Frozen shoulder belongs to the category of “shoulder paralysis” in traditional Chinese medicine and can be treated with acupuncture.
Acupuncture and moxibustion have the effect of harmonizing yin and yang, dredging the meridians and channels, supporting the positive and driving away the evil spirits. Acupuncture or moxibustion is a common treatment for frozen shoulder, and the results are good.
Frozen shoulder is mostly caused by soft tissue degeneration of the shoulder joint, long-term over-activity, poor posture and other reasons. There are many treatment methods for frozen shoulder, commonly used oral medication, acupuncture, moxibustion, taking Chinese medicine and other methods of conditioning. Acupuncture and moxibustion have the characteristics of quick effect, little side effect and avoiding the pain of taking medicine.
Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for frozen shoulder is mostly based on the different conditions of the disease, and under the guidance of the doctor, acupuncture and moxibustion are used to treat the points such as Ah Yes Point (the point where the feeling of acidity, numbness, swelling and pain is obvious), Shoulder Zhen Point, Quchi Point, Hegu Point, Yanglingquan Point and so on.
Frozen shoulder patients are advised to go to regular Chinese medicine hospitals for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment under the guidance of doctors.