In
this article we discuss symptoms of solar plexus pain. The solar plexus
is just located below the middle of the human ribs at the gravitational
center of the torso.
Solar plexus pain is often associated to it due to its important role in karate and martial arts.
Locating it is quite easy, just follow
each line under your rib using each single hand;at the point they get to
meet is considered the solar plexus. Biologically its stated as being
located just below the lungs and chest and just above the stomach.
Often referred to as the ‘celiac plexus’,
it is quite a complex network of arteries and nerves that regulate and
connect many of the body organs. It also strategically located just at
the front of the diaphragm so as to aid in regulating our breathing.
As said above, it plays a major role in
karate, martial arts and other hard played styles; this is because it
is the best body part your opponent can aim at and punch you real hard
in case they want to set you off balance and throw your body off a far
distance.
A strong punch aimed at the solar plexus would really hurt a lot due to the abundant nerve cells
is has and it would also cause the diaphragm to push out nearly all the
air out of your lungs. In addition, the punch may cause you to double
over.
Chinese beliefs also state that in the
cases of less intense martial arts styles, the solar plexus is the ideal
rough location of what is referred to as the ‘dantien’ and is
considered to be the center of the ‘Qi’ energy.
Solar Plexus Pain
The solar plexus is quite complex due
to the numerous nerve cells it has and would be therefore so hard to
determine what might be causing the pain.
Scientists believe that due
to its proximity to the lungs and the stomach and the immense number of
nerves running through it, the pain and discomfort can be caused by
quite a variety of problems that would include:
– stomach ulcers
– stress– indigestion/ acid flux
– stretched muscle
– muscle cramp/ spasm
– cancer (metastatic or pancreatic)
– chronic pancreatitis