Moxibustion for the treatment of cervical spondylosis

Moxibustion is a treatment method in traditional medicine. Its most obvious effect is to promote qi and blood circulation, dredge meridians, and has the effects of removing dampness and cold, reducing swelling and dispersing nodules. It can play a very good role in the treatment of many diseases, including cervical spondylosis. Through the treatment of cervical moxibustion, it can achieve the effect of expelling wind and cold, and can eliminate fire, heat, dampness and toxins, and has a good effect of expelling phlegm and dampness.

Moxibustion for the treatment of cervical spondylosis

1. The reaction of expelling wind and cold

Sneezing, runny nose, cold, sore throat, joint pain, farting, or feeling cold air coming out of the top of the head and extremities. What's worse, the whole body or half of the body feels cold, and you will feel cold even if you cover yourself with two quilts, but your temperature is normal. These reactions can last from 1 to 2 days to 3 to 5 months.

2. The reaction of expelling heat and evil toxins

Itchy sores, carbuncles, fever and eczema-like itching may occur on the skin surface, papules may appear on the face or body, or pustules that have healed before may reappear, and there may be burning sensations in the urine and stool. These are all signs that the body is expelling heat and toxins.

3. The reaction of expelling stagnation

After moxibustion, people may feel irritable and angry, dislike everyone, feel sad, aggrieved, and even want to cry. This is especially true for introverted people and women. There is no need to suppress their emotions, but to let them out. There may also be hiccups, flatulence, pain in the liver and gallbladder area and reflex areas, etc. These are all the depressed energy being discharged from the body. These reactions generally last from a few hours to 1-3 days, and in a few patients they can last for several months. 4. The reaction of expelling phlegm and dampness

Coughing and spitting, increased sputum, vomiting, sputum or abdominal pain, diarrhea, watery stools, sticky and cold stools. Swelling of the head, face, limbs, half of the body, or even the whole body; difficulty urinating or frequent urination with turbid and pungent smell; cold and sticky sweat in some parts or all over the body. The moxibustion sensation can change from the initial dull type to the sensitive type.

5. The reaction of removing blood stasis

The appearance of red spots and ecchymosis on the skin surface indicates that the blood stasis in the meridians on the skin surface has been discharged.

6. Reactions related to sleep: Some people experience changes in their sleep after moxibustion. They feel sleepy all day, tired, weak, dizzy, and have no appetite. After a period of time, sleepiness turns into insomnia. These are all reactions to eliminating diseases. If you persist in moxibustion, you will feel full of energy after a while.