Thyroid enlargement, commonly known as "goiter." Thyroid enlargement refers to diffuse or nodular thyroid enlargement caused by various reasons, without obvious abnormality in thyroid hormone secretion. Don't worry about thyroid enlargement, Chinese medicine teaches you how to treat thyroid enlargement with acupuncture at the Kunlun point. Let's take a look!
Kunlun point, also known as Upper Kunlun, Inner Kunlun, Lower Kunlun, is a point on the Bladder meridian of the Foot Taiyang, and it is a fire point. It is located at the depression between the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon on the lateral aspect of the foot. Kunlun point has the functions of dispersing wind and opening collaterals, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, calming the mind and clearing heat, and relaxing tendons and activating collaterals.
【Location of Kunlun Point】
1. Standard Location
Kunlun point is located at the depression between the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon on the lateral aspect of the foot.
2. Needling Technique
Sit with your feet hanging down or lie prone, and needle at the depression between the Achilles tendon and the lateral malleolus.
Rapid needling: The depression between the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon is the Kunlun point.
【Functions and Effects of Kunlun Point】
1. Functions of Kunlun Point
Kunlun point has the functions of dispersing wind and opening collaterals, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, calming the mind and clearing heat, and relaxing tendons and activating collaterals. It is mainly used to treat headaches, neck pain, lumbosacral pain, ankle pain, epilepsy, and difficult labor.
(1) It can relieve and treat headaches, hypertension, eye diseases, dizziness, stiff neck, and nosebleeds.
(2) It can relieve and treat back pain, cold intolerance, shoulder and back stiffness, and heel pain.
(3) It can relieve and treat pediatric convulsions, difficult labor, epilepsy, upward qi rebellion, intestinal stones, and diarrhea.
Nowadays, it is commonly used to treat sciatica, ankle arthritis, neurogenic headaches, and thyroid enlargement.
2. Effects of Kunlun Point
The Bladder meridian of the Foot Taiyang starts from the inner canthus of the eye, passes through the head, neck, and back. According to the principle of "treat from the top to the bottom," Kunlun point can treat diseases of the head and face.
The Bladder meridian of the Foot Taiyang passes through the waist and lower limbs, and ends at the little toe. According to the principle of "the meridian passes through, and the treatment follows," Kunlun point can treat diseases of the meridians.
Kunlun point belongs to the Bladder meridian of the Foot Taiyang, and Taixi point is the original point of the Kidney meridian of the Foot Shaoyin, located behind the medial malleolus. These two points are in a yin-yang complementary relationship, and they can be used together to treat difficult labor.
Kunlun point corresponds to the heart as it belongs to the Fire element and the Bladder meridian enters the heart. Since the heart houses the spirit, Kunlun point can be used to treat mental disorders.
Kunlun point corresponds to Taixi point of the Kidney meridian of the Foot Shaoyin located behind the medial malleolus, so they can be used together to treat gynecological diseases and ankle joint diseases.
【Diseases Treated by Kunlun Point】
Kunlun point is used to treat headaches, dizziness, stiff neck, nosebleeds, back pain, heel pain, pediatric convulsions, difficult labor, retained placenta, lower limb paralysis or paralysis, as well as sciatica, ankle joint and surrounding soft tissue diseases.
1. Mental and nervous system diseases: sciatica, neurogenic headaches, dizziness;
2. Musculoskeletal diseases: lower limb paralysis, knee arthritis, ankle sprain, soft tissue diseases around the knee joint;
3. Others: thyroid enlargement, pellagra, nosebleeds, retained placenta, hemorrhoids.
【Massage Techniques for Kunlun Point】
Treatment methods: If there is cold and dampness, needle to induce bleeding or evacuate before tonifying, or tonify with moxibustion; if there is wind-heat, use needle to evacuate qi or water needle.
1. Massage
Relax the muscles first, exhale slowly while applying strong pressure for 6 seconds, repeat this process 10 times.
Curl the thumb and gently scrape and press the Kunlun point from top to bottom for 1-3 minutes, which has a therapeutic effect on redness, swelling, ankle pain, and heel pain.
2. Acupuncture
Needle directly for 0.5-1 inch, local soreness and swelling, pregnant women should not be needled;
Deeply insert the needle to reach Taixi point of the Kidney meridian of the Foot Shaoyin, and the needle sensation can radiate to the toes;
Obliquely insert the needle upward for 2-3 inches, local soreness and swelling, and the needle sensation spreads to the heel or toes, which can treat thyroid enlargement.
3. Moxibustion
Apply moxibustion to Kunlun point for 3-5 cones; or use moxa stick to moxibustion Kunlun point for 5-10 minutes.
