Lumbar disc herniation is categorized as low back pain in traditional Chinese medicine, and acupuncture treatment can relieve low back pain symptoms to some extent.
Lumbago is a condition characterized by pain in the lower back, also known as lumbar spinal pain. Its occurrence is often associated with the feeling of external evil, fall injury, old age, excessive labor and other factors. The waist is the capital of the kidneys, kidney meridian through the spine is kidney, bladder meridian clip the spine contact kidney, dushi vein and spine, so this disease and kidney and foot solar bladder meridian, dushi vein and other close relationship.
The basic mechanism of lumbago is meridian qi and blood blockage, or essence and blood deficiency, meridian loss of warmth, moistening. The treatment is based on the relief of tendons and activation of channels (stretching the tendons and bones, dredging the meridians), and the relief of pain through the meridians. Acupuncture and moxibustion treatments are based on localized A-shi points (points with obvious sensations of soreness, numbness, distension and pain) and foot solar meridian points. The main points include Kidney Yu, Large Intestine Yu, Ah Yes Point, and Commission Center.
Kidney Yu can benefit the kidneys and strengthen the waist; the large intestine Yu, A Yes point is the proximal selection of points, can be adjusted to the local tendons and qi and blood, through the menstruation to relieve pain; take the commission of the bladder meridian qi, remove the meridian of stagnation.
Although acupuncture treatment can alleviate the symptoms of low back pain, but low back pain is serious, it is recommended to timely specialist clinic, the specific acupuncture therapy needs to be operated by a professional acupuncturist.