Relieve Your Parents’ Fatigue With These 5 Acupoints!

  • Author: Dr. Lee Se-rin, Tong-In Clinic

  • Editor : Sia



Hello! I'm Lee Se-rin, a doctor at Tongin Korean Medicine Clinic. πŸ§‘πŸ»β€βš•οΈ

We've been sharing special 'acupressure pointsβ€˜ for Family Month in May with the EEUTs.

Now, I would like to introduce the πŸ”₯Fire-Grade Acupressure Points for BEST Sons and Daughters β€” the kind that will make your parents love you even more! (It’s great for their health… though it might be painful a little πŸ˜…)

Let’s explore some head-to-toe acupressure points β€” so get your thumbs ready and follow along!

1. Jeong-myeong [Jingming] - Worried about your parents' eye health?

The Jeong-myeong point, located at the inner corner of the eye, uses the Chinese characters for 'eye pupil (睛)' and 'bright (明)'. It's a mysterious acupoint that brightens the eyes.

When pressing this area, relaxing your thumb and gently massage it is good. 😊

Since the skin around the eyes is so thin, and the fat and muscle layers are also not thick, gently massage in circles with a relaxed thumb!

This acupoint helps blood circulation around the eyes and relaxes tired eye muscles.

The Jeong-myeong point is also effective for dry eyes and headaches. Don't miss it!

πŸ’‘Tip: It's good to place a warm, wet towel on your parents' eyes before massaging. When massaging, do it slowly and gently.

2. Gyeon-jeong [Jianjing]- to Loosen Our Parents' Stiff Shoulders

The Gyeon-jeong point on the shoulder is at the center of the trapezius muscle.

The trapezius muscle is an amazing part that works hard!

It occupies a large area on the back of the body and is responsible for the movement of the neck, shoulders, and shoulder blades.

As it plays the role of a strong supporter holding up the neck from the back, the fatigue of the day accumulates in this trapezius muscle.

The massage method? Press the Gyeon-jeong point firmly with your thumb!

Instead of rubbing or kneading, recommend pressing firmly for at least 10 seconds, enough to stimulate the area.

You need to give a sufficiently long stimulation to the muscle for the brain to recognize, 'Oh? Is this a signal to relax the muscle?'

πŸ’‘Tip: If you want more stimulation, press the Gyeon-jeong point firmly and ask your parents to shake their heads left and right~. The refreshing feeling will be doubled!

3. Su-sam-ni [Shousanli] - Superstar in Korean Medicine

Next is the Susamni point.

Does the name sound unfamiliar? No way! It's a superstar in Korean medicine. 😎

The Susamni point can be found slightly below the elbow crease.

Please place your hand on the forearm and flap your wrist up and down.

The muscle you feel moving is the 'wrist extensor muscle,' and the Susamni point is located right on top of this muscle.

Although this muscle can be considered only for lifting the wrist, it assists in all hand and arm movements.

If this area is not properly loosened, it can even lead to tennis elbow. πŸ₯²

For our parents who have tirelessly used their arms while raising us, let’s give them a nice & good press and loosen their Susamni points! πŸ˜‰

4. Jogu [Tiaokou] - to Relieve Tiredness in Weakened Ankles

Let's move on to the lower body, and, next stop is the Jogu point.

The Jogu point is located on the middle of the front shin.

Remember how the Susamni point was on the muscle that lifts the wrist? The Joguhpoint is located on the 'tibialis anterior muscle' that lifts the foot.

The tibialis anterior muscle greatly assists in ankle movement when walking, so tiredness and damage can accumulate in this area from excessive walking or ankle injuries.

Those who have used this muscle a lot may even experience swelling in the big toe, mistakenly thinking it's gout.

Starting from the Jogu point, move your thumb up and down and press firmly!

It will feel refreshingly different from loosening the back of the calf!

5. Yong-cheon [Yongquan] - to Relieve Stress

Tada! The crown jewel of acupressure! We've arrived at the Yongcheon point.

It is located in the depressed area around the front 1/3 of the sole of the foot.

It's also the most crucial point when massaging the soles of the feet.

The soles of the feet have a dense distribution of sensory nerves as they need to be sensitive when walking.

Pressing the Yongcheon point transmits the stimulation of these nerves in the sole to the brain.

At this time, the parasympathetic nervous system stabilizes the body and is particularly stimulated, providing effects such as stress relief and blood pressure stabilization.

In Korean medicine, the Yongcheon point is said to pull down the rising heat.

The Yongcheon point can calm down insomnia, tinnitus, high blood pressure, or surging anger. It's an essential acupressure point for parents! πŸ˜‰


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How were the five caring acupressure points for your parents?

Today, we've learned about the acupoints that can relieve your parents' fatigue. πŸ₯°

I hope you can have a warm conversation with your parents under the pretext of giving them acupressure!

Above all, the best filial piety is simply spending time with them. πŸ˜‰



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λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜μ˜ ν”Όλ‘œλ₯Ό μ‹Έμ•…-! νš¨λ„ μ§€μ•• point λ°°μ›Œλ³΄μ„Έμš”!

μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”~ ν†΅μΈν•œμ˜μ› 원μž₯ μ΄μ„Έλ¦°μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. πŸ§‘πŸ»β€βš•οΈ

κ°€μ •μ˜ 달 5월을 λ§žμ΄ν•΄, λ”νŒŒμΌλ‘ ν΄λŸ½ μ΄μ›ƒλ“€μ—κ²Œ νŠΉλ³„ν•œ β€˜μ§€μ••λ²•β€™μ„ μ•Œλ €λ“œλ¦¬κ³  μžˆλŠ”λ°μš”.

κ·Έ 쀑 λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜κ»˜ μ‚¬λž‘λ°›μ„ 수 μžˆλŠ” λΆˆμ†μ„± νš¨λ…€/효자 μ§€μ•• ν¬μΈνŠΈβ€οΈβ€πŸ”₯λ₯Ό μ†Œκ°œν•΄λ“œλ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€! (건강에 μ’‹μ§€λ§Œ, λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜μ΄ λ‹€μ†Œ μ•„νŒŒν•  수 μžˆμ–΄μš”)

머리뢀터 λ°œλκΉŒμ§€ μ‹œμ›ν•˜κ²Œ μžκ·Ήν•  수 μžˆλŠ” νš¨λ„ ν¬μΈνŠΈλ“€μ„ μ§šμ–΄ λ“œλ¦΄ν…Œλ‹ˆ μ—„μ§€λ₯Ό 바짝 μ„Έμš°κ³ ! 잘 λ”°λΌμ™€μ£Όμ„Έμš”-!

1. λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜μ˜ 눈 건강이 κ±±μ •λœλ‹€λ©΄? μ •λͺ…ν˜ˆ(η›ζ˜Žη©΄)

눈의 μ•žκΌ¬λ¦¬μ— μœ„μΉ˜ν•œ μ •λͺ…ν˜ˆμ€ β€˜λˆˆλ™μž μ •(睛)’에 β€˜λ°μ„ λͺ…(明)β€™μ΄λΌλŠ” ν•œμžλ₯Ό μ¨μš”. 말 κ·ΈλŒ€λ‘œ λˆˆμ„ λ§‘κ²Œ ν•΄μ£ΌλŠ” μ‹ λΉ„ν•œ ν˜ˆμžλ¦¬λžλ‹ˆλ‹€.

이 λΆ€μœ„λ₯Ό μ§€μ••ν•  λ•ŒλŠ” 엄지에 νž˜μ„ 툭- ν’€κ³  λ§ˆμ‚¬μ§€ν•΄μ£ΌλŠ” 것이 μ’‹μ€λ°μš”. 😊

눈 μ£Όλ³€ ν”ΌλΆ€κ°€ μ›Œλ‚™ 얇기도 ν•˜κ³ , μ§€λ°©κ³Ό 근윑측이 두껍지 μ•ŠκΈ° λ•Œλ¬Έμ— νž˜μ„ λΊ€ μ—„μ§€λ‘œ 동글동글 μ‚΄μ‚΄ λ§Œμ Έμ£Όμ„Έμš”!

눈 μ£Όμœ„μ˜ 혈λ₯˜ μˆœν™˜μ„ 돕고 ν”Όλ‘œν–ˆλ˜ 눈 κ·Όμœ‘μ„ 풀어쀄 수 μžˆλŠ” νš¨λ„ 혈자리. 그리고 μ•ˆκ΅¬ 건쑰증과 두톡에도 νš¨κ³Όκ°€ 쒋은 μ •λͺ…ν˜ˆ. λ†“μΉ˜μ§€ λ§ˆμ„Έμš”!

πŸ’‘Tip: λ§ˆμ‚¬μ§€ μ „ λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜μ˜ 눈 μœ„μ— λ”°λœ»ν•œ λ¬Όμˆ˜κ±΄μ„ 살짝 μ–Ήμ–΄λ†”λ“œλ €λ„ μ’‹μ•„μš”. λ§ˆμ‚¬μ§€λ₯Ό ν•  λ•ŒλŠ” 천천히 μ‚΄μ‚΄, μ§€μ••ν•΄μ£Όμ„Έμš”.

2. λ”±λ”±ν•œ 우리 μ—„λΉ  μ–΄κΉ¨λ₯Ό ν’€μ–΄λ“œλ¦΄ κ²¬μ •ν˜ˆ (θ‚©δΊ•η©΄)

어깨에 μœ„μΉ˜ν•œ κ²¬μ •ν˜ˆμ€ 승λͺ¨κ·Όμ˜ 쀑앙에 μœ„μΉ˜ν•œ ν˜ˆμžλ¦¬μ—μš”.

승λͺ¨κ·Ό(trapezius)은 우리 λͺΈμ˜ λ’€νŽΈμ— 크게 μžλ¦¬ν•΄ λͺ©, μ–΄κΉ¨, λ‚ κ°œλΌˆμ˜ μ›€μ§μž„μ„ 도맑아 늘 열일!ν•˜κ³  μžˆλŠ” μ°Έ κΈ°νŠΉν•œ κ·Όμœ‘μΈλ°μš”.

λ“±νŒμ—μ„œ λͺ©μ„ μ§€νƒ±ν•˜λŠ” λ“ λ“ ν•œ 힘꾼 역할을 ν•˜λŠ” 만큼, ν•˜λ£¨μ˜ ν”Όλ‘œκ°€ 이 승λͺ¨κ·Όμ— 차곑차곑 μŒ“μ΄κ²Œ λœλ‹΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ§ˆμ‚¬μ§€ 방법은? μ—„μ§€λ‘œ κ²¬μ •ν˜ˆμ„ 꾸욱 λˆŒλŸ¬μ£Όμ„Έμš”! μ£Όλ¬Όμ£Όλ¬Ό λ¬Έμ§€λ₯Ό ν•„μš”μ—†μ΄ 자극이 갈 만큼 꾸욱- 적어도 10초 이상 λˆŒλŸ¬μ£Όμ‹œκΈΈ κΆŒν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

κ·Όμœ‘μ— μΆ©λΆ„νžˆ κΈ΄ μžκ·Ήμ„ μ€˜μ•Ό λ‡Œμ—μ„œ β€˜μ˜€μž‰? κ·Όμœ‘μ„ μ΄μ™„ν•˜λΌλŠ” 자극이 μ˜€λ„€?β€™ν•˜κ³  인지λ₯Ό ν•΄μš”.

πŸ’‘Tip: 더 큰 μžκ·Ήμ„ μ£Όκ³  μ‹ΆμœΌμ‹œλ‹€λ©΄ κ²¬μ •ν˜ˆμ„ κΎΉ λˆ„λ₯Έ μƒνƒœμ—μ„œ λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜κ»˜ 고개λ₯Ό 쒌우둜 도리도리~ν•˜λΌκ³  λ§μ”€λ“œλ €μ£Όμ„Έμš”. μ‹œμ›ν•œ λŠλ‚Œμ΄ λ°°κ°€ λœλ‹΅λ‹ˆλ‹€!

3. ν•œμ˜μ›μ˜ μŠˆνΌμŠ€νƒ€, μˆ˜μ‚Όλ¦¬ν˜ˆ(ζ‰‹δΈ‰ι‡Œη©΄)

λ‹€μŒμ€ μˆ˜μ‚Όλ¦¬ν˜ˆμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 이름이 μƒμ†Œν•˜μ‹œλ‹€κ΅¬μš”? μ„­μ„­ν•œ 말씀! ν•œμ˜μ›μ˜ μŠˆνΌμŠ€νƒ€λžλ‹ˆλ‹€. γ…Žγ…Ž

μˆ˜μ‚Όλ¦¬ν˜ˆμ€ νŒ”μ΄ μ ‘νžˆλŠ” 주름보닀 쑰금 μ•„λž˜μ—μ„œ 찾을 수 μžˆλŠ”λ°μš”.

μ§€κΈˆ ν•œ 번 전완뢀에 손을 μ˜¬λ €λ‘μ‹  μ±„λ‘œ 손λͺ©μ„ μ˜¬λ Έλ‹€ λ‚΄λ Έλ‹€ κΉŒλ”±κΉŒλ”± ν•΄λ³΄μ‹€κΉŒμš”? μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ 손λͺ©μ„ 움직일 λ•Œ λŠκ»΄μ§€λŠ” 근윑이 β€˜μ†λͺ©μ‹ μ „κ·Όβ€™μΈλ°μš”,

λ°”λ‘œ 이 근윑 μœ„μ— μˆ˜μ‚Όλ¦¬ν˜ˆμ΄ μœ„μΉ˜ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

이 κ·Όμœ‘μ€ 손λͺ©μ„ λ“€μ–΄μ˜¬λ¦΄ λ•Œλ§Œ μ‚¬μš©ν•  것 κ°™μ§€λ§Œ, 사싀 손과 νŒ”μ˜ λͺ¨λ“  μ›€μ§μž„μ„ λ³΄μ‘°ν•˜λŠ” μ€‘μš”ν•œ κ·Όμœ‘μ΄μ—μš”.

이 곳을 잘 ν’€μ–΄μ£Όμ§€ μ•ŠμœΌλ©΄ νŒ”κΏˆμΉ˜μ— ν…Œλ‹ˆμŠ€ μ—˜λ³΄κ°€ 생기기도 ν•œλ‹΅λ‹ˆλ‹€ γ… γ… 

μžμ‹λ“€ ν‚€μš°λŠλΌ μ–‘νŒ”μ„ 쉴 μƒˆ 없이 μ‚¬μš©ν•˜μ…¨μ„ λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜μ˜ μˆ˜μ‚Όλ¦¬ν˜ˆμ„ κΎΉκΎΉ 힘 있게 눌러 잘 ν’€μ–΄μ£Όμ„Έμš”! πŸ˜‰

4. μ—°μ•½ν•΄μ§„ 발λͺ©μ˜ ν”Όλ‘œ ν’€μ–΄μ£ΌλŠ” 쑰ꡬ혈(村口穴)

ν•˜μ§€μͺ½μœΌλ‘œ λ„˜μ–΄κ°€λ³ΌκΉŒμš”? λ‹€μŒμ€ μ‘°κ΅¬ν˜ˆμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μ‘°κ΅¬ν˜ˆμ€ μ•žμ •κ°•μ΄μ˜ 쀑간쯀에 μœ„μΉ˜ν•œ ν˜ˆμžλ¦¬μ—μš”. μ•„κΉŒ μˆ˜μ‚Όλ¦¬ν˜ˆμ΄ 손λͺ©μ„ λ“€μ–΄μ˜¬λ¦¬λŠ” 근윑 μœ„μ— μžˆμ—ˆλ‹€κ³  λ§μ”€λ“œλ Έμ£ ?

μ‘°κ΅¬ν˜ˆμ€ λ°œλ“±μ„ λ“€μ–΄μ˜¬λ¦¬λŠ” 근윑인 β€˜μ „κ²½κ³¨κ·Όβ€™ μœ„μ— μœ„μΉ˜ν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

전경골근은 걸을 λ•Œ 발λͺ© μ›€μ§μž„μ„ 많이 λ³΄μ‘°ν•˜λŠ” 근윑인 만큼, λ¬΄λ¦¬ν•˜κ²Œ κ±·κ±°λ‚˜ 발λͺ©μ„ 닀쳀을 λ•Œ ν”Όλ‘œμ™€ 손상이 λˆ„μ λ˜λŠ” κ³³μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

전경골근을 정말 λ§Žμ΄μΌλ‹€!!ν•˜μ‹œλŠ” 뢄듀은 κ°„ν˜Ή μ—„μ§€λ°œκ°€λ½μ΄ 뢓기도 ν•΄, 이 증상을 톡풍에 κ±Έλ¦° κ²ƒμœΌλ‘œ μ˜€ν•΄ν•˜λŠ” κ²½μš°λ„ μžˆμ–΄μš”.

μ‘°κ΅¬ν˜ˆμ—μ„œλΆ€ν„° μ‹œμž‘ν•΄μ„œ μœ„μ•„λž˜λ‘œ 엄지손가락을 움직이며 κΎΉκΎΉ λˆŒλŸ¬μ£Όμ„Έμš”! 쒅아리 λ’€μͺ½μ„ ν’€μ—ˆμ„ λ•Œλž‘μ€ λ‹€λ₯Έ λŠλ‚ŒμœΌλ‘œ ꡉμž₯히 μ‹œμ›ν•˜μ‹€ κ±°μ—μš”. γ…Žγ…Ž!

5. 슀트레슀λ₯Ό ν’€μ–΄μ£ΌλŠ” 용천혈(湧泉穴)

뚜λ‘₯! μ§€μ••μ˜ 꽃! μš©μ²œν˜ˆμ— λ„μ°©ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μš©μ²œν˜ˆμ€ λ°œλ°”λ‹₯ μ•žμͺ½ 1/3 지점 μ―€ μŒν‘Ήν•˜κ²Œ λ“€μ–΄κ°„ 곳에 μœ„μΉ˜ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ°œλ°”λ‹₯ λ§ˆμ‚¬μ§€λ₯Ό ν•  λ•Œ κ°€μž₯ μ€‘μš”ν•œ ν¬μΈνŠΈμ΄κΈ°λ„ ν•΄μš”.

λ°œλ°”λ‹₯은 걸을 λ•Œ 감각을 μ˜ˆλ―Όν•˜κ²Œ λŠκ»΄μ•Ό ν•˜κΈ° λ•Œλ¬Έμ— λ§μ΄ˆμ‹ κ²½μ΄ ν’λΆ€ν•˜κ²Œ λΆ„ν¬ν•˜κ³  μžˆλŠ”λ°μš”. μš©μ²œν˜ˆμ„ κΎΉκΎΉ λˆ„λ₯΄λ©΄ λ°œλ°”λ‹₯에 λΆ„ν¬ν•œ 신경듀이 κ·Έ μžκ·Ήμ„ λ‡Œμ— μ „λ‹¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

이 λ•Œ 신체λ₯Ό μ•ˆμ •μ‹œν‚€λŠ” 역할을 ν•˜λŠ” 뢀ꡐ감신경이 특히 μžκ·Ήλ˜μ–΄ 슀트레슀λ₯Ό ν•΄μ†Œν•˜κ³  ν˜ˆμ•• μ•ˆμ •μ„ μ£ΌλŠ” λ“±μ˜ 효과λ₯Ό 보이게 λΌμš”.

ν•œμ˜ν•™μ—μ„œλŠ” 용천혈이 μœ„λ‘œ μΉ˜μ†Ÿμ€ 열을 μ•„λž˜λ‘œ λŒμ–΄λ‚΄λ¦¬λŠ” νš¨κ³Όκ°€ μžˆλ‹€κ³  λ§ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

뢈면증, 이λͺ…, κ³ ν˜ˆμ••, ν˜Ήμ€ μœ„λ‘œ μΉ˜μ†Ÿμ€ λΆ„λ…Έ 등을 κ°€λΌμ•‰ν˜€μ£ΌλŠ” 효과λ₯Ό κ°€μ§„ 용천혈! λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜ ν•„μˆ˜ μ§€μ•• ν¬μΈνŠΈμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€! γ…Žγ…Ž


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νš¨λ„ μ§€μ•• 포인트 5, μ–΄λ– μ…¨λ‚˜μš”?

μ˜€λŠ˜μ€ μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜μ˜ ν”Όλ‘œλ₯Ό μ‹Έμ•… ν’€μ–΄λ“œλ¦΄ 수 μžˆλŠ” ν˜ˆμžλ¦¬λ“€μ— λŒ€ν•΄μ„œ μ•Œμ•„λ³΄μ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. γ…Žγ…Ž μ§€μ•• ν•΄λ“œλ¦¬κ² λ‹€λŠ” ν•‘κ³„λ‘œ λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜κ³Ό λ„λž€λ„λž€ 이야기 꽃을 ν”Όμš°λŠ” λ”°λœ»ν•œ μ‹œκ°„ λ˜μ‹œκΈΈ λ°”λž˜λ΄…λ‹ˆλ‹€!

κ·Έ 무엇보닀, λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜κ»˜ 졜고의 νš¨λ„λŠ” β€˜λ‹Ήμ‹ κ³Ό λ³΄λ‚΄λŠ” μ‹œκ°„β€™μΌν…Œλ‹ˆκΉŒμš” πŸ˜‰

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