Knee arthritis, also known as knee osteoarthritis or degenerative arthritis, is more common in middle-aged and elderly people, and is mainly related to chronic injury, obesity, aging, overload exercise, environment and immune factors. It is mainly used to relieve knee and calf diseases, such as arthritis, rheumatism, knee pain, edema, etc.; Yinling Spring and Yangling Spring acupoints can be activated through the meridians, and the combination of calf nose, Liangqiu and Weizhong acupoints can effectively alleviate the symptoms of knee arthritis; Chengshan and Ququan acupoints are conducive to soothing joints, activating and relieving pain, and have a good relieving effect on joint pain and stiffness caused by knee arthritis.
Symptoms of knee arthritis
◎ Soreness and pain in the hip and knee joint ◎ Hip or knee joint stiffness ◎ Joint deformity ◎ Muscle atrophy and dysfunction
Special acupuncture points for the treatment of knee arthritis: Liangqiu acupoint, Qianbi acupoint, Ququan acupoint, Yangling spring acupoint, Yinling spring acupoint, Weizhong acupoint, Chengshan acupoint
How to take the acupoints
Liangqiu point: Liangqiu point is located at the knee flexion of the leg, in front of the thigh, when the anterior superior iliac spine connects with the lateral end of the patellar base, 2 inches above the patellar base.
Calf nasal point: The calf nasal point is located in the leg, flexed at the knee, in a depression on the outside of the patella and patellar ligament of the knee.
Ququan acupoint: Ququan acupoint is located on the inner side of the knee of the human body, flexing the knee, when the medial end of the knee acupoint node, the posterior edge of the medial femoral condyle, and the anterior edge depression of the semitendinosus and semimembranosus muscles. (Bend the knee, in a depression above the striated stripe on the inside of the knee)
Yanglingquan acupoint: Yanglingquan acupoint is located under the diagonal knee of the human body, in the slightly anterior depression of the fibula small head on the outside of the calf. (i.e., on the outside of the calf, there is a high point (fibula head) on the outside below the knee, and a depression about an inch below the front of the high point.) ）
Yinling Spring Point: The Yinling Spring Point is located on the inner side of the lower leg of the human body, in the medial depression of the tibia below the knee, opposite to the Zusanli point (or when the posterior lower depression of the medial tibial condyle)
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)
Chengshan acupoint: Chengshan acupoint is located in the middle of the back of the calf, between the Weizhong acupoint and the Kunlun acupoint, when the calf is straightened or the heel is raised, the sharp angle depression that appears under the abdomen of the gastrocnemius muscle is the location of the Chengshan acupoint.
Massage techniques
1. Sit upright, put one hand in a fist on the Liangqiu acupoint, press and rotate and knead, and repeat the operation, to the degree of tolerability, to the local swelling pain.
2. Sit upright, use the thumb to tap the Ququan acupoint, and the force is gradually heavy until the local soreness is appropriate.
3. Sit upright, bend the knee joint, and use the thumbs of both hands to pluck the calf nose point below the knee, and the two sides can be alternated or at the same time, until the local soreness is appropriate.
4. Sit upright, press the Yinling Spring points on both sides with the index fingers and fingertips of both hands, the strength is moderate, and it is appropriate to produce a feeling of soreness and swelling locally and radiate downward.
5. Sit upright, use the thumb of one hand to tap the Yangling Spring acupoint, the strength is moderate, and it is appropriate to produce a feeling of soreness at the acupuncture point.
6. The massaged person lies on his stomach, and the massager overlaps the thumbs of both hands and presses the Weizhong acupoint on the side of the massaged person to produce soreness and numbness and swelling pain locally, and the left and right legs are massaged alternately.