Chinese medicine follows a principle when treating diseases: "those who can treat diseases without needles, those who can treat diseases with needles without drugs, those who can use external drugs without internal drugs, and those who can use drugs without knives."

Osteoarthropathy is called osteoarthropathy in traditional Chinese medicine, unlike modern medicine, which divides osteoarthropathy into cervical spondylosis, arthritis, scapulohumeral periarthritis, lumbar disc herniation, hyperosteogeny, bone spur and other diseases; So in ancient China, how did Chinese medicine treat these osteoarthropathy?

1

External plaster for osteopathy

Physicians in past dynasties advocated that "the principle of external treatment is the principle of internal treatment", and plaster is the most common and effective external treatment. The principle of external plaster and oral decoction is the same.

2

moxibustion

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bone and joint diseases are caused by exogenous wind and cold, and moxibustion can strengthen the body resistance and eliminate evil spirits. By igniting moxa, fumigating acupoints, harmonizing qi and blood, and regulating yin and yang, the effects of treating bone arthralgia, preventing diseases and protecting health are achieved. "Introduction to Medicine" also said: "Moxibustion is better than medicine needle." It can be seen that moxibustion has long been valued by people, and it has been widely spread because of its high safety, no toxic side effects and health care function. Household moxibustion is simple to operate and convenient to use.

three

acupuncture and moxibustion

Traditional Chinese medicine is often used to treat osteoarthrosis. Acupuncture is divided into acupuncture and moxibustion. Moxibustion is the moxibustion mentioned above. Acupuncture is to puncture a filiform needle into a patient's body according to a certain point, and use acupuncture techniques such as twisting and lifting to treat diseases. Acupuncture can't be used by itself, and it needs special doctor's operation.

Traditional Chinese medicine culture is extensive and profound, and these methods mentioned above are not only the main ways for the ancients to treat bone diseases, but also have been passed down to this day. Today, with the popularization and attention of Chinese medicine, it continues to play a huge role and provides great help for modern people to treat bone diseases.

Traditional Chinese medicine has great potential and advantages in the treatment of bone diseases, and has few side effects. However, it is almost universally acknowledged that the curative effect of traditional Chinese medicine is relatively slow. The key is to cure the disease and seek the root, and the overall conditioning is the key. After all, relieving pain is not an end, but a root cause. The treatment of osteopathy must start from the root cause.