TCM treatment of lumbar disc bulging

For patients with recurrent lumbar disc herniation, some methods of traditional Chinese medicine can be used for treatment, which can also achieve good treatment results. For example, acupuncture treatment is a better method, which is good in promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. In addition, some Chinese herbal prescriptions can be used for treatment, and some methods of external application of Chinese medicine can also achieve certain results.

Acupuncture treatment of lumbar disc herniation

1. Body acupuncture: Commonly used acupoints: Shenshu, Baihuanshu, Huantiao, Chengfu, Yinmen, Weizhong, and Yanglingquan.

Method: Select 3 to 5 acupoints each time and use the drainage method. The acupoints selected are mainly commonly used acupoints. Depending on the pain, Jiaji points, Ashi points and acupoints along the meridians can be added.

2. Ear acupuncture: Commonly used points: sciatic, adrenal gland, buttocks, Shenmen, lumbar vertebrae, and sacral vertebrae.

Method: Use medium to strong stimulation and leave the needle in for 10 to 10 minutes. Acupuncture therapy is used on acupoints such as Shenshu, Huantiao, Weizhong, etc., once a day, and 10 times constitute a course of treatment.

Acupuncture treatment is guided by the basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine. It uses needles and moxibustion to perform acupuncture and moxibustion on the acupoints of the human body to achieve the purpose of curing diseases through the function of meridians. Acupuncture has the functions of harmonizing yin and yang, unblocking meridians, and strengthening the body to eliminate evil.

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment for lumbar disc herniation

1. Aconite (fried first), 15g each of cinnamon twig, oriental water plantain, stir-fried white peony root, umbellate, Achyranthes bidentata, Eucommia ulmoides, safflower, Stephania tetrandra, Saposhnikovia divaricata, ephedra and apricot kernel. 10 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Scutellaria baicalensis, 20 grams of Chuanxiong, and 6 grams of Licorice. Take 1 dose daily, decoct in water twice and combine together. Take 250 ml each morning and evening, one month as a course of treatment.

2. 21 grams of earthworm, 9 grams each of earthworm, scorpion, black-necked snake and pangolin. Add water and boil for 15 minutes, filter out the liquid, add water again and boil for 20 minutes, and remove the residue. Mix the two medicine solutions evenly and take 1 dose per day in 2 divided doses.

3. 50 grams of cooked rehmannia, 20 grams of white mustard seeds, 10 grams each of deer antler glue and ephedra, 5 grams each of cinnamon, roasted ginger charcoal, and raw licorice. Decoction twice, mix the juice, take 1 dose per day, divided into 2 doses, and cooperate with traction therapy.

4. Take equal parts of processed horse chestnut seeds, earthworm, Achyranthes bidentata, ephedra, bombyx batryticatus, scorpion, liquorice, frankincense, myrrh and atractylodes. Grind into fine powder, sieve, take 1 gram each time, 2-3 times a day.

5. 500 grams of pure pig iron powder and 60-70 ml of salt water. After mixing, put it into a cloth bag, wrap the heated medicine bag with a cotton pad or towel and apply it to the affected area, 20 minutes each time, once a day, 10 times as a course of treatment.

6. 30 grams each of Ligusticum chuanxiong, Dipsacus asper, and Sappan wood, 20 grams each of Saposhnikovia divaricata, Angelica dahurica, Aconitum carmichaelii, Aconitum kusnezoffii, and 45 grams each of Cibotium barometz and Angelica dahurica. Grind them into fine powder, make a cloth bag with thin cotton cloth, put the powder into it, and wear it around the waist day and night.