[Hong Kong Dragon. Health Exploration] It's not difficult to knead these acupoints to live a long life

Modern people work at a faster pace and often neglect self-care. Yu Jinrong, director of the Sports Health Department of Shandong University for the Elderly, teaches you how to self-care anytime and anywhere.

Massage head points

● Massage ear wheel

Action tips: pinch the left and right ear wheels with both thumbs and forefinger and rub them from top to bottom, so as to make the ear hot and swollen.

Function: It has the function of hearing and eyesight, activating collaterals and opening orifices, and is good for general health.

● Close the eyes and open the acupoints

Action tips: pinch the Jingming acupoint with your thumb and middle finger, and press the Yintang acupoint between your eyebrows with your index finger, which can be called "three acupoints with one hand". Hold your breath when pinching, until you feel full of breath. When pressing, loosen and tighten, and press for 1-2 minutes.

Point selection method: sit upright and close your eyes, 1 point above the inner canthus angle of your eyes.

Function: expelling wind and clearing heat, clearing collaterals and brightening eyes. It can treat eye disease, nervous headache and burp.

● Rub your temples

Action tips: press and hold the temples on both sides with both thumbs or forefinger tummies, knead 8 times in clockwise direction, and then knead 8 times in counterclockwise direction.

Point selection method: between the tip of the eyebrow and the outer corner of the eye, about an inch behind the depression.

Function: It can dispel wind, relieve pain, activate collaterals and brighten eyes, prevent and treat headache and eye diseases.

Massage upper limb points

● Knock Laogong acupoint

Action tips: Knock the Laogong of the other hand with one fist at the curved bone for 16 times, and then knock the other hand for 16 times.

Point selection method: clench your fist, gently press the palm with the four fingers of index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger, and the point is between the middle finger and ring finger.

Function: clearing away heat and purging fire, opening the mind and waking up the mind, removing upset, treating oral ulcers caused by excessive heat, and mental diseases.

● Pinch the internal acupoints

Action tips: bend the arm and palm upward, and press the acupoint with the thumb of the other hand. Press for 1 to 2 minutes on the left and right sides with slight force, with the degree of acid and swelling.

Point selection method: slightly bend the wrist joint with the palm up, 2 inches above the first transverse line behind the palm, between the two large tendons.

Function: It has the effect of calming the heart and calming the nerves, soothing the liver and lowering the adverse effects, harmonizing the spleen and stomach, activating blood circulation and unblocking collaterals.

● Press Hegu acupoint

Action tips: open the thumb of one hand, open the tiger's mouth, press the acupoint with the thumb of the other hand for rubbing and pressing, and press the two hands alternately for 1 to 2 minutes.

Point selection method: open the thumb and forefinger to tighten the mouth of the tiger, press the thumb joint of the other hand on the mouth of the tiger, bend the thumb joint forward, and the concave point of the thumb tip is the point.

Function: It has the effect of dredging the meridian, relieving the exterior and clearing the heat, opening the mind, and calming the wind. It is mainly used to treat diseases of head and face, and has special effects on toothache.

● Press Quchixue

Action tips: Massage the Quchi point on the other arm with the tip of your thumb, and exchange your hands for 1 to 2 minutes.

Point selection method: bend the elbow with the palm up, and the point is the point where the head of the elbow cross striation shows a depression.

Function: dispelling wind and relieving external symptoms, regulating stomach and intestines, dredging joints, regulating viscera functions, purging fire and removing heat. It is the main acupoint for treating upper limb hemiplegia.

Massage lower limb points

● Shumingmen acupoint

Action tips: Rub your hands together, and then rub them back and forth on the Mingmen acupoint in turn, which can be done for 2 to 3 minutes.

Point selection method: make a line around the body from the navel, and the intersection of the line and the posterior midline is the vital point.

Function: It has the function of tonifying kidney yang, dredging waist and spine, strengthening kidney and tonifying deficiency, warming and tonifying spleen yang. It can treat cold pain, enuresis and diarrhea in the waist.

● Tap Zusanli acupoint

Action tips: clench your fists with both hands and hit the acupoints with the bent bone. Or press and knead the acupoints with the belly of your thumb, and use force to feel numbness and distension. It is better to knead and beat for more than 5 minutes.

Point selection method: bend the knee to 90 °, measure the distance between four transverse fingers and one transverse finger outside the tibia from the outer knee eye.

Function: It is an important acupoint for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Frequently pressing this point can increase appetite, help digestion, improve heart function, regulate heart rhythm, and improve the ability to defend diseases.

● Rub Taichong acupoint

Action tips: press and rub two Taichong acupoints with your thumb for 3-5 minutes.

Point selection method: push from the first and second interdigital suture to the dorsum of the foot to the depression at the front edge of the joint of the two bones.

Functions: clearing the liver and purging the fire, soothing the liver and relieving depression, regulating menstruation and blood, soothing the liver and regulating qi, are special points for treating liver diseases.

● Press Yongquan Cave

Action tips: put the left foot on the right knee, press the left Yongquan acupoint with the right thumb, and massage each foot for more than 5 minutes in turn, preferably by rubbing.

Point selection method: the dorsum of five toes is flexed, and the depression in the middle of the front of the palm of the foot (the first third of the midline of the foot).

Function: clearing heat and opening the mind, nourishing yin and reducing fire, communicating heart and kidney. It can cure hypertension, angina pectoris, oral ulcer, diabetes, rhinitis, headache, etc. It can also prevent diseases, strengthen the body, reduce blood pressure, and sleep well.