How to choose acupuncture points for facial paralysis treatment

Facial paralysis is a relatively common symptom. There are many reasons for it. For example, being affected by wind and cold often causes crooked mouth and squinting eyes. At this time, it can be treated with Chinese medicine acupuncture, which can effectively relieve headaches and promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. When performing acupuncture treatment for facial paralysis, you must choose the corresponding acupoints. This treatment must be carried out in a regular Chinese medicine hospital.

1. Dicang acupoint

Located on the human face, on the outside of the mouth corner, directly opposite the pupil.

2. Cheek-car point

The buccal car point of the human body is located on the cheek, about 1 horizontal finger (middle finger) above and in front of the mandibular angle. When chewing, the masseter muscle bulges and presses the depression. To treat facial paralysis, acupuncture is usually performed on the Dicang acupoint.

3. Yintang Point

Located on the forehead, at the intersection of the line between the two eyebrows and the anterior midline. Massaging the Yintang acupoint can help refresh the mind, relieve headaches, and unblock blood circulation.

4. Yangbai Point

Located on the face, directly above the pupil, about two centimeters from the upper edge of the eyebrows. It is usually used with the temple, Jingming point, and Yuyao point to treat red, swollen and painful eyes, blurred vision, ptosis, etc.

5. Temple

The temples are in front of the auricle, on both sides of the forehead, and above the extended line of the outer corners of the eyes. In the depression behind the eyebrows. The main diseases treated by the temples are: headaches, migraines, eyestrain, toothaches and other diseases.

The temple is an important acupuncture point on the human head. In "Dharma's Secret Prescription", massaging this point is listed as a "rejuvenation method", and it is believed that frequent use of this method can keep the brain youthful and reverse aging. When people use their brains for a long time, they often feel a feeling of pressure or swelling in their temples, which is a sign of brain fatigue. The effect of massage at this time will be very significant. Massaging the temples can give the brain a benign stimulation, relieve fatigue, invigorate the spirit, relieve pain, refresh the brain, and continue to maintain concentration.

6. Sibai Point

Located on the human face, directly below the pupil, in the depression of the infraorbital foramen. When looking for this acupoint, you can first put the index fingers and middle fingers of both hands together and place them close to the sides of the nose, with the tips of the middle fingers located in the middle of the nose, which is half the length of the nose. The thumb is supported on the depression of the mandible, and then put down the middle finger. The place where the tips of the index fingers are pointing is the Sibai point. It is often used in combination with Yangbai point, Dicang point, Jiache point and Hegu point to treat facial paralysis; and with Zanzhu point to treat eyelid twitching.

7. Yingxiang Point

Located on the human face, in the wrinkle about one centimeter away from the nose wing (next to the midpoint of the outer edge of the nose wing, in the nasolabial groove). The main diseases treated by this point are: rhinitis, nasal congestion, sinusitis, runny nose, nasal disease, toothache, cold, etc. Pressing this point can relieve toothache and also has a laxative function.

8. Chengjiang Point

Located on the human face, in the middle depression of the chin-labial groove.

9. Quanliao Point

Located directly below the outer canthus of the eye, in the depression at the lower edge of the zygomatic bone. It is mainly used to treat facial paralysis, eyelid twitching, red eyes, yellow eyes, toothache, facial nerve paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, etc. Insert the needle vertically at a depth of 0.3-0.5 cun, or insert the needle obliquely or along the skin at a depth of 0.5-1 cun.

10. Yifeng Point

The base of the ear behind the earlobe, in the depression between the mastoid process of the temporal bone and the posterior edge of the mandibular ramus of the mandible. To treat facial paralysis, you can penetrate the needle into the upper and lower parts of the front of the mandible.

11. Hegu Point

The first horizontal line of the thumb joint of one hand is facing the base of the other hand. Bend the thumb and press down. The point where the fingertip points is the Hegu point. Hegu point belongs to the hand yangming large intestine meridian. It is a very important and useful acupoint. It is effective for facial diseases, toothache, headache, fever, dry mouth, nosebleed, neck pain, sore throat and other diseases of the five senses. However, it should be noted that patients with poor physical constitution should not be given strong stimulation, and pregnant women generally should not massage the Hegu point.