Acupuncture can be used to treat tennis elbow, and it is recommended that the acupoints be selected and operated by a doctor.
Tennis elbow is a common symptom of pain and inflammation on the outside of the elbow, arm weakness, soreness and pain, also known as humeral epicondylitis, belongs to the category of paralysis in traditional Chinese medicine. Often caused by wind, cold and dampness stagnation of the elbow, qi and blood obstruction, tendons and veins, treatment should be dispelled wind and dampness, and pain relief.
Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of paralysis commonly used acupuncture points are shoulder (arm up, shoulder crest of the anterior depression), Quchi (elbow flexion, lateral condyle of the humerus and elbow transverse stripe of the lateral end of the line of the mid-point), hand Sanli (the lateral forearm, Quchi 2 inches below the mid-point of the line of the shoulder and Yangxi) and so on. It has the effect of warming the meridians, and is more effective for paralysis caused by wind-cold-damp blockage.
Therefore, moxibustion can treat tennis elbow. It is recommended to ask your doctor to clarify whether it is suitable to treat with moxibustion.