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Facial nerve palsy, DIY massage
treatment
Composed
by: Joe Hing kwok Chu 朱興國編譯
The main cause of peripheral
facial palsy is virus infection
The viral infection (called
nefarious attacks
in old tradition Chinese Medicine),
is the original cause
(原因), and trauma like physical injuries,
environmental factors ( like
wind chill , wind heat and cold),
and metabolic or emotional disorders may trigger reactivation of the
dormant virus. The triggering is called inducing causes
(誘因) in
traditional Chinese medicine.
-
herpes simplex
-
herpes zoster
-
Epstein-Barr virus etc
Other causes:
-
accidental injuries during surgeries,
-
physical injuries
in trauma,
-
drug injuries.
-
tumors,
-
strokes,
-
Lyme disease
(Borrelia burgdorfer infection) etc.
Facial palsy acupressure
- massage, do it yourself
Warning: if the palsy is cause by
physical injuries, do not massage on the affected area to avoid causing
further injury to the nerves. Instead, use your finger tips lightly
touch the point on the face..
1.
he gu pointLI4
Part of the body: hand acupoint：on
the Large
intestine channel of hand yangming
Medical
function:
it is
the main point
for relieving
pain, and is antipyretic.
Indications:
diseases of the
head, face, eyes, mouth, nose, mental
weakness, paralysis, all kinds of pain.
Method
to find
the acupoint :
It is on the back of the hand, between the
1st and 2nd metacarpal (the palm bones of the thumb
and first finger) midpoint of the first two metacarpal radial side,
the highest point formed when the thumb is brought to rest against
the index finger.
The simple method to locate the acupoint:
stretch and open the thumb and the index finger
of one hand, place the crease of thumb joint of
the other hand on the edge of the web between
the thumb and the index finger, the point where the tip
of the thumb touches is he
gu point
LI4.
Massage: pinch method.
Rhythmic
pressing:: to work on the
left ,use the right
hand holding the left hand,
use the fingertips of the right thumb, pinch
and press
the acupoint.
Pinch for
10 seconds, rest for 5 seconds.
Repeated: 5 minutes
on each side. Do this daily morning and night,
twice.
2.
zu san liS36
Part of the body::
leg acupoint.
Stomach channel of foot yangming .
Method
to find
the acupoint :
on the left leg use your right hand,
on the right leg with your left hand. Use the second joint of your index
finger to slide along the tibial moving toward to the protruding bone Where
the fingertip is pointing is the zu san li acupoint.
Medical
function:
for correcting
spleen deficient
(improving digestion), improves circulation, being used
as tonic. It is an important acupoint for health improvement..
Indications: gastritis, enteritis, constipation.
Massage: rubbing up and down
using
push method.
Force
and
rhythm:
sit up straight,
place
left foot flat
on the
chair, use
left hand gently make a fist with the index finger first knuckle joint,
rub the
acupuncture points by
push up and down for 10 seconds, rest for 5 seconds.
Then do the right side.
Do this
daily morning and evening.
[Facial nerve palsy,
facial massage]
First
use a
massage cream or
glycerin
in the
morning and
in the
evening,
to
massage
daily
the following points,
Then
use hot towel
to massage the face
for another 10 minutes to promote facial
blood circulation.
I.
Forehead: use
the
palm side of the
middle finger
massage upward from bottom
massaging
up to the edge of the hairline.
II.
Eyes:
using the palm side of the 3rd finger,
massage
outward
from
jing ming point
BL1
around the eyes along the edge of the
eye sockets once.
III.
Cheek:
(1) under
the chin at use the
palm side of 3rd, 4th finger, massage
from under the chin,
in circular motion the
ting hui point
G2
(Anterior to the intertragic notch and
posterior to the joint of the lower jaw. The point is located in the indentation
when the mouth is open.).
(2)
Use the palm side of the 3rd and 4th fingers
massage from
di cang point
S4
(on
outside the
corners of
mouth,
away about 0.4
cun)
going up, drawing
a small circles.
Massage toward
ting gong SI
19
(when the mouth is opened slightly;
it is in the depression between the anterior border of tragus and the posterior
border of the joint of lower jaw bone.)
(3)
from
yin
xiang
LI 20
point, use the palm side of the 3rd and
4th fingers, from
the bottom up,
massage in
small circles
to
tai yang point
IV.
the lips:
use
the palm side of the index finger of both
hands massage
in circular motion
around the lips.
[Daily
health precautions]
Avoid
directly facing
electric fans
or air-conditioning. Wear
a hat, use
scarf
to keep warm. Wash
the face
with warm water,
instead of cold water.
Wear
glasses to protect the
eyes.
Use eye drops before
going to bed and put on eye cover.
Exercise
the face by raising
the eyebrows and opening and closing
eyes and blinking the eyes..
Grimmacing,
making
balloon blowing, sucking
moving, chewing gum,
to activate the
facial muscles.
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