Meridian massage originated from Huangdi Neijing. Su Wen, in the form of a monograph, expounded the origin of various therapies of traditional Chinese medicine from a broad perspective of medical geography. Among them, the massage comes from the center. Massage therapy originated in the Central Plains because: "People in the Central Plains are flat and wet, and there are many things in the world. Their diseases are often fistula, syncope, cold and heat, and the treatment should be guided by stilts." The book "Soul Pivot, Acupoint, True Evil" says: "It is hot all over the body, and people look at it crazily, listen to it and speak. They take it from Yangming and collaterals, replenish it if it is deficient, and drain it if it is full of blood. Because they are lying down, they press the carotid artery with two hands and four fingers, hold it for a long time, roll and push it until they fall into the basin, and then stop as before, and the heat will dissipate. " This paper expounds the treatment of diseases by meridian massage in Neijing, and introduces its operation methods, including the methods of grasping, pressing, rolling and cutting, and the principle of "pushing and dispersing"
1. Head massage
Has the effects of refreshing brain and inducing resuscitation, and can be used for treating headache, preventing senile dementia and increasing the activity of brain cells.
(1) Push the fingertips of both thumbs and other four fingers from the front hairline to the Fengchi point on the pillow. Usually you can comb in the same direction several times.
(2) Press the acupoints on the pillow, and press both sides of Fengchi and Fengfu with your thumb until you feel sore.
(3) Hold the neck so that the index finger, middle finger and ring finger cooperate with the palm to hold the neck and hold it down to the shoulder.
2. Eye and facial massage
For people who work in close proximity for a long time, it can eliminate or relieve eye fatigue, and prevent eye vision decline and pouch.
(1) Orbital massage: Push the eyebrows with fingers or middle fingers of both hands separately, from the bamboo point between the eyebrows to the silk point at the end of the eyebrows. Then use your thumb, forefinger and middle finger to press the kneading Jingming point in the orbit, and push it along the upper and lower orbits to the pupil bone point at the tail, and repeat it up and down several times until the whole orbit feels sore and swollen.
(2) Press the Xiang Ying point beside the temple and nose, and then rub the palms of your hands. Put your palm on your forehead and rub it down to your chin with a little force. If you have a nasal disease, cold, runny nose or stuffy nose, you can rub your middle finger up from Xiang Ying point to the root of your nose, and repeat it for about 10 times.
(3) Press the maxillary lower teeth with the tongue and knock the teeth upward for 20 consecutive times.
3. Ear massage
The acupoints in the ear are closely related to our internal organs. Massage ears can not only strengthen the function of internal organs, but also prevent hearing loss and tinnitus. Rub your ears. After the thumb and fingers are bent, rub the ears up and down until the ears are red and hot.
4. Four limbs health massage
Strengthen the metabolism of hands and feet, treat soreness and prevent elbow and knee degeneration.
(1) Hold it from shoulder to arm, and massage points such as Shousanli, Quchi and Qu Ze.
(2) Fingers are twisted with each other, and it is better to rub the palms and backs of hands.
(3) Press the gastrocnemius of thighs, knees and calves. Press Zusanli, Yanglingquan and Sanyinjiao until you feel sore.
(4) Grasp the ankle with one hand and the toe with the other hand, and rotate the ankle for 20 ~ 30 times.
(5) Pushing Yongquan point: rubbing the soles of feet quickly and forcefully can strengthen renal function and prevent the soles from catching cold.
5. Waist massage
Make a fist with both hands, rotate around the waist with your thumb and metacarpophalangeal joints, press and knead hard, and then rub up and down with your palm until the waist is hot. And you can do some bending and rotating waist movements to exercise waist muscles.
6. Strengthen gastrointestinal function
(1) Abdominal massage: After the palms of both hands are warm, put one palm on the navel and gently massage the abdomen clockwise for 2-5 minutes.
(2) Wipe your hands from the lower edge of the ribs to the lower abdomen, and it is advisable to have fever in the abdomen.
7. Turn on the blocking function
Use the rib surface of your finger to exert force on a certain part or acupoint of your face or limb, and gradually press down with force. The pressing direction should be vertical, and the force should be smooth and continuous from light to heavy, so that the stimulation can penetrate deep into subcutaneous tissue. This method is highly irritating and often used in combination with kneading method, which is called pressing kneading method. According to the method, it has obvious opening and closing effects, can dilate blood vessels, improve blood supply of tissues, enhance oxidation in vivo, eliminate stagnation in lymphatic vessels, increase nutrition of tissues and eliminate edema.
Matters needing attention
When massaging, you must pay attention to the following points:
1. Make a clear diagnosis, choose acupoints, and determine the technique, so as to be aware of it, consider it comprehensively, have a center and focus.
2. According to different diseases and massage parts, take the appropriate massage position. This posture should make the patient comfortable, convenient for treatment and conducive to the operation of various manipulations. Whether you massage yourself or someone else, you should pay attention.
3. The operation procedure, intensity and time of massage should be adjusted at any time according to the patient's systemic and local reactions and the changes after treatment. Moreover, we must master the principle of treating the "standard" if we are urgent, and treating the "root" if we are slow.
4. Explain the patient well, and tell the patient not to be nervous, relax muscles, breathe naturally, and let him take off his coat and loosen his belt. Massage the back and lower abdomen, first empty the urine. Patients who are hungry, full and drunk are not suitable for massage. Generally, it is better to massage for 2 hours after meals.
Be patient, earnest, cordial and responsible to patients, so that patients can trust doctors and cooperate with treatment. Pay attention to relaxation and timing when you massage yourself.