Calf acupuncture points

A busy day is very tiring for us, especially for girls who wore high heels this morning. The feet are most easily tired. The first thing to do when you get home is to take off the high heels and put on soft and comfortable slippers. There are many acupoints in the calf part. These acupoints can be massaged frequently in daily life. It can not only relieve the pain, but also promote blood circulation in the calf part, which is of great help to all aspects of the body. What types of calf acupoints are there?

In traditional Chinese medicine, symptoms such as waist and leg discomfort caused by physical fatigue are mostly caused by sitting or standing for long periods of time, overwork from traveling, invasion of cold evil, poor blood circulation, and lack of nourishment to tendons and veins. You may want to use acupoint massage to regulate and maintain your health in a timely manner. The "Chengshan Point" on the calf is an effective "fatigue-relieving point".

This acupoint belongs to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian and is located in the middle of the back of the calf, below the belly of the gastrocnemius muscle. When you stretch your calf or lift your heel, a "human"-shaped depression will appear on your calf, and the sharp corner of the depression is it. As the name suggests, Chengshan acupoint supports the "mountain" of the human body.

When the body is standing, the calf muscles are naturally tense. The location of Chengshan acupoint is equivalent to an intersection of "tendons, bones, and flesh", and is the most direct force point. Therefore, when the body is "overburdened", Chengshan acupoint will "step forward" to help us bear the pressure and relieve fatigue.

Regularly pressing this point can relax muscles and tendons, strengthen tendons and replenish deficiency, and it is effective in relieving low back pain, leg pain, cramps, and calf spasms. It relieves muscle tension and eliminates fatigue. In addition, regular massage of this point can also relax the Qi on the same meridian, dispel cold and dampness, and is also effective for anal diseases such as hemorrhoids and constipation.

You can sit in a chair and massage yourself, or lie down and let someone else do it, 1 to 2 times a day, each time for about 10 minutes. It should be noted that because the tibial nerve passes deep within this area, people who are massaged too hard or are particularly sensitive may experience burning pain, numbness, movement disorders, and other discomforts along the nerve distribution area.

In mild cases, the symptoms will disappear after stopping the massage, but in severe cases, the symptoms may last for several days. In addition, pregnant women, people who have lost a lot of blood, or people who have been ill for a long time and are weak need to replenish qi and blood, and are not suitable for massaging this point. If repeated massages are ineffective, go to the hospital for treatment immediately.