Chinese medicine believes that the thyroid nodule belongs to the category of “gall tumor”, the disease is mostly related to the stagnation of qi and blood stasis, in the treatment can choose to activate blood stasis, qi effect of the acupoints for massage. Massage techniques can choose point method, press and knead method.
1. Fengchi belongs to the foot Shaoyang bile meridian, the point is located in the back of the neck, when the occipital bone below the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the upper end of the trapezius muscle between the depression. It can be used clinically for the treatment of headache, dizziness, cold and flu, redness and swelling of the eyes, goiter and other conditions.
2. Tianrong belongs to the small intestine meridian of the sun of the hand, and is located on the neck and face, behind the angle of the lower jaw, in the depression of the anterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. It can be used clinically for the treatment of tinnitus, deafness, sore throat, headache and neck pain.
3. Renying belongs to the Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, and is located in the neck, next to the laryngeal node, at the anterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, at the pulsation of the common carotid artery. It can be used for the treatment of sore throat, hemoptysis, asthma, scrofula (mainly refers to cervical lymph node tuberculosis) and other diseases.
The choice of massage techniques is mainly based on the techniques that have the effect of activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis and regulating qi, such as pointing, pressing and kneading. In the operation of manipulation, attention should be paid to moderate strength and rhythmic.
Patients with thyroid nodules are advised to go to regular hospitals for treatment under the guidance of professional physicians.