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Definition:

Wind stroke is also called stroke. In the ancient time, people often refer the following conditions as symptoms of stroke: unexpected fainting, unconsciousness, suddenly deviated eyes and mouth, hemiparalysis, stiff tongue, and impeded speech. With modern medicine, we learn that when there is insufficient blood supply in the brain tissues, stroke occurs.

 

Symptoms:

Such a disorder often happens to middle-age or old man with some clinical manifestations: vertigo, deviated eyes and mouth, aphasia, impeded speech, easily choking and hemiplegia.

 

Introduction of Acupoint massage :

It relaxes tendons and activates collaterals. From the point of view of modern medicine, it helps stimulate the end of the nerve fibers, improve blood circulation, and metabolize tissues to harmonize the function between the tissues and organs.

 

Be aware of the following factors when doing acupoint massage:

Acupoint:

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• Hegu(LI4)：on the dorsum of the hand, between thumb and index finger.Such an acupoint is mainly helpful for symptoms like headache, sore throat, hypertension, blurred vision, and deviated eyes and mouth. (Fig 7 )
• Sangyinjiao(SP6)：on the tibial part of the leg, 3 cun above protruding part of medial malleolus. Such an acupoint is mainly helpful for symptoms like low extremities paralysis,edema and also release muscle guarding. (Fig 8)
• Zusanli(ST36)： on the tibialis anterior muscle, 3 cuns below the depressed site lateral to the patellar ligament. Such an acupoint is mainly helpful for symptoms like hypertension, constipation, knee pain and it also improves some chronic diseases. It is named long live healthy acupoint. (Fig 9)