Massage Hegu has a certain effect of calming and relieving pain, energizing the channels and relieving heat.
Hegu acupoint belongs to the original point of the hand Yangming large intestine meridian, is located in the back of the hand, the second metacarpal bone radial midpoint, has a sedative pain, activate the meridians and channels, the efficacy of the relief of the surface of the heat, the main treatment of headache, nasal congestion, deafness and tinnitus, sore throat, mouth sores, crooked mouth and eyes, menstrual disorders, menstrual cramps, dysmenorrhea, menstrual closure and other diseases.
In addition, Hegu acupoint proximal treatment can treat finger upper limb pain, hemiplegia (one side of the limb can not move freely), etc., is the treatment of tooth extraction and other oral and facial surgery needle anesthesia commonly used points.
Take the point, take a seated position, find the back of the hand in the middle of the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones, push back to the 2nd metacarpal bone radial side of the mid-point of the point that is the point. It should be noted that this point is prohibited for pregnant women. Massage with the thumb to knead the Hegu, the palms of the hands and spread to the end of the fingers is the best.
It should be noted that acupressure only has the role of auxiliary treatment, such as suffering from disease, please consult a doctor in time.