Is Acupuncture Effective in Treating Herniated Lumbar Discs?

Acupuncture cannot cure lumbar disc herniation, but it can effectively relieve the clinical symptoms of the disease. Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation belongs to Chinese medicine “lumbar spinal pain”, closely related to the kidney meridian, bladder meridian, dukkha, the pathogenesis of the meridian qi and blood stagnation, or essence and blood deficiency, the meridian loss of warmth, moistening. Treatment is based on relaxing the tendons and activating the channels (stretching the tendons and bones, dredging the meridians) and relieving pain (dredging the meridians and channels, relieving pain), and you can choose Kidney Yu, Large Intestine Yu, and Commissioning Point as the main points, and combine them with the identification of other matching points. Low back pain can be categorized into cold-dampness low back pain, blood stasis low back pain and kidney deficiency low back pain. Cold-dampness lumbago with a history of cold in the lumbar region, aggravated by windy, cold and rainy weather, and soreness, numbness and cold pain in the lumbar region, can be combined with the lumbar Yangguan acupoint for treatment. Those with lumbar pain caused by blood stasis have a history of sprain and contusion injury in the lumbar region, and the pain is aggravated by exertion, getting up in the morning, sitting for a long time, and the pain is fixed and does not move, which can be treated by combining with the diaphragm Yu acupoints. Kidney deficiency lumbago is characterized by slow onset, vague pain, weakness and fatigue, and can be treated by combining Zhigu and Taixi points. If you have a herniated lumbar disc, it is recommended to treat it under the guidance of a professional physician, and not blindly operate on your own.