Shoulder periarthritis moxibustion at key points Moxibustion, treatment of frozen shoulder
Perioditis of shoulder is a chronic shoulder disease that occurs in middle-aged and elderly people aged 40-60, more common in women , The patient usually feels that the shoulder gradually starts to hurt, which is usually severe at night, and the pain will gradually increase, and will cause the shoulder joint function to be limited, and gradually increase.
Moxibustion-related acupoints can dredge Qi and blood, remove dampness, reduce pain, and thus treat the disease.
I. General moxibustion:
Moxibustion at Jianliu:
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[Efficacy] Drains the upward movement of yang energy and activates the meridians.
【Method of moxibustion】Gentle moxibustion should be used. When applying moxibustion, hold a moxa stick in hand and hover at the Jianli point, 1.5 to 3 cm away from the skin, and the patient can feel warm and not hot.
[Location and selection of acupoints] The acupoint is located at the lower edge of the acromion, between the acromion and the greater tuberosity of the humerus, in the upper center of the deltoid muscle. When the arm is abducted or raised horizontally, two depressions appear on the shoulder, and the first depression in the front is the main point.
【Moxibustion time】Moxibustion 1~2 times a day, 10~20 minutes each time.
Second, Moxibustion according to the symptoms:
Symptom 1: upper arm pain.
1. Moxibustion at Armsang Point
[Effects] through the meridians, evacuate Wind and heat.
【Method of moxibustion】Gentle moxibustion should be used. When applying moxibustion, hold the moxa stick in hand and hover at the armpit point, 1.5 to 3 cm away from the skin, and the patient can feel warm and not hot.
[Location and acupoint selection] This acupoint is located on the outer side of the arm, at the insertion point of the deltoid muscle, 7 cun above Quchi acupoint on the connecting line between Quchi acupoint and Jianli acupoint.
【Moxibustion time】Moxibustion 1~2 times a day, 10~15 minutes each time.
2. Moxibustion at Quchi Point
[Location and selection of acupoints] This acupoint is located outside the transverse cubital crease When the elbow is flexed, it is the midpoint of the line connecting the ruler and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. When selecting acupoints, flex the elbow at 45° with the palm upright, the radial side of the elbow joint, and the head of the cubital crease.
[Efficacy] Clears heat and removes fire.
【Method of moxibustion】Gentle moxibustion should be used. When applying moxibustion, hold the moxa stick in hand and hover at the Quchi point, 1.5 to 3 cm away from the skin, and the patient can feel warm and not hot.
3. Moxibustion at Jianzhen Point
[Location and selection of acupoints] This acupoint is located behind the shoulder joint , When the arm is adducted, 1 cun (finger cun) above the head of the back of the armpit. When selecting acupuncture points, sit in the shoulder position, behind and below the shoulder joint.
【Moxibustion time】Moxibustion 1~2 times a day, 10~20 minutes each time.
[Efficacy] Dissipates heat and unclogs meridians.
【Method of moxibustion】Gentle moxibustion should be used. When applying moxibustion, the patient is in a prone position, and the moxibustion practitioner holds a moxa stick in his hand and hovers at the Jianzhen point, 1.5 to 3 cm away from the skin, and the patient feels warm and not hot.
[Time of moxibustion] moxibustion 1~2 times a day, each time moxibustionAbout 10 to 20 minutes, moxibustion until the skin is flushed.
Symptom 2: Scapular pain.
Moxibustion at Tianzong Point
[Locating acupoints]Scapular spine In the depression of the intersection of the midpoint and the lower angle of the scapula, at the intersection of the 1/3 and the lower 2/3, in the central infraspinatus muscle of the infraspinatus fossa;
【efficacy 】Growing yang.
【Method of moxibustion】Gentle moxibustion should be used. When applying moxibustion, the patient is in a prone position, and the moxibustion practitioner holds a moxa stick and hovers at the Tianzong point, 1.5-3 cm away from the skin, and the patient feels warm and not hot.
【Moxibustion time】Moxibustion is performed 1~2 times a day, and each moxibustion is about 10~20 minutes, until the skin becomes flushed.