Osteoarthritis of the knee belongs to the category of “paralysis” in traditional Chinese medicine, and moxibustion has a certain effect, but the specific efficacy varies from person to person and cannot be generalized.
Paralysis clinical diagnosis should be based on the presence or absence of heat, the first to identify the wind-cold damp paralysis and heat paralysis (often manifested as joint muscle burning, pain, redness and swelling, etc.), as follows.
1. Wind-cold-dampness paralysis:
(1) pain paralysis wind-cold-dampness paralysis in the bias in the cold joint pain, pain does not move as a characteristic; moxibustion to the pain of local points, pain paralysis of patients with lumbar Yangguan, kidney Yu and other points.
(2) with paralysis of wind-cold-damp paralysis in favor of wet winners, characterized by limb pain, skin is not benevolent; moxibustion to the pain of local acupuncture points, with paralysis of patients with foot Sanli, Yinlingquan and other points.
(3) line paralysis, wind, cold and damp paralysis, although there is joint pain, but no local redness, swelling and burning. Preferring the wind victory, characterized by joint pain and wandering; moxibustion to the pain of local points, patients with paralysis with the Sea of Blood, diaphragm and other points.
2. Heat paralysis: Characteristic red, swollen and hot pain or fever in the joints, often accompanied by fever, bad wind, sweating, thirst, restlessness and other systemic symptoms; moxibustion is based on the local points of the pain, and patients with heat paralysis with acupuncture points such as Quchi and Daxi.
People in need should seek professional doctors for moxibustion, do not blindly try on your own, so as not to appear improper operation, bringing discomfort.