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Myopia acupuncture point massage 近覷穴位按摩自我保健

2016-11-08
Prevents myopia
  1. Maintain good distance: keep a proper distance of 30 cm when reading or working with computers; and sit with correct postures.
  2. Provide sufficient lighting: read, write, and type computers with moderate light. 
  3. Break from time to time: take a 10 minutes recess whenever there is 50 minutes of work and study. Look into distances for green trees and meadows.
  4. Work at proper place: it is inappropriate to read on buses and in beds, ; avoid reading with a slanting head.

Health-promoting exercise for eyes
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory, acupressure exercise can relax muscles around our eyes. And we should do it continuously to prevent myopia.
  • Massage acupoint BL2:
Press your index fingers at BL2 and thumbs at temporal side, rub towards  canthus and gradually massage along eye brows and extend outwards.
  • Massages the middle of the eyebrows: 
Press your middle finger on the index finger and then place them in between your eyebrows; and press your thumbs at the temporal side simultaneously; the massage these points.
  • Massages temporal side: 
Massage temporal side with index fingers
  • Massage ST1 : 
Massage ST1 with index finger.
  • Massages GB20 : 
Put middle finger on the index finger and rub the acupoint GB 20 (at the junction of mastoid process and neck muscles).
Tips for massage:
  1. Massage gently and so you won’t hurt yourself. 
  2. Massage 2 times a day with 6 repetitions of each acupoint.
  3. Wash hands and do manicure before massage.
  4. Use tools like sticks; pay attention to sanitary issues
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