Does acupuncture work for bursitis?

Moxibustion can be used as one of the means of treatment to alleviate the symptoms of bursitis, the specific effect of strength varies from person to person depending on the condition, need to be diagnosed by a physician according to the specific circumstances of the treatment. Bursitis, Chinese medicine is generally believed to be caused by wind, cold and dampness, blocking the veins and channels, mainly manifested as local joint swelling, pain, moxibustion as a kind of external therapy, can play the moxibustion fire of warmth and heat, to promote the local qi and blood operation, reduce pain, and help the joints of the activities. Moxibustion has the function of warming the meridians and dispersing cold (warming the meridians of the human body and getting rid of the cold in the body), eliminating stasis and dispersing knots. For bursitis identified as a cold disease, it can warm the meridians and dispersing the cold, and for the type of stagnation of qi and blood stagnation (stagnation of blood due to the lack of qi), it can move the qi and activate the blood (promote the operation of qi and make the blood circulate). If you are not feeling well, you should consult a doctor, and moxibustion should be carried out under the guidance of a professional doctor.