Chinese New Year is the most important traditional festival in China, where relatives who used to be scattered all over the place or not often get together come together to share a happy moment. However, the ushering in of people also brings another kind of fatigue, some minor ailments to take advantage of. So, what “post-holiday syndrome” usually occurs? What are the best ways to prevent and control? Here we will introduce them one by one.
Tiredness and fatigue
Due to the Spring Festival period to visit friends and relatives, parties, road labor and other factors, it is easy to cause fatigue and weakness. At this time, in addition to proper rest, you can also use the following methods to quickly eliminate the symptoms of fatigue and weakness.
★ Prevention and control trick moxa moxibustion Guan Yuan point and foot San Li point for 15 minutes each, and then thumb massage Hegu point and Taichong point for 5 minutes each. The Guan Yuan point and the foot San Li point are important points for human health and strength, with the role of solid protection of vital energy, nourishing the kidneys and strengthening Yang, strengthening the spleen and benefiting the qi, the qi is sufficient to eliminate fatigue and weakness quickly. The specific method is to ignite the moxa stick, align the points and apply moxibustion at a height of about 3 cm from the skin, so as to feel the local warmth but not to burn the skin. The two points are also known in Chinese medicine as the four points, which can be used to open and close the joints and pass the meridians and blood, making the limbs healthy and eliminating the soreness and weakness of the limbs.
Stomach discomfort
During the Spring Festival, a variety of delicious food for people to feast on, fatty and oily products increased in large quantities, the gastrointestinal burden increased sharply, it is easy to cause such as gastric distension, stomach pain, stomach acid and other gastric discomfort.
★ Prevention and control of the best trick Mo abdomen for 5 minutes, thumb rubbing the point of epigastric, Liangmen point and foot Sanli point for 3 minutes each. Mo abdominal supine position, knees flexed, the palms of the hands stacked on the upper abdomen and apply some pressure to the navel as the center to do circular kneading, the action should be slow, even, to the abdomen with a sense of heat, comfortable. The abdominal massage can play a role in strengthening the spleen and stomach, Qi and pain management, and pressing and rubbing the Zhonggui point, Liangmen point and the foot Sanli point can play a role in strengthening the stomach and eliminating food, Qi and distension, and stomach pain management. The combination of abdominal massage and acupressure points helps to quickly eliminate stomach symptoms and relieve gastric discomfort.
Neck, shoulder and back pain
Spring Festival holiday is long, the Internet, watching TV, playing mahjong and other entertainment activities increased, a sit down for a few hours, more or all night, the neck, lumbar spine for a long time to maintain a posture, easy to cause muscle spasm, stiffness, resulting in neck and shoulder pain, lumbago and other problems.
★ Prevention and treatment of neck and shoulder pain: take the neck and shoulders 10-15 times, press and knead the Fengchi point, shoulder well point, Hegu point and Houxi point for 3 minutes each. When lifting the neck and shoulder, use your thumb and the other four fingers to pinch the neck or shoulder muscles with relative force, first pinch them and lift them up, then release them, repeatedly, to the extent of local pain but tolerable. This method has an antispasmodic and analgesic effect, which can relax the local muscles and relieve pain. Pressing the four acupoints of Feng Chi, Shoulder Well, He Gu and Hou Xi is through the method of distant and near matching points, which can play a role in unblocking the meridians of qi and blood, and pass the meridians to relieve pain.
Low back pain: rub the lumbosacral area for 3 to 5 minutes, and press and knead the Zhizhong and Renzhong points for 3 minutes each. When rubbing the lumbosacral area in a sitting position, apply pressure to the skin on both sides of the lumbosacral area with the palm of the palm or the small fissure, and rub rapidly back and forth from top to bottom, to the extent of local redness and heat. This method can stimulate many points of the lumbar bladder meridian, such as Kidney Yu, Large Intestine Yu, Bladder Yu, and eight s points, etc., which can unblock the meridians and ease the pain. The two points are taken at the distal end of the meridian and have a very good effect on the meridians and pain, which can have an immediate effect in the clinical treatment of lumbago.
Dry eyes
Long time looking at the computer, television or cell phone screen, and stay up late and other bad habits, can lead to dry eyes.
★ Prevention and control trick palm ironing eyes 5 to 10 times, point to rub the hall point, eye point, four white points and solar plexus points for 3 minutes each. Ironing your eyes with your palms is one of the most effective ways to prevent dry eyes. The method is to rub the two palms against each other to make the palms hot, then place the palms of both hands on top of the eyes, so that the eyes have a warm and comfortable feeling. This method has the effect of calming the mind, nourishing the eyes and brightening the eyes. The Yin Tang, Miming, Si Bai and Sun acupuncture points are located around the eyes. Rubbing these points can unblock the qi and blood in the eyes, so that the eyes can be fully nourished and thus eliminate dry eyes.
Hemorrhoids
Every year during the Spring Festival, the onset of hemorrhoids will show a blowout, this is because the diet during this period more fatty, sweet and spicy products, coupled with excessive drinking, sedentary and other factors, it is easy to cause hemorrhoids flare-ups or aggravation.
★ Prevention and control trick rubbing eight s points for 3 to 5 minutes, point rubbing Chengshan points, two white points for 3 minutes each. When rubbing the eight s in a seated position, the palm of the hand or small fissure stress on the skin at the eight s points, from top to bottom for rapid round-trip rubbing, to local redness and heat as degree. This method can play a role in unblocking the meridians, facilitating the two stools, regulating the anus and stopping hemorrhoids. The Chengshan and Erbai points are experienced points for the treatment of hemorrhoids and are clinically effective. Rubbing these two points can help to relieve the pain of hemorrhoids.
Commonly used acupuncture points positioning
Guan Yuan point: on the front median line, 3 inches below the navel.
Foot Sanli point: 3 inches below the outer knee eye, 1 finger from the front edge of the tibia, on the front side of the lower leg.
Hegu point: on the back of the hand, when the thumb and index finger are brought together, the highest point of the bulging muscle is this point.
Taichong point: on the back of the foot, between the 1st and 2nd metatarsals, in the depression anterior to the union of the metatarsal bases, or where the artery pulsates when touched.
Zhonggui point: Upper abdomen, on the anterior median line, 4 inches above the navel.
Liangmen point: upper abdomen, two inches next to the middle epigastric point.
Fengchi point: posterior neck, depression between the two major tendons under the occipital bone, the oblique muscles and the sternocleidomastoid muscle, about level with the earlobe.
Shoulder well point: the shoulder, from the nipple straight up to the highest point of the shoulder that is.
Houxi point: on the ulnar side of the palm, with a slightly clenched fist, at the distal palmar transverse stripe behind the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at the head of the red and white meatus.
Guizhong point: the center of the N fossa transverse stripe.
Renzhong point: on the face, at the intersection of the upper 1/3 and middle 1/3 of the Renzhong sulcus.
Yin Tang point: forehead, at the midpoint of the two lines at the medial end of the two eyebrows.
Eye point: eye, in the depression of the medial orbital wall above the inner canthus of the eye.
Sibai point: eye, directly in front of the eye, just below the pupil, a bony depression, the infraorbital foramen, is palpable at the lower edge of the orbit, which is this point.
solar plexus: temporal region, a depression about one finger back from the midpoint of the line between the lateral end of the eyebrow and the lateral end of the eye
Eight s points: sacral region, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th posterior sacral foramina are the upper s point, the secondary s point, the middle s point, and the lower s point, respectively. A total of 8 points on the left and right, collectively known as the eight s points.
Chengshan point: the rear area of the lower leg, lower limb straight, toes straight and upward, the gastrocnemius muscle appears herringbone trap line apex is this point.
Erbai point: forearm area, 4 inches above the transverse stripe of the distal palmar aspect of the wrist, on both sides of the radial wrist flexor tendon, two points on one limb.
Neiguan point: anterior forearm region, two inches above the distal transverse stripe of the palmar side of the wrist, between the palmaris longus tendon and the radial wrist flexor tendon.
Shenmen point: anterior region of the wrist, ulnar end of the distal transverse crest of the palmar side of the wrist, radial margin of the ulnar carpal flexor tendon.