Lumbago and lumbago have similarities, usually both soreness and pain, this disease also has the difference between deficiency, cold and heat. For the treatment of lumbago, moxibustion can be applied to acupuncture points such as kidney, large intestine, commission, and a-shi points (the points where acidity, numbness, distension, and pain are obvious), and other acupuncture points should be added according to the different etiologic factors and patterns of the disease.
There are various causes of lumbago, such as kidney deficiency, cold-dampness, blood stasis, lumbar spine pathology, etc. The additional acupoints for different causes are as follows:
Kidney deficiency is further divided into kidney yang deficiency and kidney qi deficiency. For kidney yang deficiency, moxibustion can be applied to kidney yu, large intestine yu, zhongzhong, zhengmen, and a yes point; for kidney yin deficiency, moxibustion can be applied to taixi, rangu, kidney yu, large intestine yu, zhongzhong, and a yes point.
For back pain caused by cold-dampness, moxibustion can be applied to Kidney Yu, Large Intestine Yu, Huizhong, Lumbar Yangguan and Ah Yes points.
For back pain caused by blood stasis, moxibustion can be applied to Kidney Yu, Large Intestine Yu, Huizhong, Diaphragm Yu, and Ah Yes points.
For back pain caused by lumbar spondylosis lesions, moxibustion can be applied to Kidney Yu, Large Intestine Yu, Huizhong, Ah Yes Point, and Lumbar Pincer Spine.
If you have any discomfort, please consult a doctor in time to avoid delaying the condition, moxibustion and other physical therapy operations, need to be carried out under the guidance of a professional physician, do not operate on your own, so as not to cause damage to the organism.