According to Western medicine, low back pain is a common clinical symptom caused by injuries to the bones and soft tissues of the waist caused by different reasons. The main symptoms are waist pain and limited activity. According to traditional Chinese medicine, low back pain is often caused by the combination of wind, cold, and dampness, which combines to form paralysis and obstruction of the meridians. It belongs to the category of paralysis and needs to activate blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and dredge the meridians. Symptomatic acupuncture treatment can play an obvious role in removing blood stasis and unblocking meridians, warming meridians and dispersing cold.
Traditional Chinese medicine experts divide low back pain into four types, namely cold-damp low back pain, damp-heat low back pain, blood stasis low back pain, and kidney deficiency low back pain. Each type of low back pain has different manifestations and acupuncture points.
1. Cold-damp low back pain:
Clinical manifestations: severe low back pain, pain extending to the buttocks, difficulty in turning sideways, aggravated by rainy days; white and greasy coating, slow and slow pulse.
Acupuncture points: Mingmen, Dachangshu, Yinlingquan, Weizhong
2. Damp-heat low back pain
Clinical manifestations: low back pain, burning sensation in the painful area, hot weather It may worsen on rainy days and may be relieved after physical activity. The urine may be short and red; the fur may be yellow and greasy, and the pulse may be moist or stringy.
Acupuncture points: Yinlingquan, Sanyinjiao, Weizhong
3. Low back pain due to blood stasis
Clinical manifestations: history of waist trauma, low back pain like thorns, sore spots Fixed and refuses to press, light during the day and heavy at night, unfavorable turning; dark purple tongue or ecchymosis, slow and astringent pulse.
Acupuncture points: Mingmen, Weizhong, Geshu, Xuehai
4. Low back pain due to kidney deficiency
Clinical manifestations: low back pain, soreness and softness, like rubbing and pressing, Recurrent attacks, severe when exerted, weakness in the knees; yang deficiency means lukewarm hands and feet, cold pain in the lower back and lower abdomen, lack of energy and fatigue, pale tongue and thready pulse; yin deficiency means irritability and heat in the five palpitations, dry mouth and throat, insomnia and forgetfulness Tinnitus, tender red tongue, stringy and thready pulse.
Acupuncture points: Shenshu, Taixi, Yaoyangguan, Weizhong
At the end, although acupuncture has certain auxiliary effects in treating low back pain, it needs to be operated by professionals. . Only by following the correct acupuncture method can low back pain be relieved. Improper technique may aggravate the condition.