In life, massage is usually used to treat various diseases. Let's follow the editor to learn about the efficacy and effects of Jinmen Acupoint and how to massage Jinmen Acupoint to relieve headache and dizziness.
Causes of Headache and Dizziness
1. Diseases of the middle ear and inner ear - Different ear problems can cause dizziness, such as otitis media, Meniere's disease, etc. Common cold viruses can also invade the inner ear and cause problems, even leading to vomiting and other symptoms.
2. Medication effects - Some blood pressure-lowering drugs, heart and diabetes medications, and even cold and allergy medications may have this side effect.
3. Arrhythmia - Heart diseases can cause abnormal oxygen supply to the brain, leading to dizziness, with slow heartbeats having a greater impact.
4. Chronic diseases - Poorly controlled diabetes, respiratory diseases, kidney diseases, etc. can also cause the above symptoms (such as low blood sugar).
5. Anemia - During pregnancy or when women have heavy menstrual bleeding, the oxygen content in the blood decreases, causing dizziness.
6. High or low blood pressure - Both high and low blood pressure can affect the brain and cause dizziness.
Jinmen Acupoint Introduction
1. Standard location: Jinmen Acupoint is located on the lateral side of the foot, directly below the front edge of the lateral malleolus.
2. Acupoint selection method: With the foot hanging down or lying supine, the acupoint is located 0.5 inch below the front and lower part of the Sanli acupoint, in the depression on the lateral side of the lateral malleolus.
Quick acupoint selection: Sit with the foot hanging down, and when the toes are curled up, a bone protrusion can be seen. The depression on the lateral side is the Jinmen Acupoint.
3. Anatomy of the acupoint
Below the Jinmen Acupoint are the skin, subcutaneous tissue, extensor digitorum brevis muscle, and calcaneal periosteum. The skin is thick and dense, with the lateral cutaneous nerve of the dorsum of the foot distributed in it.
The subcutaneous fascia is formed by dense connective tissue and adipose tissue. The dense connective tissue forms fibrous bundles, which are connected to the skin and the deep fascia of the sole of the foot. The deep fascia of the sole of the foot is thicker on the lateral side than on the medial side, covering the surface of the extensor digitorum brevis muscle.
The needle passes through the skin and subcutaneous fascia, penetrates the lateral side of the deep fascia of the sole of the foot, and reaches between the calcaneus and the lateral malleolus, and inserts into the extensor digitorum brevis muscle on the lateral side of the sole of the foot. This muscle is innervated by the lateral branch of the lateral plantar artery and the lateral branch of the lateral plantar nerve.
Efficacy and Effects of Jinmen Acupoint
Jinmen Acupoint has the effects of dredging water dampness and nourishing yang and qi. It is mainly used to treat headaches, dizziness, lower back pain, lumbosacral pain, infantile convulsions, lower limb paralysis, and lateral malleolus pain.
Jinmen Acupoint can open the orifices and awaken the mind, relax tendons and relieve pain. Massaging this acupoint can effectively relieve epilepsy, infantile convulsions, headaches, and other symptoms.
As it is an acupoint on the Taiyang meridian of the foot, it also has the effect of improving conditions such as lower back pain, lower limb paralysis, knee osteoarthritis, lateral malleolus pain, and foot pain.
Diseases Treated by Jinmen Acupoint
Jinmen Acupoint is used to treat diseases of the head, neck, waist, buttocks, and lower limbs, such as lumbosacral pain, lower limb paralysis, gout, red and swollen lateral malleolus, headache, toothache, deafness, stiff neck, shoulder and back pain, apoplexy, epilepsy, convulsions, hernia, malaria, cholera, tetanus, etc.
In modern times, Jinmen Acupoint is also commonly used to treat seizures in children, tinnitus and deafness, ankle joint and surrounding soft tissue inflammation, etc.
Massage Techniques for Jinmen Acupoint
1. Massage: Use the fingertip or knuckle to press down and perform circular massage.
Benefits of Massaging Jinmen Acupoint
1. Treat myopia: Rub the Shenmai acupoint on the bladder meridian (located directly below the outer ankle) and the Jinmen acupoint on the bladder meridian (located around 1 inch below the outer ankle bone), and when it feels sore, continue to press for about 20 seconds.
2. Relieve acute lower back pain: Press the tender point of Jinmen Acupoint for 2 minutes to immediately relieve acute lower back pain.
3. Alleviate dizziness: Use the thumb to rub and press the Jinmen Acupoint for 1 to 3 minutes each time to alleviate symptoms such as dizziness and blurred vision.
