Correct and reasonable moxibustion is not harmful to the knee, such as improper operation may lead to skin burns.
Moxibustion refers to moxa as the main material made of moxa cones or moxa sticks, lit smoked or burned body surface points, to the human body to warm stimulation of a therapeutic method, with the warming of the meridians and collaterals, Yang lifting the sinking (lift the body’s yang qi to lift the sinking organs), the qi to activate the blood, to remove cold and dampness, swelling and knotting, back to the yang to rescue the reversal of the (through the warming of the yang to save fainting, unconsciousness and so on) and other effects.
Moxibustion is one of the more commonly used therapeutic means in Chinese medicine, which can prevent and treat diseases. Under normal circumstances, reasonable and correct moxibustion on the knee area, will not cause harm to the knee, but to improve the knee pain, soreness and other symptoms have some benefits; but if the operation is not appropriate, the high temperature may cause burns to the knee area skin.
Moxibustion is not recommended to operate at home, you need to go to the hospital to let professionals to select points, treatment, to ensure the effect and safety.