Can I get moxibustion after a ligament injury?

Ligament injuries can be treated with moxibustion, but the application time of moxibustion treatment should not be earlier than 72 hours after the injury. If moxibustion treatment is given at this time, the heat of moxibustion will cause capillary dilation, increased bleeding, and increased soft tissue swelling after ligament injury. Therefore, the early stage of ligament injury should be treated with cold compresses and braking. The duration of braking varies between ligamentous tissue injuries, usually 2-4 weeks. After the ligament bleeding injury is stabilized, moxibustion treatment can be given to improve the local blood flow of the injured ligament. In addition, moxibustion can promote the repair of ligamentous tissue injury after ligament injury because it has the functions of promoting qi and blood circulation, eliminating blood stasis and dispersing nodules, warming yang and tonifying deficiency.