月份: 2024 年 9 月
Source : Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Chiu Shi Cheung
Many children today spend a lot of time looking at computers, phones, or reading, which can strain their eyes. There are some acupoint massages that can help children relieve eye strain.
The first acupoint we’ll introduce is the “Zan Chuk” point. It’s located at the very front end of the eyebrows, about half an inch downward, at the corner of the eye socket. Another acupoint is called the “Jing Ming” point. It’s located at the side of the nasal bridge, right in the middle between the two eyes, near the inner edge of each eye. The third point is the “Si Pak” point, which is about 1 inch below the eyes, roughly the width of two fingers apart. It’s in front of the cheekbone, and when you touch it, there should be a slight depression just below the eyes; this is the “Si Pak” point. The last acupoint is the “Shi Chuk Hung” point, located at the very end of the eyebrow. All four of these points can help with dispersing wind, clearing heat, and improving vision.
Once we know the locations of these acupoints, how do we massage the eye area?
First, let’s start with the first point, the “Zan Chuk” point. You’ll use your four fingers to hold down the eyebrows, and then use your thumb to press on the “Zan Chuk” point. The “Zan Chuk” point is right at the very front end of the eyebrows, in the depression at the corner of the eye socket. Hold it with your four fingers and your thumb, and gently rotate 64 times in opposite directions.
The second acupoint is called “Jing Ming” Point, located in the area in front of the inner corner of the eye, between the eyebrow and the bridge of the nose. We use two fingers to gently pinch the bridge of the nose and then slowly massage it up and down, repeating this motion 64 times.
The third acupoint is called “Si Pak” Point. It is located on the inner edge of the cheekbone on our face. In fact, when you touch it, you’ll feel a slight depression. Using two fingers, place them on either side of the bridge of the nose, and you will be able to locate this point. Gently press inside, and you will feel a slight soreness. After locating it, you can also rotate the pressure 64 times.
The fourth acupoint is Shi Chuk Hung Point. To locate it, use your thumbs to first press on both sides of the temples. Then, starting from the Shi Chuk Hung Point, sweep upward to the Shi Chuk Hung Point again, and then continue downward, below the eyes, to the Shi Chuk Hung Point. This constitutes one cycle, and repeat this motion 64 times.
By massaging these four acupoints, you can not only relieve eye fatigue but also improve the blood circulation around the eyes and prevent eye conditions such as nearsightedness. When we do eye exercises, remember to keep our eyes closed throughout the entire process. After completing the eye exercises, it’s also important to keep your eyes closed for 2 to 5 minutes. We typically press each acupoint for 64 times. Why 64 times? It’s because, from the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine “eighty-eight sixty-four“, we call it the “first of eight eights” meaning the most important.
資料來源：精神科專科醫生黃俊賢
作為父母，既要面對工作，亦要照顧家庭。在巨大的壓力下，很容易出現焦慮。焦慮是與生俱來的正常反應，當我們生命受到威脅時，適當的焦慮可以保障我們人身安全。不過如果過度擔心，身體可能會出現一些不適的反應，例如心跳加速、胃痛、肌肉繃緊、呼吸急速、頭痛、手震、出汗或經常上廁所等。如果沒有及時處理，可以引致更嚴重的情緒問題，亦會影響家庭關係。
以下有三種方法可以減少焦慮症狀，首先是呼吸放鬆練習，使用腹式呼吸。用鼻慢慢地吸氣，持續4秒，腹部要漲起，維持2秒，再用嘴慢慢地呼氣，持續4秒，然後暫停2秒後，重複整個過程5至10次。
第二是肌肉放鬆練習，在一個舒服的地方坐下或躺下，輕輕地閉起雙眼，全身肌肉放鬆，先把注意力轉移到雙腳，收緊腳部肌肉10秒，然後放鬆。然後按順序逐一收緊，放鬆身驅、雙手、頸部和面部肌肉。
最後是影像放鬆練習。在一個安靜的地方閉起雙眼，然後想像一個舒適的場，想像看到、聽到、聞到、觸摸到的感覺，探索5至10分鐘。然後再逐漸回到現實世界。
另外，平時亦應該培養正面的思考模式。任何時候都嘗試看看好的一面，而非整天想著不開心的事情，可以令患上情緒病的機會減少。