Strain injuries include lumbar muscle strain and cervical muscle strain, etc. Acupuncture for strain injuries can be treated by a professional practitioner with therapies such as direct needling, warm acupuncture and bloodletting therapy.
Warm acupuncture is given for lumbar muscle strain. Acupuncture points are chosen as Ashi points (points where the feeling of soreness, numbness, distension and pain is obvious), Large Intestine Yu, Kidney Yu, Fengshi, Yanglingquan, Chengshan, Kunlun, Feiyang, Huanjiao, Chibian, Huizhong, Taichong, and so on.
Warm acupuncture is the combination of moxibustion and acupuncture, in the treatment of lumbago, tonifying the kidney and solidifying the root while activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, clearing the collaterals and relieving pain, which has the effect of removing blood stasis, relieving pain, subduing swelling, and relieving spasms.
Needling for cervical muscle strain is used for Da Shi, Ah Shi points, Hou Xi, Hang Zhong, and Falling Pillow points. Or use blood-letting method in the patient’s neck muscles obvious soreness touches the strip or lumps in the blood-letting cupping treatment.
The specific operation of acupuncture should be carried out by a professional physician. If the patient is not feeling well, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to find out the cause of the disease and standardize the treatment.