Do this every day and say goodbye to acute low back sprains!
Acute lumbar sprain, commonly known as flash waist, is mostly caused by improper posture, excessive force, over-limit activity and external force collision, resulting in damage to soft tissues such as lumbar muscles, fascia, and ligaments. In general, acute sprains should be treated with bed rest and massage. If the carpal bone acupoint is combined with the Renzhong acupoint, it is specialized in the treatment of acute lumbar sprain, which is conducive to reducing swelling and relieving pain, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis; Weizhong acupoint can dredge the meridians, reduce swelling and relieve pain, and is the main acupuncture point to relieve the symptoms of low back pain caused by lumbar sprain.
Symptoms of acute lumbar sprain
◎ Severe pain in the lower back ◎ Stiffness in the lower back, even inability to move ◎ Obvious tenderness and swelling at the injury ◎ Reflex pain in the buttocks or lower limbs
Special acupuncture points for the treatment of acute lumbar sprain: Zhuzhu acupoint, Renzhong acupoint, carpal bone acupoint, Yangyang acupoint, Houxi acupoint, waist eye acupoint, Weizhong acupoint
How to take the acupoints
Bamboo acupoint: The bamboo acupoint is on the face, the inner edge of the eyebrows is hollowed (when the eyebrows are sunken, the supraorbital notch) is the place.
Philtrum acupoint: The philtrum acupoint is located at the midpoint of the nasolabial fold of the human body (the junction of the upper third and the lower two-thirds of the labial fold)
Carpal bone acupoint: The carpal bone acupoint is located on the ulnar side of the human palm, between the base of the 5th metacarpal bone and the hook bone, in the red and white flesh depression.
Pension acupoint: The pension point is located on the extensor side of the human forearm, 1 inch behind the wrist, when the palm is to the chest, when the ulna styloid process is above the radial edge of the bone suture.
Houxi acupoint: Houxi acupoint is located on the ulnar side of the human palm, slightly clenched into a fist, when the distal palm transverse head behind the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint is red and white.
Lumbar eye acupoint: The lumbar eye acupoint belongs to the meridian acupoint, and the exact position of the lumbar eye acupoint is located in the waist, under the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra, and about 3.5 inches of depression is opened next to it.
Weizhong acupoint: Weizhong acupoint is located at the midpoint of the popliteal striation, between the biceps femoris tendon and the semitendinosus tendon, that is, the center of the inside of the knee (the middle of the straight line behind the knee is called the Weizhong acupoint)
Massage techniques
1. Sit upright, use the thumbs and fingertips of both hands to tap the bamboo points on both sides, and use a little more force, and it is advisable to point to the local soreness.
2. Tap the middle point with the index finger of one hand, and at the same time slowly move the waist, and rotate the waist under the premise of tolerance. If the pain is severe, it can be strongly stimulated or pinched, and the operation can be done for 3 minutes.
3. Sit upright, tap the pension acupoint with your thumb, and let the person being massaged move the waist at the same time, and operate for 3 minutes.
4. The second joint of the index finger repeatedly presses the Houxi point up and down, and at the same time moves your waist until you feel soreness and swelling locally.
5. Hold the tennis ball in your hand and place it on the lumbar spine, press the tennis ball with the palm of your hand, rub the waist in a clockwise direction, and then focus on massaging the waist and eye points, and repeat the operation for 3 minutes until the local skin is hot.
6. The massaged person lies on his stomach, and the massager uses his thumb and fingertips to tap the acupoint of the massaged person, which can be combined with the kneading method at the same time, and the force is moderate, so that there is an obvious feeling of soreness in the local area.
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Adjuvant therapy
Homemade external medicine to treat waist sprain: take 50 grams of ginger, 20 grams of raw rhubarb, and a little borneol. Peel and wash the ginger and mash it to extract the juice; Grind the rhubarb and borneol into powder respectively, and then add boiling water to make a paste. Before use, mash the green onion and fry it, and then wrap it in a cloth. This prescription can be applied daily to the area of low back pain until the skin is red. This prescription is conducive to blood circulation, blood stasis, pain relief, and is very beneficial to acute lumbar sprain.