In addition to painkillers, acupressure is also a good way to relieve pain in various parts of the body. Do you know the body 7 pain relief “key”?
A, headache: rub between the two eyebrows
Whether it is a cold or upset, headaches are always close together.
When you lock your eyebrows, you may want to gently stretch, which can help relieve headaches. When the headache, may be flexed thumb and forefinger gently grip this part of the skin, to local feeling slightly numb, swelling is appropriate, if there is a real disease, this place will appear a red or deep purple marks, like being scraped out of the gua sha. The general grip and knead for 2 minutes is sufficient. The action should be slow and not fast, but a little stronger. General headaches can be seen immediately.
There is an acupuncture point called “Yintang point”, located above the Governor’s Vessel, massage Yintang point is located in this area to help promote the operation of the Governor’s Vessel qi and blood to relieve headaches, nasal discomfort and other symptoms.
Second, back pain: hands to help the waist warm
If you have back pain, you may want to try, hands rubbing the back, will be surprised to find that the symptoms of back pain will have immediate improvement. First, rub the two hands together to heat up, close to the back of the spine on both sides of the lumbar eye, pause for a moment, and rub down to the coccyx area (long strong points). Do it 50 to 100 times each time, once a day in the morning and once in the evening.
The waist is referred to in Chinese medicine as the “belt vein” (around the waist of the meridians) where the line, especially the back of the spine on both sides of the waist is where the kidneys are located. Kidney like warm and cold, often massage can warm the kidney Yang, smooth the blood, naturally help relieve back pain.
Third, toothache: press the tiger mouth off
Toothache makes people restless, it may be worthwhile to press these two parts: one is in the people often say “tiger mouth” near the point of Chinese medicine, also in this location. Knead “tiger mouth”, finger pressure should be towards the little finger direction, rather than vertical back of the hand straight up and down pressure, so as to better play this point healing effect.
However, it is important to note that patients with poor physical condition should not be given strong stimulation. The other is on the face, in front of the ear, in the depression below the cheekbone. To feel a toothache, you can press this area with your finger or knuckle, which is also where the xiaoguan point is located. Chinese medicine believes that the chakra of the hand Yangming meridian enters the lower row of teeth, and the chakra of the foot Yangming meridian enters the upper row of teeth, so the two points of Hegu and Shimonoseki are Yangming meridian points, and massaging these two places can help stop toothache.
Four, shoulder pain: rub the shoulder “well”
Many children often help their parents who feel shoulder pain to rub their shoulders, but few people know the reason and standard action of shoulder rubbing to stop pain. In addition to kneading the shoulder to relieve pain, there is also a reason for kneading the shoulder to a “well” – the shoulder well point.
Massage shoulder well point can directly or assist in the treatment of shoulder pain, head heavy, eye fatigue, tinnitus, high blood pressure, pillow and other symptoms. Many parents are old and often feel back pain, “take the shoulder well” is a good way.
The specific operation is, the massaged person sitting straight, the massager standing behind the massaged person, hands tiger mouth open, four fingers together, on the massaged person double shoulder well area, four fingers and thumb relative force to do a rhythmic pinching action. If you then use the hollow fist to help the elderly whack the back, the effect will be better. Shoulder well point massage strength should not be too heavy, too long, especially high blood pressure or people with cardiovascular disease should not be long press, heavy press.
Five, heartache: wrist “Xuan Guan”
Wrist transverse stripe up about three fingers wide, there is a “key” to relieve heart pain, is where the point is located. The Nei Guan point is a “luo” point of the pericardium meridian, a core point used by Chinese medicine to treat heart disease, and can be used for almost all symptoms related to heart abnormalities.
If a person with a bad heart has sudden angina, in addition to nitroglycerin, you can also press the Neiguan point, which is a point that activates the blood and opens the channels to stop the pain. It usually takes 5 minutes to press. Only for auxiliary treatment and first aid use.
Six, stomach pain: press the foot three miles
Qi and blood deficiency or indigestion, a little more will cause intestinal distension and pain. Chinese medicine believes that through acupressure, can play a role in adjusting the function of the stomach, analgesia, lowering rebellious gas and turbidity of the health effects, and thus relieve stomach pain and bloating and other uncomfortable symptoms. The foot three li point is located three inches below the knee margin (equivalent to the width of four fingers together), between the tibia and fibula. Point to the end of the thumbs of both hands to press the foot three points, usually 36 times, when the pain can be rubbed about 200 times, the technique can be slightly heavier.
Seven, dysmenorrhea: the back of the foot to point press
Dysmenorrhea makes many girls suffer. Massage which part can relieve dysmenorrhea? The answer is on the back of the foot, in the depression 1.5 cm up from the gap between the big toe and the second toe. This is the location of the Tai Chong point. Pressing this point has a significant effect of draining the liver and relieving pain, helping to treat dysmenorrhea.
The specific massage method is as follows: use the left thumb to knead the right Taichong point, with a soreness and swelling, and then after 1 minute switch to the right thumb to knead the left Taichong point for 1 minute.