In life, massage is commonly used to treat various diseases. Now let's follow the editor to learn about the efficacy and role of the Neiting Acupoint and its use in treating nosebleeds through massage.
【Causes of Nosebleeds】
1. Nasal injury: Mechanical injuries such as car accidents, falls, boxing injuries, and nose picking are common causes of nosebleeds.
2. Deviated nasal septum: The convex surface of the deviated nasal septum has thin mucosa, and the airflow changes direction at this point, causing the mucosa to become dry and leading to blood vessel rupture and bleeding.
3. Nasal inflammation: Non-specific inflammation of the nose, such as acute rhinosinusitis, dry rhinitis, atrophic rhinitis, can easily cause nosebleeds, but the amount of bleeding is generally not significant.
4. Tumors in the nasal cavity, sinus, and nasopharynx: The most common cause of nosebleeds is vascular tumors of the nasal septum, fibrovascular polyps of the nasopharynx, bleeding nasal polyps, and malignant tumors of the nasal cavity and sinuses. Slight nosebleeds or blood in the nasal discharge are one of the main early symptoms of malignant tumors.
5. Foreign bodies in the nasal cavity: Common in children, usually causing unilateral nosebleeds due to the long-term presence of foreign bodies in the nasal cavity, leading to erosion and bleeding of the nasal mucosa.
【Introduction of Neiting Acupoint】
1. Location: The Neiting Acupoint is located on the dorsum of the foot, between the 2nd and 3rd toes, at the junction of the red and white skin.
2. Acupoint selection: Sit upright or lie supine, and select the acupoint on the dorsum of the foot between the second and third metatarsal joints, at the intersection of the skin color.
3. Anatomy of the acupoint: The Neiting Acupoint is located below the skin, subcutaneous tissue, extensor digitorum brevis muscle, and the gap between the second metatarsal bones. It is supplied by the dorsum venous network. The cutaneous distribution is provided by the lateral branch of the sural nerve.
【Efficacy and Role of Neiting Acupoint】
The Neiting Acupoint has the functions of clearing stomach heat, regulating qi and relieving pain, and clearing heat and calming the mind. It is often used for excessive stomach fire, excessive Yangming heat, and disorders of the head, face, throat, teeth, and nose.
The Neiting Acupoint can clear Yangming Meridian heat, treat toothache, nosebleeds, and throat pain, and also discharge Yangming Fu heat to treat gastrointestinal disorders.
It is commonly used in the treatment of acute and chronic gastritis, acute and chronic enteritis, gingivitis, tonsillitis, and metatarsophalangeal joint pain.
【Massage Techniques for Neiting Acupoint】
1. Massage: Use the fingertips to press the Neiting Acupoint for 2-3 minutes. Long-term massage can improve bad breath and abdominal distension.
2. Scraping: Use scraping techniques on the Neiting Acupoint, scraping until sha appears. Do this once every other day to treat intestinal colic, constipation, and pain in the dorsum of the foot.
【Benefits of Massage on Neiting Acupoint】
Place the thumb pad of one hand on the opposite Neiting Acupoint and apply appropriate pressure to stimulate it up and down. This has the effect of reducing swelling and relieving pain. It can treat symptoms of excessive internal heat, such as mouth ulcers and nosebleeds.
1. Neiting Acupoint for treating nosebleeds:
When nosebleeds occur, immediately raise the head and tap the forehead lightly several times with the palm. Then, gently press the Shenting Acupoint with the middle finger for about 1 minute. Finally, press the Neiting Acupoint for 3 minutes.
【Diseases Treated by Neiting Acupoint】
Neiting Acupoint is used to treat fever, headache, toothache, nosebleeds, throat pain, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, rectal bleeding, urticaria, and pain in the dorsum of the foot.
For diseases related to the otorhinolaryngology system: toothache, gingivitis, tonsillitis.
For diseases related to the digestive system: stomach spasms, acute and chronic enteritis.
Others: trigeminal neuralgia.
