(Massage Therapy)
GENERAL EXPLANATION:
Constipation is a disease characterized by constipated stools, difficulty in bowel movements and decreased in number of bowel movements. It is related to various factors which cause dysfunction in the transportation of the large intestines, long-term accumulation of feces in the intestine and absorption of water, resulting in dry stools, it can happen as an accompanying symptom in various diseases or also can occur along. Traditional Chinese medicine hods that constipation can be divided into deficient constipation and excessive constipation. Deficient constipation is often seen in cold accumulation due to yang deficiency, deficiency of Qi and blood in the elderly, insufficiency of body fluid, lingering illness, lack of exercise, or melancholy and depressed emotions that can disturb the spleen and decrease the functions of transportation and transformation after long-term affection. Excessive constipation is mostly seen in the condition of over intake of spicy and greasy food which causes the accumulation of heat in the stomach and intestines and the obstruction of Qi in the Fu organs. It also can be habitual constipation due to long-term irregular bowel movement. Massage therapy can promote the peristalsis of the stomach and intestines, circulate the Qi, remove stagnation, harmonize the intestines and move the bowels.
NOTES:
1. It is advisable to maintain regular bowels.
2. It is advisable to drink a lot of boiled water and drink one glass of low-salt water in the morning after getting up. It is advisable to eat vegetables and fruits and avoid spicy and irritating food.
3. It is necessary to exercise to train the abdominal muscle.
TREATMENT:
1. Push the abdomen with the palm from Zhongwan(RN-12) to Guanyuan(RN-4) and divergently from Zhongwan(RN-12) to Daheng 30 times each.
2. Rub the abdomen clockwise 300 times.
3. Knead Zhongwan(RN-12), Daheng, and Shenque(RN-8) with the fingers 200 times each.
4. Push and chafe the back from Ganshu(BL-18) and Pishu(BL-20) to the sacral region and Changqiang(DU-1) 30 times.
5. Chafe the sacral region and Changqiang(DU-1) till a warm sensation is felt.
6. Press and knead Zusanli(ST-36) 30 times.
SUPPLEMENT:
1. Heat Constipation:
Press Zhigou(SJ-6) and Quchi(LI-14) 30 times each.
2. Deficient Constipation:
Knead Feishu(BL-13), Pishu(BL-20), Mingmen(DU-4), and Neiguan(PC-6) 30 times each and pinch the spine 3 times accordingly.
