Let's find out why this procedure is so effective: the first organ exposed to the masseur's hands is the skin, the total area of which is about 1.5–2 m2.
It is the human skin that is a massive receptor field, during the action of which the internal organs are affected. Why so? On 1 cm3 of the skin of an adult, there are 5000 sensitive endings, 200 pain receptors, 12 cold receptors, 2 heat receptors, and 25 receptors that respond to pressure. Precisely because the entire surface of our largest organ is «seeded» with nerve endings that transmit impulses to internal organs, acting on the skin, we affect the internal environment of the body.
The first mentions of such a procedure were described 3000 years B.C. in China and 700 years B.C. in India. The Romans used massage after battles to reduce bleeding and swelling.
The word «massage» translated from Arabic means «gentle touch».
60 minutes of massage is equivalent to 7-8 hours of sleep in terms of the effectiveness of restoring the body's strength.
Women use this procedure much more often than men (60 and 40%, respectively). This trend is related to the fact that women pay much more attention to appearance, skin condition and figure.
In any case, massage is a useful and pleasant thing.
Kalyna. Centre of Modern Medicine
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