Where is the best place for pharyngitis massage?

We all know that Chinese medicine massage has certain therapeutic effects. Even if it is not used to treat diseases, it is very good for relieving physical fatigue. What's more, for some friends who often feel cervical pain and lumbar pain, proper massage is more effective than medication. So for patients with pharyngitis, can they also be treated through massage?

The acupoints for treating pharyngitis are mainly located on the lung meridian (such as Shaoshang, Yuji, Lieque) and the kidney meridian (such as Zhaohai); in addition, Hegu point on the large intestine meridian and Tiantu point on the Ren meridian are also important acupoints for treating pharyngitis.

The specific operation method of acupoint massage is: press the tip of the thumb (or index finger, middle finger) on the acupoint, and rub and press with the fingers in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Press and knead each acupoint 100-200 times, applying a certain amount of force with your fingers.

It is best to massage twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, and persist in doing so.

(1) Shaoshang (Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian)

[Location] On the radial side of the distal segment of the thumb, 0.1 cun lateral to the nail corner.

[Main indications] Sore throat, cough, epistaxis, fever, coma, and mania.

(2) Thenar (Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian)

[Location] In the depression behind the first metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb, approximately on the radial side of the midpoint of the first metacarpal bone, at the junction of the red and white flesh.

[Main indications] Cough, hemoptysis, sore throat, aphonia, fever.

(3) Hegu (Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian: Yuan point)

[Location] Between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones on the dorsum of the hand, at the midpoint of the radial side of the 2nd metacarpal bone.

[Main indications] (Main indications: all facial diseases - face and mouth are astringent) Headache, dizziness, red and swollen eyes, nosebleed, sinusitis, toothache, deafness, sore throat, crooked mouth and eyes, sore throat, stomachache, etc.

(4) Lieque (a point on the hand Taiyin lung meridian; a point on the hand Jueyin pericardium meridian; a point at the intersection of the eight meridians - connecting the Ren meridian)

[Location] On the radial side of the forearm, above the radial styloid process, 1.5 inches above the transverse wrist line, between the tendons of the brachioradialis and pollicis longus.

[Main Indications] Cough, asthma, sore throat, heat in the palms, hemiplegic and paramedian headaches, stiff neck, toothache, etc.

(5) Tiantu (Ren Meridian)

[Location] On the neck, in the center of the suprasternal fossa on the anterior midline.

[Indications] Cough, asthma, chest qi reversal, spitting of pus and blood, sore throat, sublingual urgency, aphonia, goiter, hiccups, and plum pit qi.

(6) Zhaohai (Shaoyin Kidney Meridian)

[Location] On the inner side of the foot, in the depression below the tip of the medial malleolus.

[Indications] Dry throat, epilepsy, insomnia, sleepiness, panic, red and swollen eyes, insomnia, athlete's foot, etc.