Popliteal fossa is a rhombic groove at the back of knee joint, which is rich in blood vessels and nerves. In addition, there is a very important acupoint at the popliteal fossa, which is called Weizhong acupoint. In the Song of Four Acupoints, there is a saying that "the abdomen stays three miles, and the waist and back are in the middle". If you have low back pain, you can massage the central point, which can prevent and treat sciatica, leg fatigue, neck pain, low back pain or hip pain common in middle-aged and elderly people.

Prevention and treatment of degenerative chronic diseases

Massage of popliteal fossa can stimulate bladder meridian and strengthen the protective effect of human yang. It was found that the total number of neutrophils in blood decreased and the number of lymphocytes increased after stimulating popliteal fossa, which indicated that the disease resistance of human body was obviously improved and the risk of disease was obviously reduced.

Eliminating dampness and clearing heat.

Bladder meridian is the biggest channel for removing toxin and dampness, and Weizhong point is the "sewage outlet" on this channel. If the "sewage outlet" is blocked and wet poison and waste gas cannot be discharged, it will accumulate into heat poison in the body and cause diseases. Therefore, we must always "clean up" to ensure its smooth detoxification.

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Lie on your stomach, or let your family use their hands to beat hard for 5 10 minutes until there are pathological reactions such as ecchymosis and cyanosis. 1 call once every two weeks. When you feel stressed, you can also knock on the popliteal fossa to relieve the pressure.

Treatment of diseases

If you have chronic pain in your back, legs and neck, you can take safflower oil or 20 ml of 75% alcohol and 10 g salt; When the patient is prone, apply safflower oil to the popliteal fossa of both lower limbs (if one side has low back pain and leg pain, only press the popliteal fossa of the affected side), and pat with the palm of your hand, from light to heavy, until the skin of popliteal fossa turns red.

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