Fire therapy is a popular method of health preservation nowadays. Many people with shoulder periarthritis or rheumatic pain choose fire therapy to treat their ailments, and many women choose fire therapy for weight loss. But can fire therapy be done every day? How often is it best to do it?
Can fire therapy be done every day?
Yes, fire therapy can be done every day.
Fire therapy mainly relies on massage, application of medicine, and heat to mobilize the Qi and blood in the body, dredge the meridians, stimulate cells throughout the body, enhance collective vitality, and eliminate pathogenic factors such as wind, cold, dampness, heat, and toxins. It also accelerates blood circulation and improves metabolism, resulting in faster elimination of toxins from the body. Fire therapy has no significant side effects, so it can be done every day.
How often is it best to do fire therapy for health preservation?
For health preservation, it is recommended to do full-body fire therapy twice a month, and four times a week for the abdomen and back.
If fire therapy is used solely for health preservation, it is not necessary to do it every day. Doing full-body fire therapy once or twice a month, and four times a week for the abdomen and back, is sufficient. We know that fire therapy works by accelerating blood circulation and enhancing metabolism for health benefits. In general, fire therapy can promote meridian flow and detoxification without any harm to the body. However, when the body is free from illness, continuous fire therapy can deplete energy, drain a significant amount of sweat, and take away some trace elements, thereby reducing the effectiveness of health preservation.
How often is it best to do fire therapy for medical treatment?
It depends on the specific condition.
When using fire therapy to treat diseases such as rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, or lumbar disc herniation, or for weight loss, it is important to follow the doctor's advice. If the doctor recommends daily fire therapy, then doing it every day is best. If the doctor suggests doing fire therapy only three times a week, then three times a week is sufficient. Fire therapy relies on high temperature and massage to facilitate the penetration of medicinal effects into the body through the skin for therapeutic purposes. Some diseases may require daily medication stimulation to exert the full effect, while others may have longer intervals between treatments. Therefore, the frequency of fire therapy should be determined based on the specific condition.
Precautions for fire therapy
1. When doing fire therapy on cloudy or rainy days, pay attention to keeping warm to avoid catching a cold.
2. Women should avoid fire therapy during menstruation to prevent increased menstrual flow caused by improved blood circulation.
3. Individuals with severe heart disease or those who have undergone heart surgery should not undergo fire therapy to prevent increased cardiac workload.
4. Patients with systolic blood pressure above 170mm/Hg should not undergo fire therapy to prevent a surge in blood pressure caused by increased blood flow after the therapy.
