In the pain clinic, for chronic soft tissue-related pain patients, long-term chronic intractable pain to administer needle knife, the patient or family members look bewildered, followed by the response: “doctor, what is needle knife, open surgery I do not do”. So what exactly is acupuncture, and what is the role of acupuncture? Which patients are suitable for acupuncture? What do patients need to pay attention to? To the pain gentleman slowly to tell. Today, let’s introduce some general knowledge.
Needle knife therapy is a new medical discipline founded by Professor Zhu Hanzhang under the guidance of Chinese medicine theory, drawing on the principles of Western medicine surgery, with a small needle knife as the main means of treatment. It has the advantages of good efficacy, fast results, short treatment course, non-toxic side effects, wide range of applications, etc. It is a popular treatment method for patients.
The concept of needles into the body, without a long incision, in the human body can play both the role of acupuncture, but also the role of scalpel medical equipment, called needle knife.
The organic integration of Chinese and Western medical theories into one, resulting in a new medicine called acupuncture knife medicine.
First, the basis of acupuncture physiotherapy.
The root cause of chronic soft tissue injury is a dynamic balance imbalance. The four pathological factors that cause the imbalance of dynamic balance.
Adhesions Scars
Contracture Blockage
Needle knife technology is based on the theory of minimally invasive Chinese medicine, using special needles to stab, cut, slice, peel and shovel the lesion. Guided by the knowledge of fine anatomy, three-dimensional anatomy and biomechanics, the application of acupuncture to treat diseases is called acupuncture therapy. Based on the systematic understanding of microscopic anatomy, three-dimensional anatomy, dynamic anatomy, body surface positioning, etc., acupuncture therapy forms the operation specifications of closed needle knife such as surgical access, surgical methods and instruments.
Second, the characteristics of acupuncture therapy.
1.The needle knife turns part of open surgery into closed surgery.
2, the needle knife to a unique instrument as a means of treatment, both to play the role of the knife, but also the role of the needle.
3, acupuncture knife can be combined with manipulation and different from traditional manipulation. Borrowing from the experience of Chinese medicine to treat diseases with bare hands, based on physiology, pathology, anatomy and biomechanics, so that the manipulation treatment is scientific, time-saving and labor-saving.
4, acupuncture can be repeated, multiple times, continuous treatment.
Third, the indications of acupuncture therapy
1.Chronic soft tissue injury causing intractable pain
2.Part of bone spurs or osteophytes
3.Bursitis, tenosynovitis
4, muscle and ligament accumulation injury, traumatic muscle tension and muscle spasm, injury sequelae
5.Other
IV. Contraindications of acupuncture
1.All serious internal diseases of the attack period.
2.The application site has skin infection and muscle necrosis.
3.Redness, swelling, burning, or abscess in the deep part of the site.
4.If there are important neurovascular or important organs at the site of surgery, which cannot be avoided during surgery.
5.Patients with poor coagulation mechanism or bleeding tendency.
6.People who are extremely weak and cannot tolerate the operation.
7.Patients with high blood pressure and emotional tension.