According to traditional Chinese medicine, coronary heart disease is considered to be the ache and the paralysis of the chest. It is caused by unusual heart beat and stasis of blood. Massage may alleviate and eliminate this symptom. The methods of doing massage is easy and convenient, so you can do massage at home.
The process is as follows:
Press Neiguan: Use one thumb press Neiguan acupoint which is located in the inner part of the forearm (3 figures from the striated lines of the wrist, between the two veins that stand out under the skin). First press, then massage, with two hands in turn. For people whose heart beaten is too fast, the massage must be from light first then gradually turn to heavy, and at the same time massage slightly with fremitus; for people whose heart beaten is too slow, strong stimulate skills can be used. Usually you can press the acupoint, turn right and left for 10 times separately, then press it for 1 minute. Pressing the Neiguan can relieve the stifle of the breast and the discomfort of the front part of the heart and can help to adjust the rhythm of the heartbeat. Applying the breast and patting the heart have some effects on eliminating the stifle of the breast and the ache of breast.
¡¡Massage shoulders and the back: the patient should sit down and massager, standing beside the patient, press and massage the patient¡¯s back, neck and shoulders with the foot of his palm. The edge of the inner scapula is important, so keep massaging for 3 to 5 minutes, then with the foot of the palm massage the apparent ache at the left side of the back for 2 or 3 minutes.
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Press the back: the patient should lay face down and the massager standing beside him, press gently the patient¡¯s back with palms from up to down for 3 to 5 minutes, middle first then the edges.
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Apply the breast: the massager, nestling his hand closely to the breast, press and apply it from up to down for 4 to 8 times with two hands in turn. When massage, the patient should not wear closes.
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When massaged, the patient should breathe abdominally. When the patient is breathing abdominally, diaphragm movement can help to improve the blood circulation of the breast and belly. This can massage the heart so as to provide the nutrition and blood for the heart. The patient and the massager should both concentrate and act in according with breath. The patient should do massage once per day. One month is one course of treatment and the whole treatment should continue for 3 months.