OF COURSE nakatutuwang magkaroon ng newborn baby sa pamilya. Iba ang saya ng mga neophyte na magulang – bagama’t may halong kaba. Lalo na kung 1st time nila. Pero mas maigting ang ligaya ng mga bagong lolo at lola. Nakikita nila ang salinlahi at ang dekada ng sakripisyo ay biglang napapawi.
Ang masaklap dito ay pagsapit ng sinasabing ‘apostolic duties’ – iyon bang ipapasa muna sa inyo ang mabigat na apo habang ang magulang ay magpapahinga sa pagkarga. Krakkh! – dinig mo ang paglalagatukan ng iyong likod. Biglang hindi ka makaunat. Ngalay at kumirot ang mga balikat. Hawak ang balakang ay sisigaw ka ng, “Saklolo!” What to do, what to do?
BACK PAINS
Marami ang dahilan ng biglang pagsakit ng likod. The human back is composed of a complex structure of muscles, ligaments, tendons, disks, and bones, which work together to support the body and enable us to move around.
Isa man dito ang mawala sa alignment o masobrahan sa stress, ay magiging sanhi ng back pain. Narito ang ilan sa ating maling gawain ang magdudulot nito:
• Lifting something improperly
• Lifting something that is too heavy
• Making an abrupt and awkward movement
• Poor or improper posture
Ang pagkirot naman ay dahil sa apektadong parte ng likuran, gaya ng:
• Strained muscles or ligaments
• Muscle spasm
• Damaged disks
• Injuries or fractures
SEEKING MEDICAL HELP
Kailangan ang pagkonsulta sa doktor kung ang kirot ng likod ay halos hindi na nawawala. Noong unang mga panahon pa ay problema na ito, mula sa hari hanggang sa kanilang sundalo. Kailangan masuri kung may:
• Ruptured or bulging disks
• Sciatica
• Arthritis
• Scoliosis
• Osteoporosis
• Infection of the spine
• Shingles or Herpes Zoster
• Sleep disorders
Isa sa kanilang unang panlunas ay ang tinatawag na ‘moxa’ or ‘moxibustion’. Ito ay isang traditional medicine therapy which consists of burning special dried leaves (mugwort) on particular points of the body. It was used in Imperial Japan, Tibet, China and Mongolia.
ANO ANG MOXA?
The first Western remarks on moxibustion can be found in reports written by Portuguese missionaries in 16th-century Japan. They called it “botão de fogo” (fire button), and later, mogusa.
Japanese scholars observed the effects of moxibustion on body pains, blood pressure and analgesia.
The thermal effects of different techniques, such as, direct moxibustion, suspension moxibustion, light moxibustion, and He-Ne laser moxibustion, results in immediate and lasting relief.
The warm-heat effect of moxibustion has a close relation to the warm receptors (WRs) inducing heat shock proteins (HSPs) in local tissues.
This can lead to vasodilatation around the area, increase peripheral arterial blood flow and microvascu-lar permeability, hence improved circulation. Healing then can take place.
MODERN MOXA
Sa ngayon ay bibihira na ang nagsusunog ng dried leaves of mugwort at inilalapat sa likuran o makirot na bahagi ng katawan. Practitioners now use special heating balls to warm regions and meridian points with the intention of stimulating circulation and inducing a smoother flow of blood and ‘qi’.
Some believe it can treat conditions associated with the ‘yang deficiency’ or cold and dampness in the body,
The first modern scientific publication on moxa therapy was written by the Japanese physician Hara Shimetarō at the Kyūshū Imperial University, who conducted intensive research in 1927 about its health benefits:
• Alleviates pain, expels coldness and blood stasis.
• Helps in normalizing or lowering blood pressure.
• Activates the body’s cells to heal wounds faster.
• Works as an enhancement for digestive diseases.
• Clears impurities and toxins from the body.
• Strengthens the body’s metabolism.
• Normalizes acidic blood to alkali blood.
• Helps in restoring the body’s youth
Personal kong nasubukan ang ginhawa nito sa aking pagpasyal sa kanilang Zabarte center.
Kumirot kasi ang aking likod sa sobrang stress at trabaho. For more information on Moxibustion, and FREE 30-day trial therapy, you may contact Fuji Wellness Center at their hotline # 0917 553 1996 or email at [email protected]. Thank you Fuji!
*Quotes
“Yamai wa ki kara. – Sickness is a thing of the spirit.”
– Japanese proverb
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