Is all low back pain a lumbar protrusion? No, most of the patients with low back pain are non-specific lower back pain (lower back pain without nerve root involvement or other serious disorders), not lumbar protrusion. And Chinese medicine is more effective in treating non-specific lower back pain. Among patients with non-specific lower back pain, lumbar microarthrosis is one of the very common diseases. Clinical data show that chronic low back pain in about 15% of young patients and about 40% of elderly patients is due to chronic lumbar small joint degeneration. What is lumbar microarthropathy? Lumbar microarthropathy, also known as lumbar synovial joint osteoarthritis, is a disease caused by the degeneration process of the small joints of the lumbar spine, with lumbar and leg pain as the main manifestation. What are the hazards of lumbar microarthrosis? Pain in the back and legs can affect the normal life of patients and reduce the quality of life. The small joints of the lumbar spine mainly play a role such as stabilizing the lumbar spine. If lumbar small joint disease is not treated in time, the degeneration of the small joints of the lumbar spine will gradually worsen, thus increasing the risk of patients suffering from lumbar protrusion, lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar spondylolisthesis and other diseases. What are the manifestations of lumbar microarthrosis? Lumbar pain is the most typical symptom of lumbar spondylolisthesis. When the lumbar region is stretched backward, pain will occur or the pain will be aggravated; patients may have a feeling of stiffness in the lumbar region, especially when they have just got up before moving, and it is difficult to move and turn over in the lumbar region; some patients may have pain radiating to the buttocks and thighs. Patients with lumbar and leg pain can be relieved after activity. What kind of people get lumbar spondylolisthesis? From the young to the old, all of them can get it. As the human body ages, the bones and joints and surrounding tissues enter a natural degenerative process, and during this degenerative process, pain in the lower back and legs can be triggered by heavy lifting or improper activities. Acute lumbar sprains commonly seen in young people are related to lumbar spondylolisthesis, while in older people the lumbar spondylolisthesis is more degenerative and forms more osteoarthropathies, which can be triggered and aggravated by strain or sprain. What auxiliary examinations should be done for lumbar spine small joint disease? Lumbar spine X-ray or lumbar spine CT. How to treat lumbar spine microarthrosis? Common Chinese medicine treatment includes massage, acupuncture, physiotherapy, Chinese medicine fumigation and other treatment methods. It is especially worth mentioning that our department has introduced the endothermic acupuncture technique to treat lumbar microarthrosis, which can clinically cure most patients with lumbar microarthrosis after one to three times of endothermic acupuncture treatment. What is the endothermic needle technique? Endothermic needle technology is based on acupuncture, the introduction of modern thermostatic technology, so that the body of the needle evenly heats up to about body temperature, in order to play a role in warming the meridians and promoting local blood circulation, to treat degenerative diseases of the bone and joint and soft tissue aseptic inflammation. What is the mechanism of endothermic acupuncture technology for the treatment of lumbar spine small joint disease? Endothermic acupuncture treatment for lumbar spine microarthrosis is based on the theory of combining Chinese and Western medicine. Western medicine theory is clear that the mechanism of this disease is the degeneration of the small joints of the lumbar spine, so in the treatment, the small joints of the lumbar spine are used as the treatment target, and the positioning is accurate, and the acupuncture and warmth reach the lesion directly. At the same time, in Chinese medicine theory, the main cause of lumbar and leg pain caused by bone and joint degeneration is the paralysis of meridians and the deficiency of liver and kidney, so the treatment takes the waist and leg acupuncture points of the bladder meridian to warm up the meridians and open up the channels, so as to benefit the liver and kidney. What are the advantages of endothermic acupuncture technique in treating lumbar spine small joint disease? Good efficacy, fast results, long-lasting efficacy, no side effects and little pain. Endothermic acupuncture treatment is guided by the theory of Chinese and Western medicine, and the two theories are integrated and complemented to ensure that the target treatment is effective, but also under the guidance of the theory of Chinese medicine, which seeks the root of the disease, to achieve a long duration of curative effect and the disease is not easy to recur. Internal heat acupuncture, based on acupuncture treatment, assisted by physical heating, the treatment is safe and effective, without the side effects associated with drug treatment. When the endothermic needle treatment, first anesthetize the local skin into the needle, greatly reducing the pain of the patient needling. The endothermic needle technology makes the efficacy of this disease improved and the course of treatment shortened, which not only relieves the patient’s pain, but also reduces the number of repeated visits to the patient and saves the patient’s visit time. What conditions are not suitable for endothermic acupuncture treatment? 1, suffering from lumbar spine tumor, infection, lumbar spine slippage, scoliosis, trauma and other diseases; 2, combined with circulation, respiratory, endocrine, nervous system, serious diseases of the blood system, liver, kidney function abnormalities and patients suffering from mental illness; 3, needle sickness; 4, needling local skin infection; 5, patients during pregnancy.