Traditional Chinese medicine treatments for subarachnoid cysts include acupuncture, massage, and internal and external application of traditional Chinese medicine.
Larger subarachnoid cysts need to be treated with neurosurgery, and no Chinese or Western medicine, including other treatments, is effective.
Small subarachnoid cysts can be followed up regularly for review, and if necessary, some treatments in Chinese medicine can be used, such as acupuncture and massage, which can dredge the meridians and channels, activate blood circulation, and improve blood circulation in the head; in addition, through Chinese medicine, oral and external Chinese medicines can be used to control the development of the disease by softening the knots and dispersing the hard lumps, and activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis.
Chinese medicine can only play a certain role in improving and regulating the condition, and regular review is still needed in the course of treatment. Small subarachnoid cysts that have a tendency to gradually increase in size, or even appear to have compression symptoms, still require surgical intervention.