Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Hip Joint Effusion

Hip joint effusion is a pathological manifestation caused by inflammation of the synovium of the hip joint, which belongs to the paralysis of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). TCM generally adopts the treatment methods of massage, external application of medicines and internal administration of traditional Chinese medicine. 1. Tui na: Tui na has the function of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain, and it can be applied to the lumbosacral region, buttocks, around the hip joints, the back, inside, front and outside of the thighs, and the lower abdomen with the techniques of pushing, kneading, rolling, rubbing, pressing, pinching, and moving method. 2. External application: external application of medicines generally takes the drugs that clear the channels and eliminate evil spirits, activate blood circulation and relieve tendons, such as Elixir of Tendons, Cow’s Knee, Weiling Xian, Panax ginseng and so on. 3. Traditional Chinese medicine: Chinese medicine believes that the pathogenesis of this disease is the patient’s deficiency, external or internal wind, cold, dampness and heat, paralysis and obstruction of the meridians, flowing into the joints, affecting the operation of qi and blood, qi and blood blockage, and not through the pain. Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine treatment to activate blood circulation, diuresis and seepage of dampness (to promote the operation of water to dispel dampness), clearing away heat and detoxification, generally use Coix lacryma, Atractylodes macrocephala, Angelica sinensis, Salvia divinorum and other drugs. If there is any discomfort in the hip joint, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time, and not to treat it by oneself, so as not to cause adverse effects on the organism.