Massage the thyroid gland on the sole of the foot every day

Acupoint massage can be said to be a very common method of treatment in traditional Chinese medicine. Although acupoint massage takes a long time to take effect compared to Western medicine, it is still very helpful in controlling the disease if you persist in it for a long time. However, everyone still needs to master the method of massage. To massage the thyroid gland on the sole of the foot every day, you first need to find the correct acupoints. So, let’s talk specifically about the method of foot thyroid massage!

Thyroid disease belongs to goiter in traditional Chinese medicine. It is caused by emotional discomfort, the six evils, improper water and soil, which lead to abnormal balance of yin and yang, qi, blood and body fluids in the body, resulting in local pathological changes, causing qi stagnation, phlegm stagnation or qi and blood stagnation in the neck. Thyroid diseases are closely related to several meridians, such as the Ren Meridian, the Yangming Meridians of the Hands and Foots, and the Shaoyang Meridians of the Hands and Foots. To treat thyroid diseases, you mainly need to massage some acupoints on these meridians, and at the same time massage the thyroid reflex area on the soles of the feet.

The specific operation method of acupoint massage is: press the tip of the thumb (or index finger, middle finger) on the acupoint, and rub and press with the fingers in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Press and knead each acupoint 100-200 times, applying a certain amount of force with your fingers.

It is best to massage twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, and persist in doing so.

(1) Fengchi (Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian of Foot)

[Location] On the back of the neck, below the occipital bone, at the same level as Fengfu, in the depression between the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the upper end of the trapezius muscle.

[Main Indications] Headache, dizziness, stiff neck, red and painful eyes, tearing eyes, sinusitis, epistaxis, deafness, breath stagnation, stroke, facial paralysis, malaria, fever, cold, goiter.

(2) Tianrong (Hand-sun Small Intestine Meridian)

[Location] On the lateral part of the neck, posterior to the angle of the mandible, in the depression anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

[Main indications] Tinnitus, deafness, sore throat, and stiff neck.

Acupoint massage for thyroid disease

(3) Renying (Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming)

[Location] On the neck, next to the Adam's apple, at the front edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, where the common carotid artery pulsates.

[Main indications] Sore throat, asthma, scrofula, goiter, and hypertension.

(4) Tian Ding (Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian)

[Location] On the lateral side of the neck, at the posterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, beside the larynx, midpoint of the line connecting the styloid process and the supraclavicular fossa.

[Indications] Sudden aphonia, sore throat, scrofula, and goiter.

(5) Tiantu (Ren Meridian)

[Location] On the neck, in the center of the suprasternal fossa on the anterior midline.

[Indications] Cough, asthma, chest qi reversal, spitting of pus and blood, sore throat, sublingual urgency, aphonia, goiter, hiccups, and plum pit qi.

(6) Hegu (Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian: Yuan point)

[Location] Between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones on the dorsum of the hand, at the midpoint of the radial side of the 2nd metacarpal bone.

[Main indications] (Main indications: all facial diseases - face and mouth are acupointed at Hegu point), headache, dizziness, red and swollen eyes, epistaxis, sinusitis, toothache, deafness, sore throat, finger cramps, arm pain, crooked mouth and eyes, sore throat, stomachache, fever without sweating, excessive sweating, and upper limb lesions.

(7) Fenglong (Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming: Luo point)

[Location] On the anterior and lateral side of the lower leg, 8 inches above the tip of the lateral malleolus, outside the calf opening, and two horizontal fingers (middle finger) away from the anterior edge of the tibia.

[Main indications] Headache, dizziness, cough with sputum, vomiting, constipation, edema, epileptic pain, and paralysis of the lower limbs.