In daily life, we encounter various pain conditions such as headaches, back pain, stomach pain, dysmenorrhea, etc. In addition to taking painkillers, pressing acupoints can also quickly relieve pain.

An Junming, chief physician of the Acupuncture and Massage Rehabilitation Department of Xi'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Liu Na, a nurse in the third oncology department of Shanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, shared a number of pain-relieving acupuncture points in an article in the Health Times.

Hegu point: headache, eye pain, toothache, sore throat

Hegu point is located on the back of the hand, between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones, at the midpoint of the radial side of the second metacarpal bone. Pressing the Hegu point can have the effects of unblocking the collaterals and relieving pain, dispelling wind and relieving the surface.

It is mainly used to treat diseases of the head, face and five sense organs, such as headache, red and swollen eyes, toothache, sore throat, etc. It can also be used with other acupoints to treat colds, fever, nasal congestion, dizziness, food stagnation, epilepsy and other conditions.

Neiguan point: heartache, chest pain, stomach pain

Neiguan point is located on the palm side of the forearm, 2 inches (three transverse fingers) above the wrist crease, between the palmaris longus tendon and the radial wrist Between the flexor tendons, on the connection line between Quze point and Daling point.

Pressing the Neiguan point can calm the mind, regulate qi and relieve pain. In addition to relieving heartache, chest pain, and stomach pain, it can also improve chest tightness, palpitations, vomiting, hiccups, insomnia, etc.

Yanglingquan point: flank pain, muscle injury pain

Yanglingquan point is located on the outside of the calf, in the depression at the front and bottom of the fibula head, belonging to the gallbladder meridian, click here The acupuncture points can promote gallbladder and relieve heat, and can relieve flank pain, jaundice, bitter mouth and other symptoms caused by liver qi stagnation, liver and gallbladder damp-heat, etc.

In addition, Yanglingquan point is the place where muscles and qi gather, and is an important point for treating tendon injuries, especially hemiplegia and paralysis of lower limbs.

Zusanli point: stomach pain, abdominal pain, knee pain

Zusanli point is located on the outside of the calf, 3 inches (four horizontal fingers) below the outer knee, and is connected to the Jiexi point at the Dubi point On the line, it belongs to the stomach meridian.

Zusanli has the effects of generating stomach qi, drying and reducing spleen dampness. It is often used to treat stomach pain, abdominal pain, and gastrointestinal diseases such as vomiting, hiccups, and diarrhea. It can also help improve knee pain, lower limb flaccidity, etc. disease.

Weizhong point: low back pain, back pain, abdominal pain

Weizhong point is located in the posterior area of ??the knee, at the midpoint of the popliteal crease, in the middle of the popliteal fossa. It is mainly used to treat waist pain caused by various factors. Back pain, acute lumbar sprain and other low back and lower limb diseases. In addition, Weizhong point can also be used to treat acute gastroenteritis and relieve abdominal pain, acute vomiting and diarrhea.

Sanyinjiao point: menstrual pain and labor pain

Sanyinjiao point is located on the inside of the calf, 3 inches (four transverse fingers) above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the posterior edge of the medial edge of the tibia, and is the shunt of the Sanyin meridian of the foot. It is a Jiaohui point, so this point can regulate the qi and blood of the liver, spleen, and kidneys. It is often used to treat obstetric and gynecological diseases. Pressing the acupoint can relieve menstrual pain and labor pain.

It should be noted that this point has the effect of stimulating uterine contraction, so it should not be pressed during pregnancy.

Xuehai point: joint pain

Irregular menstruation, liver blood deficiency, knee joint pain, etc. can be treated by rubbing the Xuehai point.

Xuehai point belongs to the spleen meridian of Foot Taiyin, which has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, replenishing blood and nourishing blood, and guiding blood to return to the meridian. You can keep rubbing the Xuehai points on both sides for 3 minutes every day.

The Xuehai point is located on the inner thigh, 2 inches above the inner side of the patellar base, and the bulge of the medial head of the quadriceps muscle is its location.

This article is synthesized from:

①2021-10-20 Health Times "Six Acupoints for Quick Pain Relief"

②2019-11-05 Health Times "Joint Pain Massage the Blood Sea Point》