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New version of massage health care for the elderly
Acupoints are treasures of traditional Chinese medicine. From ancient times to the present, people often stimulate the corresponding points of meridians through acupuncture, massage, moxibustion, acupoints and other methods, thus playing a role in treating diseases and preserving health.

There are 720 acupoints in the human body, so it is very difficult to remember them all. Remember these five important health points and massage regularly, which is especially good for your health.

1, Zusanli

Location: Located at the edge of the lateral four transverse fingers and tibia below the knee.

Zusanli is the most commonly used acupoint for health preservation. Long-term massage of Zusanli can relieve stomach discomfort. When patients have stomachache, abdominal distension and indigestion, they can all relieve the symptoms by massaging Zusanli.

In addition, massaging Zusanli at ordinary times can not only dredge meridians, but also improve the body's resistance. For some elderly people, massaging Zusanli can also eliminate moisture in the body.

This acupoint can be pressed and tapped for about 10 minutes every day.

2. Ren Ying pt.

Location: Next to the Adam's apple 1.5 inch.

Massage Ren Ying's point with index finger and abdomen about 100~200 times a day, which has a good therapeutic effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension. Other patients with pharyngolaryngitis can also improve the symptoms of throat discomfort by massaging Ren Ying point. Long-term massage of Ren Ying point can also help the blood circulation of the face and improve facial paralysis and other diseases.

3. Guanyuan point

Location: Three inches below the umbilicus.

Guanyuan point is a common health-care point for women. Massage Guanyuan point can not only strengthen the body, but also improve the patient's difficulty in urination. For female patients, it can also relieve gynecological diseases such as palace cold and dysmenorrhea. Massage Guanyuan point is not only suitable for women, but also suitable for men, which can alleviate the problem of kidney deficiency.

4. Pension points

Location: It is located on the forearm extension side of human body, behind the wrist 1 inch.

Regular massage of acupoints of the elderly can not only achieve the effect of beauty beauty, but also supplement the yang needed by the human body and improve the blood supply to the heart. Many elderly people have poor cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and are prone to high incidence of myocardial infarction. Long-term massage of the acupoints for the aged can improve the phenomenon of insufficient blood supply to the heart. In addition, the old-age care point can also help patients with hemiplegia and neuropathy improve their quality of life.

When massaging acupoints for the elderly, make a fist slightly, and press the acupoints with your thumb. When pressing acupoints, the strength should be even and soft, and it is better to have obvious pain locally. Press and knead, and at the same time cooperate with soothing breathing. Press and knead once every morning and evening for 2 3 minutes, and press and knead alternately with your left and right hands.

5. Hegu point

Location: In the tiger's mouth.

There is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine that Hegu point is called "face-to-face", so most facial diseases can be treated at Hegu point, such as headache, toothache, red eyes, sore throat, nosebleeds, deafness, mouth-eye deviation and so on.

Hegu point also has the function of clearing heat, and it also has therapeutic effect on fever, anhidrosis and hyperhidrosis. Hegu point also has therapeutic effect on gynecological diseases, such as labor stagnation and amenorrhea. For abdominal pain, constipation, upper limb pain, the anatomical position of Hegu point, that is, the pain near the palm, has a therapeutic effect.

Massage human acupoints. Choosing different acupoints for different diseases can not only strengthen the body, but also prevent various diseases. Although massaging acupoints can effectively promote the blood circulation of the body, we should also pay attention to the strength and methods of massage during the massage process.