The correct massage method for the Houxi point is: massage can be used thumb finger rubbing the point, gentle force, to localize the feeling of acidity and numbness swelling and pain is appropriate.
Houxi point is one of the acupoints of the hand sun small intestine meridian, located in the inner hand, the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint ulnar side proximal to the red and white flesh intersection (heart of the hand and the back of the hand, the heart of the foot and the back of the foot in the junction of the location) in the depression. It has the effect of opening the orifices and waking up the mind, dredging the meridians and channels, and acupuncture or massage of this point can be used to treat contractural pain of the fingers and elbows and arms, lumbar and back pain, headache, deafness, redness of the eyes, and epilepsy (insanity, or depression or exuberance), etc. Clinically, this point is usually used for the treatment of pain in the elbows and arms.
Clinically, this point is often used to treat malaria, epilepsy, lumbar pain, pillow, deafness, schizophrenia, and keratitis by acupuncture, moxibustion, or massage.
Massage this point, hand slightly clenched fist, find the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint posterior edge, palm transverse stripe red and white meat intersection is this point. The massage technique is to press and knead with the thumb, and the force is gentle, so as to localize the feeling of acidity, numbness, distension and pain as appropriate. Acupuncture treatment should be operated by a professional physician, do not operate on your own, so as not to cause discomfort.
In addition, it is recommended that patients who are not feeling well should go to the hospital in a timely manner, and under the doctor’s diagnosis and treatment as prescribed by the doctor.