The treatment of lumbar cold often uses acupuncture points that can warm the yang and dissipate cold, and the following points can be moxibued when lumbar cold is present: kidney yu, lumbar yangguan, vital gate, thigh pass, fu hare, eight soles, and so on.
Kidney Yu is located in the spine area, under the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra, 1.5 inches away from the center line. It has the effect of warming the yuan-yang, benefiting the kidney and strengthening the waist, strengthening the spleen and qi, inducing diuresis and dispelling dampness, and treating coldness in the waist caused by kidney-yang deficiency.
Vital Point is located in the spinal region, in the depression below the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra, on the posterior midline. It has the effects of benefiting the kidney and strengthening the yang, clearing heat and tranquilizing the mind, regulating the Chong Ren, strengthening the waist and strengthening the knees, and has a relieving effect on the coldness of the waist caused by kidney yang deficiency.
Lumbar Yang Guan is located in the spinal region, in the depression below the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra, on the posterior midline. It has the effect of tonifying the kidney and strengthening the waist, dispersing cold and removing dampness, and has a therapeutic effect on lumbar cold caused by cold and dampness or kidney yang deficiency.
In addition, Thigh Pass point has the effect of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, and can relieve the symptoms of cold pain in the waist and knees. Fubu has the effect of dispersing cold and removing dampness, dredging the meridians and channels, and can relieve symptoms of cold pain in the lower back and knees. The Baresha point has the effect of tonifying kidney yang, strengthening the tendons and bones, and strengthening the waist and knees, and has a therapeutic effect on lumbar cold caused by kidney yang deficiency.
The main causes of lumbar cold are feeling cold and dampness or kidney yang deficiency, the different causes of different acupuncture points are also different from person to person, need to consult a doctor after the dialectical accuracy and then select the right acupuncture point.