November 19 is the 13th World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day, and this year’s theme is “It’s Never Too Late to Care for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease”.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, has 270 million patients worldwide, with 73% of them suffering from COPD. There are 270 million people living with COPD worldwide, and up to 73% of them have difficulties in daily living (such as walking up stairs, doing housework, laundry and dressing), which seriously affects their quality of life. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is known as the “silent killer” and is one of the leading causes of death with increased mortality in recent years. Recently participated in the provincial television program on “slow lung”, summarized the common breathing exercises, life health care knowledge, I hope it will be helpful to patients.
A common cough points: need to relieve the symptoms or usually massage these points
Cough points.
1, the lung point location: the hand side of the metacarpal bone of the large multi-angle bone and small multi-angle bone of the bone suture line and the intersection of the fish line. Five minutes from the transverse wrist line, about six minutes from the thumb stub side of the black and white meat interline (press the wrist in the direction of the transverse wrist line, there is a vertical bone suture, which is the metacarpal bone of the large multi-cornered bone and small multi-cornered bone suture line, right on the radial line of the index finger palm, up and the intersection of the fish line.) Main treatment: cough, spittle, shortness of breath when the lung is affected by wind.
2, another method is to use the same acupressure method in the middle of the clavicle “Tian Tu” point, the cough effect is also very significant. If the child, you may wish to reduce the pressure, increase the number of times, will also receive the same cough effect.
3, location: the highest part of the back of the foot between the two tendons nook.
Asthma calming points.
1, lung acupoint: lung point is located on the back of the body, when the 3rd thoracic vertebrae under the spinous process, next to open 1.5 inches (two fingers wide).
2, fixed asthma: fixed asthma: prone or sitting low, the point is located on the posterior midline, the seventh cervical vertebrae spinous process under the fixed large vertebrae point, next to open 0.5 inch.
3, asthma point: the palm of the forefinger at the fork of the middle finger, asthma attacks can be used in this point.
Second, respiratory function exercise
The simplest respiratory exercise is deep breathing, which can increase the ventilation area of the alveoli, enhance the activity of the lung muscles and improve respiratory function. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can deep breathing in the morning and evening in the woods or parks with high oxygen content, the first time to do to 30 is appropriate, gradually adapt to the amount can be increased.
1, abdominal breathing: abdominal breathing can keep the respiratory tract open, increase lung capacity, reduce the onset of chronic bronchitis, prevent the occurrence of emphysema, pulmonary heart disease. Specific methods: try to make the abdomen bulge when inhaling, exhale when trying to exhale so that the abdomen concave. Exercise 2 to 3 times a day, 10 to 20 minutes each time.
2, shrink lips breathing: patients take a sitting position, hands on the knees, tongue tip on the bottom of the jaw teeth, tongue body slightly bowed near the junction of the hard and soft palate of the upper jaw, in order to increase the resistance to exhalation airflow, lips shrink into a “whistling” shape. When inhaling, let the gas enter through the nostrils, so that the air inhaled into the lungs by the nasal mucosa adsorption, filtration, wetting, warming can reduce the irritation of the throat, airway, and to prevent infection.
Do not be too busy to exhale after each inhalation, it is advisable to hold your breath for a moment and then perform lip shrinkage and exhalation, when exhaling, shrink your lips in a whistle-like manner, so that the gas will be gently blown out of the lungs through the narrowed mouth shape, each exhalation lasts 4-6 seconds, and then gently inhale through the nose. Exhale for a longer time, try to exhale more gas, inhalation and exhalation time ratio of 1:2. In accordance with the above method 3 to 4 times a day, 15 to 30 minutes each time, inhalation silent count 1, 2, exhalation silent count 1, 2, 3, 4, you can gradually extend the exhalation time, reduce the respiratory rate.
Three, life health care common sense
1, recipe one: ginseng and bamboo duck soup
Old duck, sweet, warm, non-toxic, into the spleen, stomach, lung, kidney meridian. Function of nourishing Yin and replenishing blood.
Practice: choose an old duck (note, must use the old duck), remove the hair and organs, wash. Then use sage and yu zhu 30 to 50 grams each, put them together in a wok, boil for more than 1 hour on a gentle fire, seasoning can be.
2, recipe two: lotus seeds and lily in a pot of lean meat
3.Recipe 3: Silver fungus soup with rock sugar
Fourth, Chinese medicine dietary therapy methods also have some benefits.
1, three nine chicken: such as taking a domestic hen to remove its innards, plus astragalus, cordyceps (50 capsules), party ginseng, sand nuts 30 grams each, cooked over moderate heat, eat chicken and drink soup, one every nine days after the winter solstice.
2, and then if the phlegm is not easy to cough up, early in the morning a fresh egg, 10 grams of walnuts, sesame oil, honey, a small spoonful of each rinse.