Can Men Do Moxibustion Therapy

There is no gender difference in moxibustion therapy, as long as the indications for moxibustion therapy are met, men can also practice moxibustion therapy. Moxibustion therapy is one of the most common external therapies of traditional Chinese medicine, moxibustion method mainly includes moxa cone moxibustion, moxa stick moxibustion and warm needle moxibustion. Moxibustion therapy has the effect of warming the meridians (warming the human body meridians to get rid of the body’s cold), supporting the yang fixed (through the way of the yang qi to treat the prolapse of the disease), preventing health care, and leading to heat and other effects. When men experience discomfort, such as stomach pain, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, pain in the tendons and bones, etc., moxibustion therapy can be used for treatment. When applying moxibustion, pay attention to the face, heart area, the surface of the large blood vessels and joints and tendons can not be used scar moxibustion, women’s pregnancy lumbosacral and small abdominal forbidden scar moxibustion, other moxibustion should not be moxibustion is too heavy. For comatose limbs numbness and sensory retardation of patients, do not moxibustion excessive, in order to avoid burns. In summary, men can do moxibustion treatment, but it should be noted that moxibustion should be carried out by a professional physician to avoid accidents due to improper operation.