Headaches are not a minor issue. The feeling of a splitting headache can drive a person crazy. Many people rely on taking painkillers and resting to alleviate headaches. However, in traditional Chinese medicine, some severe headaches can be relieved. If you experience a splitting headache, try massaging the Jinggu acupoint. What are the benefits of the Jinggu acupoint?
Causes of a Splitting Headache
1. Vascular headaches
Many elderly people suffer from arteriosclerosis and high blood pressure, which often leads to headaches. For example, the initial symptom of cerebral hemorrhage is a headache, especially subarachnoid hemorrhage, which can cause severe headaches that feel like a knife splitting or an explosion.
2. Intracranial aneurysm or congenital cerebral vascular malformation
These tumors are mostly congenital and usually hidden deep in the brain. If they do not rupture, they do not cause headaches or damage nerves. Once they rupture and bleed, the condition worsens rapidly. The first symptom is sudden severe headaches, followed by nausea, vomiting, and a feeling of the head bursting. This is followed by unconsciousness.
3. Chronic subdural hematoma
Some patients recover well after a head injury, but suddenly experience severe headaches and frequent vomiting several weeks to months later. Sometimes they also have symptoms such as blurred vision, urinary incontinence, and even seizures. In this case, the pupils on both sides may be of unequal size. Patients should not take it lightly.
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4. Intracranial tumors
In patients with brain tumors, over 90% experience headaches. The headaches associated with this disease often occur around four or five in the morning and wake the person up from sleep. After getting up and moving around, the symptoms gradually decrease and eventually disappear.
Treating Headaches with Jinggu Acupoint Massage
The Jinggu acupoint can help treat headaches, epilepsy, back pain, and ankle joint pain, among other issues. Acupoint therapy can achieve the effects of clearing heat, relieving spasms, and improving vision and relaxing tendons. Furthermore, this method has no side effects, so it is especially beneficial for us. Don't miss out!
Gently pinch and massage the Jinggu acupoint with the tip of your thumb until you feel a sore sensation. This can treat headaches, dizziness, and nasal congestion.
Using this acupoint to help treat symptoms can indeed achieve good results. However, there are some principles to keep in mind during treatment. If you have a cold and damp constitution, you need to use acupuncture or moxibustion to regulate the body. If you have a hot constitution, you need to use bleeding needles to release excess heat.
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Effects and Functions of the Jinggu Acupoint
1. Effects of the Jinggu Acupoint
The Jinggu acupoint has the effects of clearing heat, relieving spasms, and improving vision by relaxing tendons.
The Jinggu acupoint is the original acupoint of the bladder meridian and has the effects of calming the mind, soothing the meridian, and promoting circulation.
2. Functions of the Jinggu Acupoint
The Jinggu acupoint promotes the generation of qi and blood, clears heat, relieves spasms, improves vision, calms the mind, and promotes circulation.
It is commonly used to treat hypertension, stiff neck, lumbar muscle strain, acute lumbar sprain, and neurogenic headaches, among other conditions.
