Commonly used acupuncture points and massage methods that help sleep are:

1. Yintang point, location: the midpoint of the line connecting the two brows. Operation: Use the threaded surface of your middle finger to massage for 2 minutes.

2. Anmian point, located at the midpoint of the line connecting the depression behind the earlobe and the depression under the occipital bone. Operation: Use the tips of the middle fingers of both hands to massage for 2 minutes.

3. Cuanzhu point, location: the depression of both brows. Operation: Use the tips of the index or middle fingers of both hands to massage for 1 minute.

4. Temple, location: between the eyebrow and the outer canthus of the eye, about 1 inch back in the depression. Operation: Use the tips of the middle fingers of both hands to massage for 1 minute.

5. Yongquan point, location: the depression in the front 1/3 of the longitudinal midline of the sole. Operation: First use the hypothenar muscle of the palm of the hand to rub the skin of the left and right soles of the feet back and forth until the soles of the feet are warm, and then use the thread surface of the thumbs of the left and right hands to alternately massage the Yongquan point for 1-2 minutes.

A few things to note: 1. Once a day, the best effect is to do it before going to bed; 2. When massaging the head and face, the strength of the fingers should not be too heavy, because excessive stimulation will not help. Sleep; 3. When operating by yourself at home, you can also choose to play some sleep-aid music to create a soothing environment.

The advantages of using acupoint massage to assist sleep are that it is simple, non-invasive, and highly safe. People with poor sleep can also do it at home after mastering the specific acupoint locations and basic massage techniques. . The disadvantage is that the effect is not long-lasting enough. If you have sleep problems and are temporarily unwilling to take medicine, you might as well try acupoint massage.