What is Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a new development in recent years that combines Chinese and Western medicine, combining traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture and moxibustion with Western medicine surgery to form a unique new therapy. It was first proposed by Zhu Hanzhang in the 1980s, and through the joint efforts of the majority of acupuncture medical workers, it has been developed into acupuncture medicine with brand new theories, methods and instruments. Acupuncture has a good effect on a variety of diseases, especially many stubborn soft tissue diseases that once caused doctors “headaches” and thought there was no good way to get “special treatment”. Because of its quick effect, less pain, less money, the majority of patients welcome.
Acupuncture therapy has unique effect on the following diseases
Cervical spondylosis (including cervical vertigo and cervical headache), neck and shoulder syndrome, oblique angle muscle syndrome, dorsal scapular nerve entrapment, suprascapular nerve entrapment, myofasciitis of the neck, shoulder, back and lumbar region, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spinal cord herniation, lumbar spinal cord herniation, lumbar spinal cord herniation, etc.
lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar osteophytes, lumbar 3 transverse synovial syndrome, lumbar muscle strain, cervical and lumbar surgery sequelae, ankylosing spondylitis, periarthritis, subacromial spondylitis.
frozen shoulder, subacromial impingement syndrome, supraspinatus tendinitis, biceps longus tendinitis, and
tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, radial tuberosity tenosynovitis, snapping fingers, and
osteophytes of the knee, medial and lateral collateral ligament injuries of the knee, meniscal injuries, femoral fossa cysts, bursitis of the knee, and
old ankle joint injury, ankle canal syndrome, ectropion, intractable gout, heel spur pain, posterior heel pain
pear-shaped muscle syndrome, gluteal muscle twins, intractable limited rheumatoid arthritis, joint stiffness after trauma or surgery, and various old injuries and post-surgical pain syndromes
Which patients are not suitable for acupuncture treatment
1, lesions with local dermatological disease or skin breakdown
2, those who have infected lesions and fever inside and outside the body
3.Patients with internal disease attack, or severe hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, etc.
4.Patients with important nerves and blood vessels that cannot be avoided at the site of surgery.
5.Patients with hemophilia
6.Patients who are very afraid of acupuncture treatment
How does acupuncture treatment work?
1, the first is to choose a good indication, that is, whether the disease is suitable for acupuncture treatment.
2, to determine the location of the lesion, not only to determine the location of the body surface, but also to determine the location of the deep.
3, local disinfection, local anesthesia.
4, needle knife into the lesion, the lesion for treatment. If it is nerve entrapment, the nerve at the entrapment needs to be loosened; if it is stenosing tenosynovitis, the stenosis needs to be loosened; if it is joint or deep adhesion, twinning needs to be treated accordingly.
5, remove the needle knife, the needle eye covered with a band-aid, press a few moments can be.
Generally about 5-10 minutes, basically no pain, no bleeding.
What should I pay attention to after the needle knife treatment?
1.Protect the needle hole for 3 days. Can not get wet, dirty wounds, the heat is easy to sweat, in order to prevent infection can take 2-3 days of antibiotics.
2.After the anesthetic effect is eliminated, some parts will produce some pain, you can take appropriate anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, such as Fotarine tablets 75mg, 1 tablet each time, once a day.
3.After surgery, generally avoid taking alcohol and spicy food to reduce the postoperative reaction.
4.For joint and cervical and lumbar diseases, after acupuncture treatment, local activities should be reduced for 3-5 days so that there is a good healing condition at the lesion.