Which part of the knee should be moxibustioned for cold

In autumn or spring, if people wear pants that are too thin, their knees may get cold, which may lead to arthritis over time. So don’t let your knees be too cold, otherwise you will often feel knee pain. The condition of the knees after being caught in cold can be improved through moxibustion, because moxibustion can release the cold air from the body out of the body. Which part should be moxibustioned when the knees are cold?

Cold knees are a problem that is most common among middle-aged and elderly people, and this symptom will become more and more obvious with age. If not treated in time, it may develop into joint diseases, affecting mobility. Cold knees are closely related to local cold, poor blood circulation and other factors. Traditional Chinese medicine moxibustion can promote local blood circulation and force out the cold air, thus playing a very good preventive and therapeutic effect. Today I will introduce to you some parts of your body that can be moxibustioned for your reference.

1. Ashi point: If your knees are cold and painful at the same time, you can apply moxibustion to the Ashi point. The Ashi point refers to the place where you feel the most pain. Directly applying moxibustion to this point can have a direct therapeutic effect.

2. Zusanli: This is a commonly used acupuncture point in traditional Chinese medicine. This acupuncture point has many health-care effects. When symptoms such as cold knees appear, moxibustion on the Zusanli acupoints on both legs can play a very good health-care role in promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, activating meridians, and dispelling cold and dampness, which can significantly improve the condition. To find this acupoint, you can place four fingers side by side horizontally under the knee. The acupoint is four finger widths below the outer kneecap.

3. Jiexi: Jiexi is also an acupuncture point that can be used to treat cold knee symptoms with moxibustion. The location of Jiexi acupuncture point is relatively easy to find. It is located at the junction of the calf and the instep. This acupuncture point is located in the middle of the calf, and there is one acupuncture point on each foot.

4. Yongquan: The health-care effects of Yongquan acupoint can treat many diseases, and it also has preventive and therapeutic effects on symptoms such as cold knees. There is one this point on the bottom of each foot, and the specific location is the depression in the front 1/3 of the sole of the foot.

5. When moxibustioning the above-mentioned acupoints, you can use the hand-held moxa stick moxibustion method. Place one end of the lit moxa stick close to the skin, about 2-3 cm away from the skin, and continue moxibustion until the skin flushes.

The above are the parts of the knees that can be moxibustioned for cold knees introduced to you today. I hope that after reading this, it will help you in the prevention and treatment of cold knees. Finally, it is important to remind female friends that in the autumn and winter seasons, they should take active measures to keep their knees and feet warm, so as to better prevent the lower limbs from getting cold and causing symptoms such as cold knees to occur or worsen.