Massaging the Small Intestine Meridian to Relieve Joint Pain: A Health Secret for Computer Users

Mr. Wang, now in his forties, is a department manager at a software company. Since becoming a manager, Mr. Wang has become even busier, leaving home before dawn every day and often working overtime alone until late at night.

During a gathering, Mr. Wang suddenly felt pain in his wrist. A friend who knew a little about Traditional Chinese Medicine massaged it for him. When the friend touched his small intestine meridian, Mr. Wang felt unbearable pain and kept saying, "Gently, gently!" After massaging him for a while, the friend asked, "How do you feel now?" "Much better, it's not so sore anymore!"

After that, under the guidance of a friend, Mr. Wang learned to massage the small intestine meridian on his own. Several months later, Mr. Wang's joint pain had significantly improved, he was much more energetic, and his work efficiency had also increased.

Indeed, if you have joint problems, you might want to try the Small Intestine Meridian for help. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the Small Intestine Meridian can assist in the treatment and relief of joint and muscle pain in the shoulders, back, and cervical spine. Therefore, in the workplace, any professional man who wants to perform better at work and achieve career success should learn to take care of his health and find health benefits through the Small Intestine Meridian.

So, how do we find the Small Intestine Meridian? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the Small Intestine Meridian originates on the outer side of the little finger, runs along the back of the hand, ascends past the elbow to the back of the shoulder joint, circles the scapula to meet the shoulder, continues forward past the supraclavicular fossa, passes through the body cavity to connect with the heart, runs along the esophagus, passes through the diaphragm to reach the stomach, and then descends to connect with the small intestine. In addition, the Small Intestine Meridian has many branches. One branch emerges from the supraclavicular fossa and ascends along the neck to the cheek (all Yang meridians reach the head, so the head is the convergence point of the six Yang meridians), then retreats into the ear. Another branch runs along the Jingming acupoint of the eye, connecting with the Bladder Meridian.

When massaging the Small Intestine Meridian, we can stimulate several effective acupoints to improve and treat joint diseases.

Xiaohai acupoint is an important acupoint on the Small Intestine Meridian. It's located at the elbow joint, where there's a spot shaped like an eagle's beak; pressing it feels like touching a nerve – that's Xiaohai acupoint. Regularly massaging Xiaohai acupoint can treat some types of arthritis, such as shoulder discomfort and numbness in the fingers caused by cervical spondylosis. To massage it, place your thumb on the affected side of the Xiaohai acupoint and apply appropriate pressure for 0.5 to 1 minute.

Houxi (SI3) is an important acupoint among the eight extraordinary meridians, directly connecting to the Governing Vessel (Du Mai). Make a fist; the point is located at the end of the transverse crease behind the metacarpophalangeal joint. Regular massage of Houxi can effectively improve cervical and lumbar spine problems. When massaging, first firmly pinch and press for 1-3 minutes, then gently rub to help relieve discomfort.

It can be said that all the acupoints on the Small Intestine Meridian are "experts" in treating joint pain. For example, frequent massage of the Yanglao acupoint can treat acute lumbar sprains and stiff necks; massage of the Zhizheng acupoint can prevent and treat elbow and arm pain; and massage of the Yanggu acupoint can treat wrist pain.

On the road to success, we often encounter various physical ailments. Only by learning self-massage and meridian health preservation can we achieve a lifelong career and become a happy and healthy professional man!

In the workplace, there are many professional men who appear successful on the surface but are actually filled with inner suffering. These people often put a strain on their bodies due to their busy work schedules, resulting in conditions such as toothache, facial paralysis, facial spasms, constipation, and shoulder pain.

Mr. Meng has been looking very unwell lately, often appearing absent-minded and extremely inefficient at work. During a company gathering over the weekend, Mr. Meng went to the restroom several times. At first, his colleagues thought he had eaten something unclean and had diarrhea. Later, he embarrassedly told everyone that he actually felt the urge to defecate but couldn't urinate, which was why he had been feeling very distressed lately.

Upon hearing this, a colleague skilled in Traditional Chinese Medicine advised him: "When you strain, push your fingers firmly from the Ersanjian acupoint to the Shangyang acupoint. Tell him that doing this will increase the peristalsis of the large intestine." As a result, following this colleague's suggestion, Mr. Meng happily told me, "Using this method, I was able to defecate very smoothly, and now I feel relaxed all over."

In the workplace, irregular lifestyles and diets, coupled with high work pressure, have led many men to suffer from constipation. However, they are often too ashamed to talk about it and silently endure the discomfort. Little do they know that over time, this can have adverse effects on their health and even their careers.