Acupoint health care is not that simple

Among the health-preserving craze that has become popular in recent years, acupoint health-preserving can be said to be the most popular and accepted content among the general public, second only to diet therapy health-preserving. Many TV health programs and newspaper health sections will teach the general public one or two health-preserving Chinese medicine acupoints from time to time, attracting people to follow suit and press here and there whenever they have nothing to do.

It should be said that its starting point is good, but many people do not have a scientific understanding of acupoint health care. For example, because each person's physique is different, the acupoint selection methods are different, and the length of time of persistence is different, the effects are also different, but many people do not realize this. The most important thing is not to have too high expectations for acupoint health care. For ordinary people who are not Chinese medicine doctors, acupoint health care is, after all, just a method of daily health care or auxiliary treatment of diseases, and it is not that magical. In fact, not everyone can master acupoint health care, and not everyone will benefit from it. It needs to be treated correctly.

A method called "Human Body Surface Marking Acupuncture Point Selection Method

It is a method of selecting acupuncture points based on characteristic parts of the human body surface, such as the facial features, hair, umbilicus, bone protrusions and pores, and muscle bulges.

One is called "bone measurement method"

This is the most accurate method of acupuncture point location. It uses the joints as the main landmarks to measure the size and length of various parts of the body, and converts the dimensions according to their proportions as the standard for locating acupuncture points. For example, the distance from the transverse line of the wrist to the transverse line of the elbow is twelve inches, which means that this distance is divided into twelve equal parts, and this is used as the standard for acupuncture point location.

There is also a method called "finger-body measurement method"

This is a method of locating acupuncture points based on the size of the patient's own fingers. There is the middle finger same inch, that is, the area between the two inner ends of the lines when the middle section of the middle finger is bent is one inch, which can be used for the vertical inch of acupuncture points on the limbs and the horizontal inch of acupuncture points on the back; there is the thumb same inch, that is, the horizontal degree of the thumb joint is one inch, which is suitable for the vertical inch of acupuncture points on the limbs; there is the horizontal finger same inch, that is, put the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger together, and the horizontal line on the middle section of the middle finger is used as the standard. The finger measurement method is generally used for measuring shorter distances. For longer distances, it is more accurate to use a ruler.

It can be seen from this that locating the acupuncture points is not an easy task. The acupoint maps on TV and in books are for people who have medical knowledge. People who are not medical students often fail to find the acupoints accurately when using them to locate the acupoints on their own bodies. Even if you are studying Chinese medicine, if you have not worked as an acupuncturist for a long time, the acupoints you choose may not be accurate.

Acupoint Health Preservation: Dialectics

Traditional Chinese medicine's acupoint health care is adopted on the basis of traditional Chinese medicine theory. If you don't know much about traditional Chinese medicine, it will be difficult to achieve good results.

For example, acupoint health care can be divided into proximal acupoints and distal acupoints. Proximal acupoint selection refers to selecting acupoints locally and nearby the pain site. It is widely used and can be applied to any disease whose symptoms are more obvious and localized on the body surface. In other words, acupoints are selected at the pain point or near the pain point. The closer the acupoints are, the better the effect. For example, for eye diseases, use the Jingming, Qiuhou, Zanzhu, Fengchi and other points near the eyes; for nasal diseases, use the Yingxiang and Juliao points around the nose; for stomach pain, use the Zhongwan point next to the stomach and other points.

Distal acupoint selection means selecting acupoints at a location far away from the diseased area. In clinical practice, acupoints below the elbows and knees are often selected for treatment. For example, epigastric pain can be treated by the Zusanli point on the leg, waist and back diseases can be treated by the Weizhong point on the leg, heart and chest problems can be treated by the Neiguan point on the arm, facial diseases can be treated by the Hegu point on the hand, and chronic diarrhea and prolapse of the anus can be treated by the Baihui point on the top of the head. These all require the application of the principle of acupuncture points along the meridians. If you are not familiar with the relevant theories of traditional Chinese medicine, it will be difficult to achieve good results.

Acupoint health care also has disadvantages

One important reason why acupoint health care is popular among the people is that many people believe that even if the operation method is not accurate enough, even if the operator does not understand medical principles, it will only affect the efficacy and will not cause any harm. In fact, acupoint health care does not only have advantages but also disadvantages. This is related to each person's mastery of the basics of Chinese medicine, the methods used and individual differences. For example, acupuncture, massage, moxibustion, cupping, scraping, etc. all achieve the purpose of health preservation by stimulating acupoints, but not every method is suitable for you.

acupuncture

It has a wide range of applications, covering most diseases in internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, traumatology and other departments. However, acupuncture may be painful sometimes, and many patients are afraid of needles for this reason. It is easy for the needle to get stuck during the operation, and acupuncture often requires a course of treatment. It is not possible to have obvious effects after 1 to 2 times. More importantly, people who have not studied Chinese medicine are prone to accidents when using acupuncture for their own health.

Moxibustion

Although it has a wide range of indications, it is warm in nature and suitable for patients with cold symptoms and deficiency syndromes. It will have the opposite effect on patients with heat syndrome, so it is necessary to use it dialectically.

Cupping

It is suitable for patients with excess syndrome, heat syndrome, and blood stasis syndrome. It should be used with caution by patients with deficiency syndrome and cold syndrome.

Acupressure

Also known as "pointer", it means using fingers instead of acupuncture. This is the most popular method among the people, but each person's technique is different, the massage time is different, and the effects are also different. It is best to use the pressing or kneading method when massaging acupoints. The stimulation intensity should be from light to heavy, and continue pressing for about half a minute, and then from heavy to light. You can also add kneading techniques while pressing. Non-professionals often have difficulty controlling the intensity.