1. Is massage useful for colds?
Useful.
The pathogenic factors of cold are lung and health, and wind-cold and wind-heat are common. Massage lung meridian, foot-taiyang bladder meridian and other related acupoints can play the role of acupoints, spread the lung, relieve exterior syndrome, and thus relieve cold symptoms.
2. What are the good places for cold massage?
Fengchi point: It has the effect of refreshing brain and benefiting qi, and is mainly used to treat cold, fever, headache, dizziness, neck pain and red eyes.
Fengmen point: It has the effect of dispelling wind and relieving exterior syndrome, and is mainly used to treat cold, cough, fever, headache, stiff neck, wind chill and chest and back pain.
Shu Fei point: It has the functions of relieving exterior syndrome, dispersing lung, clearing heat and regulating qi, and is mainly used to treat lung meridian and respiratory diseases, such as pneumonia, bronchitis and tuberculosis.
Lieque point: It has the functions of relieving cough and asthma, dredging meridians, inducing diuresis and stranguria, and is mainly used to treat diseases such as cold, cough, asthma and sore throat.
3, cold cold massage method
1. Sit or stand, rub the palms of your hands, massage both sides of your face clockwise and counterclockwise for 50 times, and then rub the fingertips of your hands up and down along the nose root for 50 times.
2. Sit down, the masseur stands in front of the patient and presses Xiang Ying, Tang Yin, Temple and Baihui 1 min with his thumb. Then press Rougu, Lieque, Shousanli, Zusanli, Zhongfu and Yunmen 1 min with the ventral end of the thumb, with local soreness as the degree.
3. Take a sitting position, the masseur stands behind the patient, presses Fengchi, Fengfu and Fengmen points 1 min with the ventral end of the thumb, then rubs the neck with thenar for 2 minutes, which is subject to reddish skin and slight heat, and finally presses Shoujing points on both sides with three fingers 1 min, which is subject to slight sweating all over the body.
4. Take the prone position, the masseur stands on the right side of the patient, and rubs from the big vertebra to the coccyx with the finger surface rubbing method for 30 times, and then pushes the bladder meridian of the hind foot from top to bottom with the thumb Zen massage method for three minutes, with slight sweating as the degree.
4, wind-heat cold massage method
1. Take a seat, the masseur stands in front of the patient, and pushes it from Tang Yin to Baihui point by Zen massage, then pushes it to the sun along the eyebrow arch, and finally pushes it down to Xiang Ying along both sides of the nose, and massages it at Tang Yin, Shenting, Baihui point, Taiyang, Xiang Ying and zhu cun point with the belly of the thumb 10 minute.
2. Take a seat, the massager stands behind the patient, rolls the neck, nape and shoulders with thenar for 3 minutes, then presses the wind pool, wind house and air door with the ventral end of the thumb 1 min, and finally pinches the shoulder well 1 min with the thumb, forefinger and middle finger.
3. Take the supine position, with the masseur standing on the patient's side, continuously press Hegu, Quchi, Qize, Waiguan, Dayu and Lieque with the tip of the thumb for 65,438 0 minutes, and then wipe the chest with the palm of your hand from top to bottom for 50 times.
4. Take the prone position, the masseur stands on the patient's side, push Dazhui point 1 min with Zen massage, and then push the bladder meridian and the sun on the hind foot from top to bottom, and repeat it five times on each side, with slight sweating as the degree. Finally, rub Yongquan point and Weizhong point with thenar for 2 minutes each.
Step 5: Skills
Colds are mostly exogenous wind and cold, often accompanied by headache, stuffy nose, joint pain, fear of cold, fever and other uncomfortable feelings. In addition to massage, you can also cook soup with ginger, brown sugar and black tea in moderation, 1 2 times a day, which can not only warm up the body and eliminate cold pathogens, but also have a good effect on preventing and treating colds.
6. Cold taboo
1. Cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing. Professor Chris Burrell, a professor of virology at the University of Adelaide, Australia, pointed out that when people cough or sneeze, although most of the droplets will fall to the ground and be killed soon, some of them will indeed be ejected. It is polite to cover it with your hands, but it will leave the virus in your hands and spread to everything you touch. Moreover, it will get the virus, and the virus will live longer.
The correct way: when sneezing or coughing, cover your nose and mouth with a tissue, and then be sure to throw it away. If you cover your mouth with your hand, wash your hands immediately. Rubbing your eyes with your knuckles is not as easy as touching other people's germs with your fingertips.
I always stay indoors because I'm afraid of the cold. Cold or flu is inevitable in winter, but the reason is not necessarily cold. Studies have shown that inhaling viruses in poorly ventilated rooms may worsen respiratory problems. On the contrary, children who run around in the sun outside will not be infected with the virus.
The correct way: open the window, and the fresh air will naturally drive away the virus. In addition, don't turn on the heating too hard, so as not to dry the mucous membrane and weaken the mucous membrane of eyes, mouth and nose, which is the first line of defense against the virus.
I am anxious to find a doctor to prescribe antibiotics. Excessive use of antibiotics will make bacteria resistant. Moreover, even if antibiotics can relieve cold symptoms, they will kill good bacteria and affect the normal operation of the immune system. I have caught a cold for a week, and I still have a thick yellow nose, so I don't need to take medicine. Maybe it's just that my body is excreting dead cells.
The correct way: it is best to rest more when there are symptoms, and then take nasal congestion medicine and antipyretic painkillers when necessary. If it is still not good after a week, you can see a doctor, but you must take antibiotics according to your doctor's advice.
You will be hungry when you have a cold and a fever. Be nice to yourself when you are sick. Adequate nutrition can maintain the normal operation of the body and enhance immunity. Usually a fever or coughing or sneezing will lose a lot of water, so drink plenty of water. If you are hungry, you may be dehydrated.
The correct way: eat a normal diet, drink plenty of water, eat more fresh fruits in the season and eat more anti-cold foods rich in antioxidants (such as β-carotene, vitamins C and E).
5. Hard shoulders. Should I really take medicine for catching a cold? Generally speaking, drugs for colds and flu can only inhibit symptoms, but not cure them. Some people say that you can work as usual after taking medicine, but it will overload the immune system. Going to work and school as usual will not only infect others, but also slowly recover.
The correct way is: try to stay at home for the first three days of a cold. Relax and keep the habit of daily exercise. Quit smoking and drinking, and keep a good sleep.