In life, massage is usually used to treat various diseases. Now let's follow the editor to learn about the efficacy and massage of the Shenmai point for the treatment of inner ear dizziness.
[Pathogenesis of Inner Ear Dizziness]
The etiology of this disease can be divided into two categories: external pathogen and internal injury, mainly related to the spleen, liver, and kidney. Its pathological changes include wind, phlegm, stasis, and deficiency.
Wind: In people with excessive yang, the balance of yin and yang is disrupted. Yin deficiency leads to lower yin, and yang excess leads to upper yang. This results in dizziness. It can also occur due to emotional distress, excessive anger, liver dysfunction, liver qi stagnation, long-term internal heat damage to yin, depletion of liver yin, and easy movement of wind and yang, causing disturbance in the head and eyes leading to dizziness.
Phlegm: Improper diet, excessive consumption of greasy and sweet foods, damage to the spleen and stomach, or excessive worry and fatigue leading to spleen deficiency, weakened healthy function, water dampness retention, accumulation of phlegm, obstruction of meridians, failure of clear yang to ascend, failure of turbid yin to descend, resulting in dizziness due to lack of nourishment in the clear orifices.
Stasis: Traumatic injuries, head trauma, blood stasis blocking meridians; or blood overflow outside the meridians due to insufficient blood containment by qi; or due to aging, weakened qi and blood circulation, resulting in inability of qi and blood to ascend to the head, leading to dizziness.
Deficiency: Worry, fatigue, or improper diet leading to spleen and stomach damage; or congenital insufficiency; or elderly people with weakened yang and weak spleen and stomach, resulting in deficiency of qi and blood production and deficiency of yang leading to abnormal liver wind, deficiency wind moving internally, causing dizziness; or insufficient sea of marrow leading to tinnitus and dizziness.
[Introduction to Shenmai Point]
1. Standard positioning: The Shenmai point is located on the outer side of the foot, directly below the lateral malleolus.
2. Acupoint selection method: Sit upright with feet on the ground or lie prone, and select the acupoint at the depression just below the lateral malleolus. Quick acupoint selection: Sit upright with feet on the ground, and the depression below the lateral malleolus can be felt by pressing. The sore and swollen area is the Shenmai point.
3. Acupoint anatomy: The Shenmai point is located below the skin, subcutaneous tissue, fibularis longus and brevis muscles. It is supplied by the lateral malleolar artery. It is innervated by the fibular nerve.
[Efficacy and Function of Shenmai Point]
1. Efficacy of Shenmai Point
The Shenmai point has the efficacy of clearing heat and calming the mind, dispelling wind and cold, and relaxing tendons and activating collaterals. It is primarily used to treat foot and neck spasms, and cold and painful waist and knees.
The foot Taiyang bladder meridian starts at the inner canthus of the eye and runs through the head and neck. According to the principle of "treating upper diseases by selecting lower points," the Shenmai point can treat diseases of the head and face.
The foot Taiyang bladder meridian passes through the waist and lower limbs and ends at the little toe. According to the principle of "where the meridian passes, treat the corresponding area," the Shenmai point can treat meridian diseases.
The foot Taiyang meridian enters the kidneys and converges at the heart. The heart governs the spirit, and the Shenmai point is also the meeting point of the eight meridians, connecting with the Yangqiao meridian. Therefore, it can treat disorders of consciousness.
2. Function of Shenmai Point
The Shenmai point can alleviate symptoms such as dizziness, redness and swelling of the eyes, lumbago, and ankle joint pain. It has an auxiliary effect on diarrhea and indigestion.
It improves tolerance and cold intolerance. It has a significant effect on treating waist pain on both sides of the pelvis.
The Shenmai point is the most yang among the yang points. Using this acupoint can dispel cold pathogens in the body and make yang qi reach the top of the head. It not only balances the body but also makes people walk lightly and agilely.
When combined with Xiaqinglong Decoction, it has a synergistic effect. It can quickly eliminate cold pathogens from the body and restore its own yang qi. It can be said to be a wonderful acupoint for dispelling cold and promoting yang.
[Massage Method of Shenmai Point]
Treatment method: For deficiency and cold, first drain and then tonify or tonify with moxibustion; for excess heat, drain with acupuncture and release qi.
1. Massage method: Rub the Shenmai point with the thumb for 100-200 times, persist every day, to relieve redness, swelling, and pain in the eyes, and insomnia.
2. Moxibustion method: Gently moxibust the Shenmai point with moxa sticks for 5-20 minutes, once a day, to improve headaches and dizziness. Generally, direct moxibustion with moxa cones for 3-5 cones, and gentle moxibustion with moxa sticks for 5-10 minutes.
3. Scraping method: Use a scraping tool to scrape the Shenmai point from top to bottom for 3-5 minutes, once every other day, to treat lower limb paralysis.
[Benefits of Massaging Shenmai Point]
1. Improving cold intolerance
Rubbing the Shenmai point with the thumb for 1-3 minutes every day can enhance the body's tolerance to cold.
Press down with the fingertip or joint and massage in a circular motion. Regularly pressing the Shenmai point can improve cold intolerance and keep the mind in the best state.
For cold intolerance, moxibustion on the Shenmai point is a good choice. The Shenmai point is located on the foot, starting from here can improve yang qi, and it is a place where the body does not get stimulated. All the yang qi rises to the upper part, gradually eliminating the symptoms of cold intolerance.
