It is common for the elderly to experience leg cramps, and doctors often attribute it to calcium deficiency. However, even after taking many health supplements, there is still no improvement. So, let me help you out. Massaging the "Dadu Acupoint" can treat leg cramps. Here is the specific method:
Dadu Acupoint
It is one of the acupuncture points in traditional Chinese medicine, belonging to the Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin. It is mentioned in the book "Ling Shu". Located on the inner side of the foot, in the depression between the first metatarsophalangeal joint and the red and white flesh boundary. It is mainly used to treat abdominal distension, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and fever.
Dadu Acupoint location
Introduction to the Acupoint
It is one of the acupuncture points in traditional Chinese medicine, belonging to the Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin. It is mentioned in the book "Ling Shu".
【Location】 Located on the inner side of the foot, in the depression between the first metatarsophalangeal joint and the red and white flesh boundary.
Some say it is "located behind the first joint and lower" (from "Ling Shu").
【Anatomy】 It is located at the end of the abductor hallucis muscle; it has branches of the medial and lateral veins of the sole; and it is innervated by the medial plantar nerve.
【Indications】 It is mainly used to treat abdominal distension, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and fever.
【Acupuncture Method】 Directly puncture 0.3-0.5 cun.
【Note】 The term used to describe the passage of the Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin is "Xing".
【Combination】
1. Combined with Zusanli Acupoint to relieve abdominal distension;
2. Combined with Dadu, Shangqiu, and Yinlingquan Acupoints to treat spleen deficiency diarrhea;
3. Combined with Jingqu Acupoint to treat fever with no sweating.
Dadu Acupoint for treating leg cramps in the elderly
Dadu Acupoint is located on the inner side of the foot, in the depression between the first metatarsophalangeal joint and the red and white flesh boundary.
When the elderly have blockages in their spleen meridians and cannot absorb calcium, they can massage the Dadu Acupoint every day for three minutes. By persisting for three days, the leg cramps will disappear.
Other functions of Dadu Acupoint
Indications: abdominal distension, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, fever.
Functions: dispersing spleen heat.
Procedure: Directly puncture the Dadu Acupoint for 0.3-0.5 cun.
