Massage keeps you away from breast lobular hyperplasia
Lobular hyperplasia is a manifestation of breast hyperplasia and is a highly prevalent breast disease. So how to treat lobular hyperplasia? Try massage therapy for lobular hyperplasia.
Breast Lobular Hyperplasia Treatment Methods: Can massage treat lobular hyperplasia?
Breast lobular hyperplasia, also known as cystic breast hyperplasia or chronic cystic breast disease, belongs to the scope of traditional Chinese medicine breast diseases and is a common disease in women. It often occurs between the ages of 30 and 40, and women aged 50 to 60 can also develop the disease.
The two main manifestations of breast lobular hyperplasia are breast distension and the appearance of lumps in the breast. The symptoms often occur or worsen during the premenstrual period or menstrual period. Periodic breast distension is a characteristic manifestation of the disease. Breast lumps are often multiple, flat, or bead-like nodules of various sizes. They are tough but not hard, not adherent to deep skin tissues, and can be moved upon pushing. Occasionally, a small amount of brownish secretion can be seen coming out of the nipple. Most patients can self-relieve and disappear after several months or 1-2 years. If there is rapid enlargement, the possibility of malignancy should be considered.
The occurrence of this disease is closely related to the liver, stomach, Ren, and Chong meridians. Those with liver and stomach disharmony often have a history of emotional depression, and breast swelling changes with emotions; those with Ren and Chong imbalance often have a history of menstrual disorders, and breast distension often changes with the menstrual cycle, and the two often affect each other in clinical practice.
Since this disease is mainly caused by liver depression and qi stagnation, massage treatment focuses on soothing the liver and regulating qi, and softening and resolving phlegm and solid masses to achieve the purpose of dissipating the breast lump.
[Massage Therapy]
(1) Sit down, have a family member hold the breast with one hand, and use the other hand to push from various directions of the breast to the nipple, gradually increasing pressure and depth, repeating several times.
(2) Sit down, use three-finger method to hold the LI-15 acupoints on both sides for 2 minutes each, and then press the Hegu acupoints on both hands with the thumbs for 2 minutes each.
(3) Lie on your back, have a family member knead Qimen, Zhangmen, Guanyuan, Qihai, Tanzhong, Wuyi, and Rugen acupoints for 1 minute each.
(4) Lie on your back, have a family member press the Yongquan, Yanglingquan, Xingjian, and Taichong acupoints on both feet for 2 minutes each.
(5) Lie on your side, have a family member use a rubbing motion from the armpit to the waist, repeating 50 times. Related reading: Can lobular hyperplasia of the breast become cancerous?
(6) Lie prone, have a family member use Zen push method to push Tianzong, Ganshu, and Pishu acupoints for 2 minutes each.
Diagnosis of Breast Lobular Hyperplasia
1. Symptoms: The main clinical manifestations of breast lobular hyperplasia are breast fullness and pain 5-7 days before menstruation, relief or disappearance of breast pain during menstruation, and cyclic changes before the next menstrual period.
2. Auxiliary examinations:
(1) When there is suspicion of breast lump, ultrasound examination is necessary. This is a preliminary screening method for breast lumps, which can be used to determine the nature and location of the lump. However, its ability to identify lumps with a diameter of less than 1 cm is poor. If this examination is done alone, smaller lumps may be missed.
(2) Infrared scanning: Infrared scanning is particularly suitable for screening pregnant and lactating women. This examination mainly uses the different absorption rates of normal tissues and pathological tissues to infrared rays, and displays different grayscale images such as transparency and brightness to diagnose breast diseases. Due to its fast speed and non-radioactive nature, it is often used as an initial screening for breast diseases. Although this examination is not a professional breast examination, it can still be used as a method for detecting breast lesions.
