The claim of the three odd points for low back pain exaggerates the role of acupuncture points and is too one-sided to be true. Clinically, there are commonly used acupuncture points for the treatment of low back pain, respectively, kidney Yu, large intestine Yu, commission in the middle, A is the point (acid numbness and distension pain feeling obvious points) and so on.
Chinese medicine emphasizes the identification and treatment, according to the patient’s symptoms, signs and symptoms, there will be differences in the identification, so the acupuncture points will also be different, so the practice of sticking to a single point is not desirable. The diagnostic types of low back pain include Qi stagnation and blood stasis (blood stagnation due to lack of circulation of Qi), kidney yin deficiency, kidney yang deficiency, and cold-dampness low back pain.
Patients with qi stagnation and blood stasis need to add diaphragm yu, kidney yin deficiency add taixi, kidney yang deficiency add lumbar yangguan, and cold-dampness lumbago add moxibustion daxi. Commonly used acupoints for lumbar pain are kidney yu, large intestine yu, commissure, and a yes point. Use this as a prescription and add more points as appropriate according to the patient’s condition.
Lumbar pain should be treated promptly, and if acupuncture is to be performed, it is recommended to consult an acupuncturist.