Principles of Acupuncture for Herniated Lumbar Discs

Acupuncture treatment for lumbar keyboard herniation is to stimulate local acupoints or muscles through different treatment modalities such as millimetre needle acupuncture or moxibustion therapy, to promote blood circulation, release local muscle spasm and relieve pain. Lumbar disc herniation is mainly caused by long-term exertion or long-term lumbar damage to the lumbar disc fiber rupture, the nucleus pulposus protrudes from the rupture in the back or the spinal canal, the lumbar spinal nerve suffers from the stimulation or compression of the lumbar pain, often accompanied by the lower limbs numbness, pain. Acupuncture and moxibustion needling can stimulate local acupuncture points, tendons and muscles, dredge the meridians and collaterals, soothe the tendons and promote the operation of local qi and blood, which is conducive to the local relaxation of tendons and veins, qi and blood circulation, reduce the protruding nucleus pulposus to the body’s irritation and pressure to alleviate the pain. In addition, moxibustion therapy can be through the moxibustion of warming the meridians and dispersing cold, the role of qi and blood circulation, in order to warm the local qi and blood meridians, to play the role of qi, blood circulation, pain and so on. Lumbar disc herniation can also be treated by lumbar localized ironing, fire needle acupuncture, physical therapy and other methods, can varying degrees of pain relief, improve symptoms. Acupuncture is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine for lumbar intervertebral disc, which has a certain improvement and treatment effect, and the treatment operation needs to be operated under professional doctors. This disease is recommended to consult a doctor in time, with a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine methods of treatment, in order to promote the recovery of the disease.