Elbow joint acupuncture points

Various acupoints are very important in traditional Chinese medicine. If you want to use traditional Chinese medicine to solve various problems, you need to have a certain understanding of the acupoints. The elbow joint is a very important joint in the human body and is also a place where pain is prone to occur. Therefore, many patients hope to understand the acupoints of the elbow joint and improve the condition through massage or acupuncture when pain occurs. Next, let’s look at the acupoints on the elbow joint.

What are the acupuncture points on the elbow?

1. The acupoint on the elbow is called "elbow tip point". The elbow tip point is an extra meridian point. The exact location of the elbow tip point is at the elbow. When the elbow is flexed, it is located at the tip of the olecranon of the ulna.

2. “Elbow” refers to the elbow joint. "Jian" means high or top. The elbow tip point is located at the tip of the olecranon of the ulna, hence the name "elbow tip".

3. Put your hands on your hips, bend your elbows about 90 degrees, and locate the acupoint at the tip of the olecranon process of the ulna.

4. Massaging the elbow tip acupoint has the effect of resolving phlegm and swelling, and promoting blood circulation. Put the index finger and middle finger together, and use the pads of two fingers to rub the elbow tip acupoint for 3 to 5 minutes, once a day, which can treat carbuncle, furuncle, etc.

5. The Elbow Tip point is combined with the Jingming point, Zanzhu point, Weizhong point and Hegu point to relieve and treat eye swelling and pain.

6. Use moxa sticks to gently moxibustion the elbow tip for 15 minutes, once a day, to relieve scrofula, intestinal carbuncle, cholera, etc.

Why does my elbow hurt?

Arm pain often occurs in women who do housework, and people who often do heavy work may also experience elbow pain. That's because the patient's elbows may have arthritis, bone hyperplasia and other diseases, so you should pay attention to it and know how to cure it.

People who like to play badminton and basketball often suffer from elbow pain. So why do these athletes experience elbow pain? It is because they are used to using their right arm, so the muscles and tissues will be damaged. Once the problem of elbow pain occurs, athletes must know how to relax their bodies and often relax their bodies to alleviate the problem. Therefore, this type of athletes should also pay attention to protecting their elbows.

In addition to athletes, porters, carpenters and other workers are also patients with this type of condition. Why do they have elbow pain? They also frequently lift heavy objects, and their muscles do not get timely decompression.