Acupuncture for Plantar Fasciitis

Chinese medicine believes that plantar fasciitis belongs to the category of “tendon injuries, impotence”, and when treating it, you can choose acupuncture points that have the function of activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain, such as Kunlun, Qiu Hui, Xie Xi, etc. The acupuncture points are located in the depression between the tip of the ankle and the Achilles tendon. 1. Kunlun: This point belongs to the foot solar bladder meridian and is located in the ankle area, in the depression between the tip of the outer ankle and the Achilles tendon. Moxibustion at this point can be used to treat ankle swelling and pain, lumbosacral pain, Xiangqiang and other conditions. 2. Qiu Hui: This point belongs to the foot Shaoyang bile meridian and is located in the ankle area, below the anterior part of the ankle, in the lateral depression of the tendon of the long extensor digitorum longus. According to the proximate therapeutic effect of this point, moxibustion can be used to treat pain and swelling of the outer ankle, pain in the chest and ribs, neck pain and other conditions. 3. Xiexi: This point belongs to the foot Yangming stomach meridian and is located in the ankle area, in the central depression in front of the ankle joint, between the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus and the extensor hallucis longus tendon. According to the theory of acupuncture and moxibustion, “treating impotence by taking Yangming alone”, moxibustion can treat impotence paralysis of the lower limbs (weakness, numbness and pain in the lower limbs), ankle arthropathy, foot drop, and ankle joint disorders, etc. In addition, it should be noted that this point can be used for the treatment of impotence paralysis of the lower limbs. In addition, when moxibustion should pay attention to the temperature of the moxa stick, not too high, so as not to burn the skin. Patients with plantar fasciitis are advised to go to regular hospitals and be treated under the guidance of professional physicians who can identify the symptoms.