Causes of shoulder well point pain include long-term strain, collar paralysis, shoulder paralysis, etc. Treatments include acupuncture and gua sha.
If you are engaged in heavy physical labor for a long time, carrying things or lifting heavy objects can cause muscle strain in the shoulder, or local bruises and injuries, and qi and blood can’t circulate, which will lead to pain in the shoulder well point.
Collar paralysis not only causes stiffness and pain in the muscles of the neck, but also extends to the shoulder well point, causing pain near the shoulder well point. Shoulder paralysis is due to localized impassable qi and blood, cold and stagnant influences, and the shoulder well point is located in the shoulder area, which will also be followed by pain.
Acupuncture is a relatively direct way to relieve shoulder well point pain. For patients with strain injuries, you can acupuncture shoulder well point and the pressure points around it; for neck paralysis, you also need to acupuncture neck points, such as neck Bailao, etc. For shoulder paralysis, you also need to acupuncture shoulder point, shoulder soles, etc., which can dredge local qi and blood and relieve pain.
Gua Sha can also be chosen to help unblock the meridians and qi and blood.
Acupuncture needs to be operated by a doctor, gua sha needs to be guided by a doctor, and should not be operated blindly by oneself to avoid serious consequences.