Application of acupuncture rehabilitation therapy Milli-needle therapy Based on the principles of Chinese medicine and acupuncture methods, milli-needles are used to apply acupuncture at meridian acupoints in the human body to unblock the meridians, regulate the functions of internal organs and treat related diseases. Clinical applications: ①Nervous system diseases, such as neurogenic headache, trigeminal neuralgia, phantom limb pain after amputation, facial nerve palsy, peripheral nerve injury, cerebrovascular disease, etc. ②Motor system diseases, such as cervical spondylosis, shoulder periarthritis, lumbar leg pain, osteoarthritis, etc. ③Pediatric diseases, such as pediatric cerebral palsy and other rehabilitation treatments. Auricular acupuncture is a method of diagnosing and treating diseases by stimulating acupuncture points on the ear by means of special milli-needles or by means of drug compresses. since the 1980s, China has strengthened the research and application of auricular acupuncture points, and the indications for auricular acupuncture treatment have been expanding and have now developed to more than 100 kinds. Clinical applications: The best results in clinical rehabilitation are achieved in the treatment of pain, including headache, trigeminal neuralgia, sciatica, sprains and contusions, falling pillow and other pains, as well as wound pain arising from various surgical procedures. Head acupuncture Head acupuncture is a method of treating diseases by stimulating acupoints on the head with milli needles or other methods. The meridians, acupuncture points and internal organs used are closely related. After discussion at the WHO Western Pacific Acupuncture Point Name Standardization Meeting, it was decided to develop a standardized protocol for head acupuncture point names according to the principles of zoning the meridians, selecting points on the meridians, and combining the ancient method of penetrating points (one needle through two or three points). Clinical practitioners need to accurately master the localization of the stimulation zone or head acupoints. Clinical applications: ① Pain and sensory abnormalities: it can be used clinically for the treatment of various acute and chronic pain conditions such as headache, trigeminal neuralgia, neck pain, shoulder pain, low back pain, sciatic nerve, etc. It can also be used for numbness of the limbs. ②Central nervous system disorders: including cerebrovascular disease-induced hemiplegia, aphasia, medullary palsy, pediatric cerebral palsy and sequelae of craniocerebral trauma, sequelae of encephalitis, etc., are the main indications for head acupuncture skin therapy. Psychiatric diseases: Head acupuncture dermatotherapy has the function of adjusting the functional state of the cerebral cortex and can be used for schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, senile dementia and pediatric cerebral palsy. Water needle therapy Acupuncture point injection method, also known as water needle therapy, is to use the needle of the syringe instead of the needle to pierce into specific points, injecting certain Chinese and Western drugs into the human body a method of injection. This method of acupuncture stimulation and drug properties and the penetration of the acupuncture points to stimulate the effect of the organic combination to play a comprehensive effect, in order to improve the efficacy of disease prevention and treatment. Clinical application: This method is more effective in the treatment of various pains. Most of the indications for acupuncture treatment can be used, such as motor system diseases, neuropsychiatric system diseases and cerebrovascular diseases. Electro-acupuncture therapy Electro-acupuncture is a therapy in which the acupuncture point is pierced with a needle, and then a micro-pulse current close to the body’s bioelectricity is passed through the needle, using a combination of needle and electrical stimulation to prevent and treat disease. Electro-acupuncture is combined with electrical stimulation on the basis of acupuncture to obtain qi, which can improve the therapeutic effect, and can replace human twisting needles, and can more objectively control the amount of stimulation. Clinical application: The clinical application is wide and applicable to most of the conditions treated by acupuncture. It is commonly used clinically in the rehabilitation of various pain disorders, cerebrovascular diseases, as well as muscle, ligament and joint injurious diseases. Rehabilitation mechanism of acupuncture therapy Analgesic effect Clinical practice proves that acupuncture therapy has a good analgesic effect. When acupuncture is used for analgesia, endorphins in the cerebral spinal cord or brain increase significantly. Some studies have reported that the effects of the nervous system and neurotransmitters are not isolated from each other, but work in tandem. For example, the acupuncture signal increases morphine-like substances in the brain, which in turn can act on the gray matter around the midbrain conduction duct, which in turn excites the middle suture nucleus and inhibits the dorsal horn of the spinal cord by releasing 5-hydroxytryptamine through the downstream fibers, etc. Regulation of the function of the body systems Regulation of the function of the internal organs: Acupuncture can calm asthma and stop spasm in the respiratory system. Acupuncture has a regulating effect on kidney function, and is effective for urinary retention and difficulty in urination. Acupuncture also has an adjustment effect on neurological functions, such as electroacupuncture can have a significant adjustment effect on the excitation and inhibition process of the cerebral cortex. Adjustment of blood components: Some studies have shown that acupuncture at Diaphragmatic and Plump Heart points can treat ischemic anemia, and experiments have shown that the number of reticulocytes in peripheral blood increases dramatically after acupuncture. Acupuncture at Foot San Li and He Gu can increase the total white blood cell count, which can be used for total leukocyte reduction caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Modulation of the immune system: acupuncture also has the effect of improving the body’s immunity; it can strengthen the body and prevent diseases. Conclusion Based on traditional Chinese medicine theory, acupuncture therapy is applied to the clinical rehabilitation treatment of various dysfunctional diseases, and after years of clinical practice, its efficacy has been widely recognized by the rehabilitation medicine community at home and abroad. Rehabilitation medicine is a young discipline in China, and the knowledge level of rehabilitation medical personnel varies, so it is necessary to draw on the knowledge and concepts of many disciplines to expand the clinical medical level and improve the efficacy of diagnosis and treatment.