Therefore, in life, many people are particularly nervous and afraid after learning that they have lumbar disc herniation, seeking medical advice everywhere, and even rushing to the hospital.
Some people say that Chinese acupuncture has a good therapeutic effect on lumbar disc herniation. Is it true?/You don't say. /You don't say. I believe many patients are eager to know the answer.
Acupuncture therapy is a common treatment method in traditional Chinese medicine, which mainly refers to stimulating the patient's acupoints and meridians with stainless steel needles to mobilize the body's inherent disease resistance, thus playing a role in preventing and treating diseases and alleviating related symptoms.
So, can acupuncture really treat lumbar disc herniation? The answer of Chinese medicine is this: acupuncture can really assist in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation.
In life, many patients choose traditional Chinese medicine for conservative treatment, one of which is acupuncture. After a period of acupuncture treatment and active cooperation with other treatment methods, symptoms such as low back pain, numbness, edema and inflammation can be effectively relieved, which is conducive to the recovery of the body and improves the quality of life of patients.
However, if patients with lumbar disc herniation want to do acupuncture, they should keep in mind the following four taboos in order to make lumbar disc herniation better quickly.
1, acupuncture times are not as many as possible.
Many patients with lumbar disc herniation think that since acupuncture can effectively relieve symptoms, it is better to do acupuncture every day. The more times and the longer the time, the better the effect should be. However, it turns out that this idea is not correct.
Because repeated, long-term or even uninterrupted acupuncture treatment can not guarantee the "infinite superposition" of effects. Only according to the different nature of the patient's disease, targeted and appropriate treatment can achieve the maximum effect.
In addition, it should be emphasized that Chinese medicine believes that in many cases, interval acupuncture is helpful for patients to "acupuncture for qi", thus playing the role of strengthening the body resistance and eliminating evil spirits.
Therefore, it is not recommended that patients with lumbar disc herniation blindly "acupuncture every day".
It is not advisable to go to private institutions for acupuncture.
It is not difficult to find that many fitness clubs, weight-loss institutions and physiotherapy shops on the street now have acupuncture services, and the prices are also uneven, and the technical level is also uneven.
There may be many patients with lumbar disc herniation who tend to choose cheap acupuncture services because of their general family conditions, and there may also be many patients who choose health care or acupuncture clinics because there is no Chinese medicine hospital near their homes or because they are introduced by friends.
Do you know that most of the technicians in these institutions have no doctor's qualification certificate and have not systematically studied anatomy and acupuncture of traditional Chinese medicine? They often study for a month or even a week and then go into battle. Not only do they have doubts about their technical level, for example, they can't find suitable acupoints, but there may also be some problems in the acupuncture they use, for example, they don't strictly follow the principle of "one point for one person", use non-disposable acupuncture needles and don't carry out strict disinfection treatment.
Doing acupuncture in this case will increase the risk of infection. Therefore, it is suggested to choose a regular Chinese medicine hospital and have acupuncture by experienced Chinese medicine practitioners, which is conducive to the recovery of the disease.
3. It is not advisable to take a bath immediately after acupuncture.
After acupuncture, patients with lumbar disc herniation may habitually take a bath before going to bed when they get home.
I don't know if this may aggravate my condition. If you must take a bath, it is recommended to take a bath every 4-6 hours after acupuncture, because the eye of the needle is basically closed at this time.
However, it is best not to take a bath on the day of acupuncture, and it is safer to take a bath the next day.
4. It is not advisable to blow after acupuncture.
Perhaps many patients with lumbar disc herniation don't know that it is not appropriate to blow after acupuncture.
This is because after acupuncture, the needle mouth will not heal immediately, so it can't be blown, otherwise it will be easily infected, causing physical discomfort and even aggravating the condition.
Therefore, when going out after acupuncture, you should pay attention to keep warm and avoid catching cold and blowing.
In short, patients with lumbar disc herniation should keep in mind the above four taboos, which can make you take fewer detours and recover quickly.