchange by 10-20%. After the physical activity level may increase more than two times.

9. Massage can stimulate the excretion of urine, which lasts for days after the massage.

10. But a head massage can not only relieve stress, but also stimulates hair growth. Unfortunately, until proven the effectiveness of massage against hair loss.

 

Source: mif-facts.com.ua