Home-Assisted Massage Therapy for Uterine Fibroids

Uterine fibroids are a benign tumor of the reproductive system with a high incidence rate. In addition to actively cooperating with clinical treatment, patients can also try the following home assisted massage methods.

1. Massage method

The patient lies on his back, and the family members stand by. First, use the thumb to gently massage the nine acupoints, Shenque, Qihai, Tianshu, Guilai, Uterus, Qichong, Xuehai, Guanyuan, and Sanyinjiao, for 1 minute each. Then rub your palms to warm them up, place them on the patient's lower abdomen, massage 36 times in a clockwise direction, then change to a counterclockwise direction and massage for another 36 circles. Finally, use your palms to push the waist and back from top to bottom for 10 to 15 times until the patient feels sore and swollen. This massage method is 10 times as a course of treatment, and massage once a day is enough. Massage should be stopped during menstruation.

2. Acupoint selection method

Shenque Point: Located in the middle of the abdomen, center of the navel.

Qihai Point: Located in the lower abdomen, on the midline of the front of the body, 1.5 inches below the navel.

Tianshu Point: Located in the mid-abdomen, three finger widths to the left and right of the navel.

Guilai Point: Located in the lower abdomen, 4 inches below the umbilicus and 2 inches away from the anterior midline.

Uterus point: located in the lower abdomen, 4 inches below the navel and 3 inches lateral to the middle point.

Qi Chong Point: Located slightly above the groin, 5 inches below the umbilicus, and 2 inches away from the anterior midline.

Xuehai Point: Press the patient's kneecap with your hand, with the thumb pointing inward and the other four fingers pointing outward. The point is where the thumb ends.

Guanyuan Point: Located 3 inches below the navel, on the midline of the abdomen.

Sanyinjiao point: located on the inner side of the calf, 3 inches above the tip of the inner ankle, and behind the inner edge of the tibia.