The position and function of the waist eye

The Yaoyan point is located in the depression 3-4 inches to the left and right of the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra in the waist. In the lumbar fascia, latissimus dorsi, and iliocostalis muscles; the superficial layer is mainly distributed with the cutaneous branches of the superior gluteal cutaneous nerve and the posterior branch of the fourth lumbar nerve. The deep layer is mainly distributed with the muscular branches of the posterior ramus of the fourth lumbar nerve and the branches or tributaries of the fourth lumbar artery and vein. What is the function of the waist position? Let’s take a look below.

One effect

Massaging the waist point can strengthen the kidneys

1 Traditional Chinese medicine believes that rubbing the waist with the palm can not only dredge the belt meridian and strengthen the waist and spine, but also improve hearing and eyesight, consolidate essence and kidney, and prolong life.

Middle-aged people rub their waists frequently, which can help them keep their backs straight in old age and prevent and treat low back pain caused by wind and cold.

2 Modern medical research has proved that massaging the waist can not only expand the rich capillary network in the local skin, promote blood circulation, and accelerate the elimination of metabolic products, but also stimulate nerve endings. The gentle stimulation of the nervous system is beneficial to the repair of damaged tissues and improves the endurance of the lumbar muscles.

3 Therefore, massaging the waist can play a good preventive and therapeutic role in chronic lumbar muscle strain and acute lumbar sprain, and it also has a certain effect on diseases such as herniated disc and sciatica.

Two massage methods

1 When doing self-massage, first find the horizontal line of the 4th lumbar spinous process. The way to find it is that when we put our hands on our waist, we can feel the bone around our waist from behind. This is the iliac crest in anatomy, and the iliac crest is exactly level with the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra in the human body.

2 Then, measure a little more than a palm's length from the midline, and that is where the Yaoyan point is.

3 Generally speaking, when massaging, sit upright, make fists with your hands naturally behind your back, press the waist acupoints with the raised fist hole of your index finger and press and rub them vigorously in a circular motion until you feel soreness and swelling.

4 You can massage for 5 minutes each time. Long-term persistence will have a good effect in strengthening the waist and kidneys.

After reading the above content, everyone has an understanding of the position and function of the waist. If you have kidney problems, you can read more articles. There are specific massage methods on them. If your family members have kidney disease or back injuries, you can learn massage, so that you can help your family members with health care treatment. Protect your waist and don't exert too much force.