We need to have some basic knowledge in order to find the location of acupoints accurately. First of all, we should find the written description of acupoint positioning from professional Chinese medicine books, such as Zusanli point. The book introduces: the anterolateral part of the calf, 3 inches below the nose point of the calf (the lateral eye of the knee), and a horizontal finger next to the front edge of the tibia. Secondly, we should have some basic knowledge of modern anatomy. Combined with some acupoint positioning methods introduced in meridian science, we can find acupoints accurately.
The commonly used acupoint positioning methods include body surface marking, bone measurement and finger measurement.
There are some fixed and obvious marks on our bodies, and the method of locating acupoints with these fixed marks is called body surface positioning. For example, above the tip of the nose is Su Xiudian; Between the eyebrows is the Tang Yin point; The middle of the two nipples is the Zhongshan point; The navel is the Shenque point and so on.
Bone measurement is to measure the length and size of various parts of the human body with the joints of the human body as the main symbol, and convert them in proportion according to their sizes as the standard for acupoint positioning. For example, the median of the front hairline → the median of the back hairline is 12 inch; 9 inches between the hair corners on both sides of the forehead; 8 inches between two nipples; 8 inches from the midpoint of the sternoclavicular joint (xiphoid process) to the navel; The horizontal line from elbow to wrist palm (back) side is 12 inch; The horizontal line of the popliteal bone is 0/6 inch away from the lateral ankle tip/kloc. It should be emphasized that the "inch" mentioned in the bone measurement method is not the standard unit of our daily measurement, but refers to "equal division". No matter men, women and children, fat, thin and tall, each equal one inch, this standard is used as the basis for measuring acupoints.
There is also a method called finger comparison, which is to measure acupoints according to your own fingers. This method is also called the same size.
For example, at Zusanli point, a horizontal line can be located by measuring the 4 fingers (3 inches) of the palm downwards from the outer knee eye with finger comparison method; The exposed bone in front of the calf is the tibia. Take the lateral tibia 1 transverse finger (1 inch) as a vertical line, and the intersection of horizontal line and vertical line is Zusanli point.
There are also some simple methods of acupoint selection, such as: bending your arms, naturally drooping and clamping the chest wall, and the head acupoint is directly opposite the elbow tip; When making a fist, the point pressed by the tip of the middle finger is Laogong point. Such acupoints can be located more easily and accurately.
For most acupoints, the specific position can be found accurately according to the above method. If there are still some things you don't understand, you can only ask professional Chinese medicine doctors for help.
In addition, some people may have some concerns, "What if the acupoints are pressed wrong or broken?" Generally speaking, most of them are safe except for some special taboos. For example: fracture, dislocation, broken skin; For pregnant women, it is not easy to over-press the acupoints of lumbosacral and lower abdomen. Some points that are greasy and consume qi and blood, such as Hegu, Shoulder and Neck and Sanyinjiao, are taboo; For some people with weak constitution, acupuncture should not be excessive, so as not to consume gas and hurt blood. In short, acupoint massage health care is based on feeling comfortable and good. If you feel uncomfortable, stop it in time.
Original title: How to find the right acupoints?