The symptoms of cold legs are mainly manifested as recurrent coldness and coldness of the lower limbs, which are aggravated by the change of seasons and the lowering of temperature. In Chinese medicine belongs to the category of paralysis, old cold legs in summer can be warm acupuncture, moxibustion, paste Sanfu paste and other ways to adjust.
1. Warm Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Warm Acupuncture and Moxibustion can be carried out at the acupoints of Foot Sanli, Knee Eye, Liangqiu and Yanglingquan, which has the effect of soothing the tendons and activating the collaterals and warming the meridians and dispersing the cold. 3 inches below the eye of the outer knee, about one transverse finger from the anterior tibial crest, when the tibialis anterior muscle.
Knee eye, also known as calf’s nose point, in the anterior region of the knee, in the lateral depression of the patellar ligament; Liangqiu in the anterior region of the femur, 2 inches above the base of the patella, between the lateral femoral muscle and the rectus femoris tendon; Yanglingquan is in the depression below the anterior part of the small head of the fibula.
2. Moxibustion treatment: you can choose the foot Sanli, Yongquan, Qihai, Liangqiu, Shenque and other points with moxa for moxibustion, and at the same time with warm water soak your feet, play a role in warming the meridians. Yongquan is in the depression at the junction of the anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of the palm of the foot; Qihai is in the lower abdomen, 1.5 inches below the middle of the umbilicus, on the anterior midline; Shenque is in the upper abdomen, in the center of the umbilicus.
3. San Fu Paste: You can put San Fu Paste on the acupoints of Yongquan, Shenque, Fengsanli, Sanyinjiao and knee eye to get rid of cold and dampness.
Patients with the above symptoms are best to go to a regular hospital to find a doctor for treatment, do not take the liberty to avoid the risk or delay in the condition.