Knee effusion is mainly due to the damage of the tissues around the joints, resulting in a large amount of fluid accumulation in the joints, belonging to the category of paralysis in traditional Chinese medicine, you can moxibustion inside and outside the knee eye, foot Sanli, Yanglingquan, Liangqiu and so on.
1. inside and outside the knee eye: the meridian outside the point, located in the knee joint, the patellar ligament on both sides of the depression, respectively, called inside and outside the knee eye, moxibustion use of moxa warmth and combustion effect to play a therapeutic effect, to promote the absorption of fluid, blood circulation, soothe the joints.
2. Foot Sanli: belongs to the foot yangming stomach meridian, under the eye of the outer knee, 3 inches below the eye of the outer knee, from the anterior ridge of the tibia about a cross finger, when the tibialis anterior muscle. Moxibustion can treat paralysis, dredge the meridians, but also regulate the function of the spleen and stomach.
3. Yanglingquan: belongs to the foot Shaoyang gallbladder meridian, in the fibula small head of the lower depression, the outside of the foot Sanli, moxibustion can be used to relieve the joints and pain.
4. Liangqiu: belonging to the foot Yangming stomach meridian, located in the knee joint above the lateral, in the patella on the upper edge of the outer two inches, moxibustion of this point can strengthen the spleen, to promote the spleen and stomach qi and blood, dredging through the channels and pain.
Moxibustion of the above points can dredge the meridians and channels, blood circulation and pain, modern research has found that moxibustion of the above points can also promote the absorption of fluid, speed up the local metabolism. If you have knee effusion, it is recommended that you go to the hospital and use medication and moxibustion under the guidance of your doctor to avoid burns.