In life, massage is often used to treat various diseases. Let's follow the editor to learn about the efficacy and function of the Tianyou acupoint and the massage of Tianyou acupoint to treat headaches and dizziness.
【Causes of Headaches and Dizziness】
① Middle ear and inner ear diseases - 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 oxygen supply abnormalities to the brain and cause dizziness, with bradycardia having a greater impact.
④ Chronic diseases - Poor control of diabetes, respiratory diseases, kidney diseases, etc. can also cause the above-mentioned 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.
【Introduction to Tianyou Acupoint】
1. Standard positioning:
The Tianyou acupoint is located on the side of the neck, directly below the posterior part of the mastoid process, level with the angle of the mandible, and at the posterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
The Tianyou acupoint is located on the outer side of the neck, below the mastoid process of the temporal bone, near the posterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and close to the hairline; or at the midpoint of the line connecting the Tianrong acupoint and Tianzhu acupoint. It is also mentioned as "below the complete bone, one inch above the hairline" in the "Emergency Thousand Gold Prescriptions"; "one inch above Fengchi acupoint" in the "Thousand Gold Wing Prescriptions"; "one inch below Fengchi acupoint, slightly outward" in the "Complete Collection of Acupuncture and Moxibustion".
2. Acupoint selection method:
Sit or lie down in a proper position. The Tianyou acupoint is located on the neck, horizontally level with the angle of the mandible, in the depression behind the posterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
3. Acupoint anatomy:
Located at the posterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle; it has branches of the occipital artery, posterior auricular artery and vein, and posterior cervical superficial vein; it is innervated by the great auricular nerve, with the accessory nerve and cervical nerve in the deep layer.
Below the Tianyou acupoint are the skin, subcutaneous tissue, digastric muscle, and splenius capitis muscle. There are posterior auricular artery and greater auricular nerve. The skin is thick and dense.
Anatomical layers: Skin → Subcutaneous tissue → Between the sternocleidomastoid muscle and trapezius muscle → Digastric muscle and splenius capitis muscle.
There are branches of the greater auricular nerve and posterior auricular artery.
【Efficacy and Function of Tianyou Acupoint】
The significance of the Tianyou acupoint: The qi and blood of the Triple Burner meridian absorb heat here and rise to the upper part of the body.
Characteristics of qi and blood: The material substance of qi and blood is the yang qi in the upper part of the body.
Routing rules: It quickly ascends along the Triple Burner meridian.
Efficacy of the Tianyou acupoint: It tonifies yang and transforms dampness, clears the head and brightens the eyes, and regulates the meridians and collaterals. The Tianyou acupoint has the function of clearing heat and dampness from the Triple Burner, and dispelling dampness from the meridians and collaterals.
【Main Diseases Treated by Tianyou Acupoint】
The Tianyou acupoint is mainly used for diseases of the head and face: such as headaches, dizziness, facial swelling, optic atrophy, eye pain, nasal congestion, nosebleeds, tinnitus, hearing loss, throat obstruction, stiff neck, stiff neck on waking, and scrofula.
The Tianyou acupoint is mainly used for treating headaches, stiff neck, tinnitus, hearing loss, and scrofula.
Diseases of the head and face: headaches, dizziness, eye pain, facial swelling, sudden deafness, tinnitus, optic neuritis, nosebleeds, throat obstruction.
Other diseases: spasms and stiffness in the neck, shoulders, and back, and frequent dreams of scrofula.
【Benefits of Massaging Tianyou Acupoint】
Gently massage the Tianyou acupoint with the middle finger pad for 3-5 minutes each time, which has a good regulating effect on shoulder and neck discomfort.
