Four strokes to improve cervical spondylosis

  Cervical spondylosis is a disease caused by degenerative changes in the cervical vertebrae and local soft tissues that compress local nerves, blood vessels or other tissues. In Chinese medicine, cervical spondylosis is classified as paralysis and collateral paralysis, and its etiology and pathogenesis are summarized as liver and kidney deficiency, loss of qi and blood, cold and dampness paralysis and blood stasis obstruction.  For the treatment of cervical spondylosis, we mainly use cervical spinal therapy, acupuncture method of ascending and descending, acupuncture method of benefiting the kidney and nourishing the liver, acupuncture method of strengthening the governor and decadent, etc. Each course of treatment lasts 15 days, and generally 1~2 courses of treatment can reduce the symptoms.  The cervical spine acupuncture method is to perform acupuncture treatment in the neck from the first cervical vertebra to the seventh cervical vertebra, centered on the Governor’s Vessel, with a 0.5-inch row of acupuncture needles on the left and right side, with 1 to 3 inches of acupuncture needles selected according to the thickness of the patient’s skin and subcutaneous tissue. The treatment is very effective for tinnitus and transient black haze caused by cervical spondylosis. The acupuncture method for cervical spondylosis is characterized by the rise and fall of qi in the human body. “Clear qi does not rise and turbid qi does not fall” is manifested in patients with cervical spondylosis as dizziness, palpitations, cough, dermatitis of the upper limbs and head and face, etc. The rise and fall of qi is related to the internal organs of the lungs, spleen, stomach and liver, etc. The treatment of acupuncture is “Therefore, acupuncture points such as Lie Gu, He Gu, Hand (foot) San Li, Feng Long and Tai Chong are used to regulate the qi flow, so that the qi will rise and the turbid qi will fall, and the symptoms will disappear.  The method of acupuncture to benefit the kidneys and nourish the liver reflects the identification characteristics of the internal organs of Chinese medicine. “The liver is the main tendon, the kidney is the main bone, the liver and kidney have the same origin, the tendon and bone interact, the treatment of bone must first nourish the tendon, soft tendon to strengthen the bone, Yi kidney liver acupuncture method is applicable to all types of cervical spondylosis patients, can not only relieve the symptoms of cervical spondylosis, but also improve the function of the whole body, often choose Taixi, Fuyao, Ququan, Liver Yu, Kidney Yu, etc. Ququan, Liver Yu, Kidney Yu, Guan Yuan and other points are often selected. For weakness in the neck and shoulders and difficulty in turning the neck and lifting the shoulders, it is advisable to use the strong Governor and Zhenn acupuncture method, taking such points as Tianzhu, Baihui, Fengfu and Dazhi to warm up the Governor and invigorate Yang energy.