Starting from the practicality and safety of home health care, ordinary people mainly need to learn and master the operation skills of simple therapies such as acupressure, massage, moxibustion, cupping, skin acupuncture, and ear acupuncture.

Starting from the practicality and safety of home health care, ordinary people mainly need to learn and master acupressure , massage, moxibustion, cupping, skin acupuncture, auricular acupoint pressure and other simple therapies. Skill.

And acupressure is a method that mainly uses finger pressure on the acupoints of the human body meridians to have sedative and analgesic effects, so that the patient can undergo surgery.

Acupressure and massage therapy, also known as " acupoint therapy", are methods that use fingers instead of needles to press acupoints or tender points for health care or treatment of diseases . In ancient acupuncture books, there is a kind of "pointer therapy", which uses fingers instead of needles to stimulate acupuncture points.

Use finger pressure and massage to stimulate acupuncture points. The effect of acupuncture is similar, but the acupuncture is more irritating.

Acupressure and massage, in addition to strengthening and health care, can also be used for heatstroke, shock,hysteria, fainting,pediatric cerebral palsy, stroke and hemiplegia,headache, insomnia,stomach pain , abdominal pain, diarrhea , enuresis, urinary incontinence , urinary retention, toothache , sore throat , neck, shoulder, waist, leg and other systemic joint pain and other diseases.

The most simple and the most important manipulation techniques include pressing and kneading , pressing, pinching , holding, rubbing , tapping, beating , etc. These techniques are every acupuncture point. The action time is generally as little as 2 to 3 minutes for and as long as 5 to 6 minutes for .

1, Massage method can use thumb or middle finger fingertip to align the acupuncture point, press with appropriate force, and at the same time, rhythmically rub to make it produce soreness, numbness, swelling and other sensations.

The massage time and force depend on the patient's physical condition and condition and are suitable for all parts of the body.

2, point pressure method You can aim the point of your thumb or middle finger at the acupuncture point, apply appropriate force point pressure to make it feel soreness, numbness, swelling , etc., the time of the point and the intensity of the force , depending on the patient's physical condition and illness, it is also applicable to all parts of the body.

3, pinching method Use your thumb nail to align the acupuncture point, and pinch with force to cause swelling, pain and other heavier sensations.

is mainly used to pinch the philtrum, pinch the tip of the nose, pinch the ear points, and pinch the ends of the hands and feet. The time and force of pinching will depend on the patient's physical condition and disease.

4, pinching method Use the thumb, middle finger, index finger to pinch the acupoints, which can be rubbed or pulled with a certain amount of to cause soreness, numbness, swelling and other sensations. The time of the pinching and the intensity of the force are used. It depends on the physical condition and condition of the patient .

Under normal circumstances, it is used for Fengchi point after holding the item, pinching the shoulder, pediatric chiropractic , and pinching acupoints (such as pinching Neiguan , Waiguan ), etc.

5, Rubbing method Use the palm of your hand to rub and rub back and forth against a certain part or acupuncture point to cause local heating.

is suitable for all parts of the body , such as face finger wiping to remove wrinkles, rub on the chest in the middle of the belly, rub the abdomen, back and lumbar straight rub on both sides of the spine, rub the soles of the feet, Yongquan, etc.

6, The tapping method is divided into single-finger tapping method and multi-finger tapping method . The single-finger tapping method is to naturally bend the middle finger of one hand , and use the finger tip to align the acupuncture point to click quickly; The finger tapping method is to naturally bend the five fingers of one hand or both hands into a claw shape, and tap continuously on acupuncture points or certain parts.

is generally used to tap on the head , and it is advisable to tap 1100 to 200 times per hole.

7, Beating method Make a fist with one hand or both hands, align the palm joint of the and 5th finger of the little finger to the acupuncture point or a certain part of and beat with appropriate force, so that local sensations such as heat, swelling, vibration, etc. will occur.

The time and force of the beating depend on the patient's physical condition and illness. It is mainly suitable for the limbs and head.

Warm reminder

Acupressure and massage are not effective for acute infectious patients ; pregnant women abdomen, lumbosacral , skin ulcers, boils , thrombocytopenic purpura , and Tumor local is contraindicated ; severe heart, brain, lung disease, senile osteoporosis should be used with caution; should not be used immediately after excessive drinking, running or overwork.