Toothpicks and rubber bands become acupuncture!

With aging, the spinal canal inside the spine narrows,
Spinal stenosis occurs when the spinal cord and nerves that pass through the inside are compressed.
It is a disease that is increasing as the aging progresses, but because it causes symptoms such as pain, numbness, walking disorder, urination disorder,
There are many people who have worries such as a decline in quality of life (QOL).

The place where you feel specific pain and numbness in spinal stenosis varies from person to person,
It is roughly the lower body from the waist down.
Pain can interfere with daily life and affect the mental health.

In the early stages of spinal stenosis, pain appears from the lower back to the back of the leg and in the calf,
As it progresses, pain often occurs on the outside of the thighs and around the shins.

Acupuncture can alleviate these pain and numbness.

There are various types of acupuncture used for acupuncture,
A type of acupuncture that lightly applies to the surface of the skin called prose acupuncture in bundles is
It is a treatment that blood flow is promoted just by lightly applying it to the surface of the skin, and the stiffness is relieved.
Let's introduce "toothpick acupuncture" that we devised using this acupuncture as a hint and can be used at home.

【How to make toothpick acupuncture】

Making toothpick acupuncture is very simple.
20Just collect a book-sized toothpick in a circle and bundle it with a rubber band.
If the height is aligned, the tips of the 20 toothpicks will align, and a "surface" that hits the epidermis will be created.
Just lightly apply the surface of the skin on this surface. Almost no pain.

【How to hold a toothpick acupuncture】

Grasp the part closer to the tip of the toothpick acupuncture with your thumb and middle finger, and place the index finger on the back end.

As we all get older, our joints become deformed.
When the nerve is compressed by it, pain occurs,
Pain also tenses the muscles, causing firmness and stiffness.
Stiffness blocks blood flow, which makes it more painful.

When there is pain, it is not uncommon for posture to be distorted by covering it, or for movement to be restricted due to pain.
Fear of pain can lead to a lack of exercise or, in severe cases, depression.

If you lightly apply toothpick acupuncture to the part that actually feels muscle stiffness,
It feels good to receive a minute irritation on the surface of the skin.
Let's apply toothpick acupuncture to the area where you feel pain in the legs, such as the thighs, calves, knees and shins, etc. with reference to the following.

Therefore, in the treatment, we will consciously remove the pain first.
This method using acupuncture can also be expected to have an immediate effect on removing pain,
It is a method that we often use in treatment.