What is the treatment of tenosynovitis in Chinese medicine

Tenosynovitis belongs to the category of “tendon paralysis” in Chinese medicine, and the methods of Chinese medicine for treating tenosynovitis include acupuncture therapy, massage therapy, and herbal fumigation therapy. 1. Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy: mainly in the lesion around the selection of pressure points for treatment, with the meridian where the acupoints. It includes local millipercentrifuge, warm needle moxibustion, acupoint injection, fire needle and moxibustion. The above methods have the effect of relaxing tendons and activating collaterals (stretching the tendons and bones, dredging the meridians and channels), activating blood circulation and relieving pain (relieving pain by removing blood stasis), which can improve the symptoms of pain and swelling of local tissues, as well as the limitation of joint function. 2. Traditional Chinese Medicine Tuina Therapy: focusing on stretching tendons and activating collaterals (stretching tendons and bones, dredging meridians and collaterals), selecting the local Ah Yes point (the point where acidity, numbness, distension and pain are obvious) for acupressure and combining with kneading, stretching and loosening manipulation such as flicking and dialing for tuina, in order to loosen the adhesion of local tendon sheaths and restore the activity of the joints. 3. Chinese medicine fumigation therapy: fumigate the affected area with herbs that activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis (to promote blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis in the body), and relax tendons and collaterals, e.g., Elongated Tendon Grass, Chickweed Vinegar, Safflower, Chuanxiong, etc. The medicines are decocted and boiled in water, and then fumigated when the water is hot, and then the affected area is immersed when the water is warm to make the medicines directly reach the injured tendons and muscles and alleviate the stagnant state of blood and Qi in the affected area. The above operation should be carried out by a professional physician. Tendonitis patients need to consult a doctor in a timely manner, by the doctor to give a standardized treatment plan, do not self-medication.