When a child's eyes are uncomfortable and there are no obvious abnormalities or only mild symptoms, it is often caused by excessive eye use and eye fatigue. At this time, it may be helpful to use massage to alleviate the discomfort. Pushing the Kan Gong acupoint is a key acupoint for maintaining the health of a child's eyes. Let's take a look at the accurate location diagram of Kan Gong.
Accurate Location Diagram of Kan Gong
It is located between the eyebrows and the ends of the eyebrows, forming a horizontal line. Use the radial side of the thumb to push from the center of the eyebrows to the ends of the eyebrows, which is called pushing Kan Gong or pushing Kan Gong.
Correct Operation Method of Kan Gong
First, lightly press the Fish Waist acupoint with the fingertips of both thumbs, and then push from the starting point of the eyebrows to the ends of the eyebrows. Generally, perform the operation 30-50 times, with slow speed and light force.
Functions of Kan Gong
Pushing Kan Gong can induce sweating, relieve the surface, refresh the brain, brighten the eyes, and alleviate headaches. Therefore, it is commonly used in clinical practice to treat fever, headache, eye pain, and convulsions in children. Different key acupoints for massage are more effective for different conditions.
Clinical Applications of Kan Gong
Kan Gong is one of the starting techniques in massage therapy. It contains the division of yin and yang and is one of the acupoints for opening the meridians. It is suitable for both external and internal injuries and should be pushed first.
It is especially effective in treating various head disorders such as dizziness, headache, and nasal congestion. For eye disorders, it is often combined with acupoints such as Qing Gan Jing, rubbing Xiaotianxin, and clearing Tianhe water.
Tears flowing in the wind can be treated with acupoint Xing and rubbing Baihui, and massaging the eye sockets at the same time.
For treating external pathogenic conditions, such as aversion to wind (cold), fever, no sweating, body aches, and headaches.
When there is fever and headache, pushing Kan Gong can also be combined with opening Tianmen and activating Taiyang.
For eye pain and dryness, pushing Kan Gong can also be combined with pinching and rubbing Xiaotianxin and clearing Tianhe water.
Massage on Kan Gong can also alleviate inflammation, such as when a child's eyes are inflamed.
