What acupoints to press for foot numbness due to lumbar protrusion

Lumbar protrusion generally refers to lumbar disc herniation, lumbar disc herniation leads to numbness of the feet, you can press the lumbar dorsal pinch point, kidney point, vital point and so on. Patients need to gather their own needs, ask the doctor’s guidance. If the patient wants to have the effect of dredging the meridians and collaterals, he/she can choose the prone position. The physician will apply pressure and kneading method on both sides of the lumbar spine sacrospinal muscles, up and down back and forth. Then, he will knead the lumbar dorsal pinch point, kidney point, Qihai point, Vitality point, Lumbar Yangguan point, and Large Intestine point. If the patient is accompanied by soreness in the buttocks and lower limbs, the lower limbs will be added, along with several passive movements of the lumbar back extension. If the patient wants to remember the antispasmodic and pain relieving effect, he can take the prone position. The practitioner uses the thumbs of both hands to point and press the kidney point, the large intestine point, as well as the pressure point, to press, so as to play a role in relieving pain. If the patient experiences any physical discomfort during the massage, he or she needs to report it to the doctor.