Bronchial asthma is a worldwide disease, and the incidence of asthma and death rates continue to increase at an alarming rate year after year worldwide. Acupuncture is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine, with a long history and a long history. Its distinctive feature is to stimulate the acupuncture points or specific parts of the human body to stimulate the induction and conduction of the meridian system to achieve the purpose of disease prevention and treatment. Acupuncture treatment for asthma has good immediate and long-term efficacy. Here are 8 questions about acupuncture for the prevention and treatment of bronchial asthma that are of concern to asthma patients: Question 1: Is acupuncture effective in treating asthma? Can it be cured? Asthma is a worldwide medical problem, both Chinese and Western medicine treatment, is to control the development of asthma as the main treatment goal. Because its pathogenesis is closely related to the immune system, autonomic nervous system, physical fitness, infection, emotion and other factors, it is difficult to completely avoid the triggers, therefore, the so-called eradication of asthma is difficult. Therefore, relieving symptoms and preventing recurrence as much as possible on the basis of actively avoiding triggers and improving physical fitness should be the main goal and idea of treating asthma. The World Health Organization has recommended acupuncture as one of the effective methods to prevent and treat bronchial asthma. In the acute exacerbation period, Western medicine can be used to protect the patient, and in the remission period and recovery period, acupuncture therapy is mainly used to prevent recurrence. Many unique therapies of acupuncture such as winter and summer acupressure, acupuncture point injection and buried thread are very helpful for asthma control and prevention. In addition, it is also important to strengthen exercise, physical fitness, moderate work and rest, regular work and rest, light diet, and stable emotions to prevent asthma. Good living habits and regular treatment are the left and right arms of asthma prevention and treatment. Adhering to the regimen will have a long-lasting effect. Question 2: Does acupuncture therapy for asthma have side effects? Acupuncture therapy basically has no side effects. However, if the doctor is not familiar with the anatomy, improper acupuncture at some points may cause serious medical accidents such as pneumothorax. Secondly, if the dosage of acupuncture points is not appropriate, there is a possibility of adverse reactions such as drug rash. Especially in children. In addition, clinical observation shows that some patients may experience an increase in coughing and phlegm, or even a slight aggravation of asthma within a week of the initial acupuncture, but do not worry, these indicate that the body is responding well, indicating that the therapeutic effect will become more and more obvious. Question 3: What are the best acupuncture points for acupuncture? Acupuncture therapy prefers the “three points and five needles method”, which is an effective method for treating asthma summarized by Professor Shao Jingming, a famous Chinese medicine practitioner, after more than 70 years of clinical practice, and is highly effective in bronchial asthma. The commonly used acupuncture points are Dazhi, Fengmen, Lung Yu, Spleen Yu, Kidney Yu, Tiandu, Qingmao, Dingmao, Dazhang, Feosanli, and Kongzhu. Question 4: How does acupuncture treat asthma? The pathogenesis of asthma is intricate and complex. It is generally believed to be related to chronic airway inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness, airway remodeling, and allergic reactions, the first three of which involve the involvement of neural mechanisms. Studies have shown that acupuncture may be a treatment for asthma through overall adjustment of neuro-endocrine-immune system function. Question 5: What are the methods of acupuncture for asthma treatment? There are various methods of acupuncture treatment, mainly acupuncture, helium-neon laser acupuncture point irradiation, picking four sutures, intermittent ginger moxibustion, warm acupuncture, acupuncture point ambulation, ear acupuncture, acupuncture point far infrared irradiation and other methods. They are used clinically according to the condition of the disease. Question 6: What is the best season to treat asthma? What is the effect of winter and summer treatment? Generally, asthma is divided into acute attack and remission period. Most of the patients have seasonal onset, showing onset in spring and autumn and remission in summer. The treatment of asthma is a long-term process, and acupuncture treatment is available for both the exacerbation and remission periods. Chinese medicine advocates “treating the symptoms in an acute manner and treating the root cause in a slow manner”. Treatment during the acute attack period can promote the lung and calm asthma, and suppress the symptoms of asthma attacks; treatment during the remission period can improve the physical condition, prevent the frequency of asthma attacks and reduce the dosage of drugs. Winter and summer treatment has good long-term effects. Question 7: What is the course of treatment for asthma with acupuncture? Acupuncture treatment for asthma is once every other day, 10 times for a course of treatment, and each treatment cycle is 2-3 courses of treatment. At least 2 cycles a year, summer and autumn/winter are the best times for treatment. Now is the summer season, in order to prevent asthma attacks in autumn and winter, asthma patients may want to try it. Question 8: What are the precautions for acupuncture? Acupuncture has a wide range of indications for treatment and no toxic side effects. In order to fully ensure the safety of acupuncture, there are also many matters that need to be noted: patients who are overworked, hungry or nervous should not be acupunctured immediately; skin infections, ulcers and scars should not be acupunctured; please clean your body before each consultation to facilitate diagnosis and treatment; patients should wear loose clothing, women should wear two-section suits for convenience, please do not wear pantyhose; please keep your mind calm and body relaxed during acupuncture. Relaxation, please do not shake and turn over to avoid pain; any discomfort during treatment, such as dizziness, nausea, palpitations, dizziness in front of the eyes, shortness of breath, etc., is a precursor to acupuncture, please tell V medical staff immediately; needles should be avoided to pierce the blood vessels to prevent bleeding. Patients who have a tendency to bleed or who bleed more than once due to injury should not be acupunctured. If there is subcutaneous bleeding or bruising after acupuncture, it is a natural reaction and will disappear in a few days; if there is excessive fatigue and soreness after acupuncture, it is a natural phenomenon and should not be overly concerned.