Experience of using massage on large intestine meridian of hand Yangming to treat knee osteoarthritis based on the theory of "treating yang for yin diseases"
NIU Hongtian,XUE Xiaona,HU Kexin,et al.Experience of using massage on large intestine meridian of hand Yangming to treat knee osteoarthritis based on the theory of "treating yang for yin diseases"[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,44(10):1355-1358.
NIU Hongtian,XUE Xiaona,HU Kexin,et al.Experience of using massage on large intestine meridian of hand Yangming to treat knee osteoarthritis based on the theory of "treating yang for yin diseases"[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,44(10):1355-1358. DOI: 10.16025/j.1674-1307.2025.10.026.
disease". Massage along the large intestine meridian of hand
Yangming
can "nourish
yang
" and effectively treat KOA
. Its therapeutic mechanisms include strengthening the spleen to generate
qi
, blood, and body fluids and to fortify muscles; regulating liver
qi
to promote the circulation of
qi
, blood, and body fluids and nourish tendons and sinews; and unblocking the brain and regulating the mind to benefit the limbs. For KOA with cold-dampness obstruction syndrome,
Erjian
(LI 2) and
Sanjian
(LI 3) are selected; for
qi
stagnation and blood stasis syndrome,
Shousanli
(LI 10) and
Hegu
(LI 4) are chosen; for
qi
and blood deficiency syndrome,
Quchi
(LI 11) and
Shousanli
(LI 10) are applied; and for liver and kidney deficiency syndrome,