TREATMENT OF MUSCLES: INTRODUCING INTEGRATED MEDICINE – MUSCLES THERAPIES
Regrettably, massages were gradually excluded from Western medicine until quite recently, when sports medicine rediscovered their effectiveness.
In the Orient, however, muscle therapies remain intact today, in literally every country or region. They realise that muscles not only help us to remain erect, move, carry out physical work etc, but also have reserves of vital energy, which can be enhanced by exercises such as 'Chi' in China and 'Prana' in India. In these regions, latent energy is recycled by physical massage in order to create a feeling of well-being.
Interestingly, this logical philosophy can be supported by science. The majority of the ATP or energy molecules, required for all chemical action in the body, are synthesised in the mitochondria (power stations) of the muscle fibres. Releasing these ATP molecules into the bloodstream can be expected to increase the energy available for the body to give itself a boost. So the ancient medical men were on to a scientific truth after all.
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