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Self Massage

1. Prescription
Head and Face: Baihui (GV20), Shenting (GV24), Shangxing (GV23), Cuanzhu (BL2), Jingming (BL1), Chengqi (ST1), Taiyang, Yingxiang (LI20), Shuigou (GV26), Dicang (ST4), Shangen, Touwei (ST8), Yintang, Sibai (ST2), Yangbai (GB14), Chengjiang (CV24), Jiache (ST6), Yuyao.
Chest and Abdomen: Danzhong (CV17) Front-Mu Point of the Pericardium, Zhongwan (CV12) Front-Mu Point of the Stomach, Qihai (CV6), Tianshu (ST25) Front-Mu Point of the Large Intestine, Guanyuan (CV4) Front-Mu Point of the SmallIntestine, Shenque (CV8).
Shoulder, Back and Lumbar Region: Jianjing (GB21), Tianzong (SI11), Jianyu (LI15), Ganshu (BL18), Pishu (BL20), Weishu (BL21), Shenshu (BL23), Mingmen (GV4), Shangliao (BL31), Ciliao (BL32), Zhongliao (BL33), Xialiao (BL34).
Arm: Quchi (LI11) He-Sea Point, Waiguan (TE5) Luo-Connecting Point the Eight Confluent Point, Hegu (LI4) Yuan-Source Point, Neiguan (PC6) Luo-Connecting Point the Eight Confluent Point, Laogong (PC8) Ying-Spring Point.
Leg: Zusanli (ST36) He-Sea Point, Taichong (LR3) Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source Point, Yanglingquan (GB34) He-Sea Point, Influential Point of Tendon, Xuanzhong (GB39) Influential Point of the Marrow, Yinlingquan (SP9) He-Sea Point, Taixi(KI3) Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source Point, Xuehai (SP10), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Yongquan (KI1) Jing-Well Point, Huantiao (GB30 ), Juliao (ST3), Chengfu (BL36), Fengshi (GB31), Weizhong (BL40) He-Sea Point, Lower Confluent Point, Chengshan (BL57).


2. Technique of Massage
2.1 Head and face:
Rub palms and apply to face for 6 times, finger-press GV20 for 6-8 times.
Press-knead ST8 for 1 minute. Knead Yintang, ST2, Taiyang, LI20 for 1 minute respectively.
Press GV23, GB14, BL2 for 6-8 times respectively. Pinch Yuyao for 6-8 times.
Wipe separately both eyebrow for 6-9 times. Press BL1 for 8-10 times.
Flip Shangen for 30 seconds.
Push-wipe mouth and lip through GV26, ST4, CV24 etc, for 6-8 times.
Five fingers wipe both sides of head for 8-10 times, hollow-fists gently tap head for 1 minute.
2.2 Chest and abdomen:
Knead-rub CV17 for 1 minute, chest and costal region for 1 minute. 
Finger-press CV12 for 10-15 times. Knead CV8 for 1 minute.
Press-knead CV4 for 2 minutes, knead-rub whole abdomen for 1 minute.
2.3 Back and lumbar region:
Finger-press BL18, BL20, BL21, BL23 for 4-5 times respectively.
Hollow-fists tap lumbar-sacral region for 2 minutes.
Rub BL23, GV4, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34 on lumbar-sacral region for 1 minute respectively.
2.4 Arm:
Pinch-knead elbow region for 1 minute, press PC6 for 1 minute.
Press LI4 for 1 minute.
Knead PC8 for 1 minute, draw fingers for 8-10 times.
Rub both hands for 1 minute.
2.5 Leg:
Press ST3, GB30 for 1 minute respectively. Finger-press GB31 for 8-10 times.
Press-knead SP10, SP6, ST36 for 1 minute respectively.
Pinch-hold leg for 3 minutes. Press-knead LR3 for 1 minute.
Rub KI1 until feel warming sensation. Rub foot for 1 minute.


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