Is moxibustion effective in treating scleroderma?

Scleroderma is a common skin disease in clinical practice. The medical cause of this disease is still unclear. Some say it is caused by genetics, environmental pollution or viral infection. Since this disease can cause serious psychological stress and physical torture to patients, it has always been of great concern to patients in clinical treatment. Traditional Chinese medicine uses moxibustion to treat scleroderma, and initial results have been achieved.

In systemic scleroderma, there are many antibodies in the blood of such patients. These antibodies are not against foreign pathogens, but against one's own tissues, cells or cell components. This is a "fratricidal" phenomenon, resulting in various tissue damage and destruction. Medically, this disease is called an autoimmune disease. Moxibustion can support yang and improve one's immune function, so it should be a good choice for this disease. Other medications often control short-term symptoms but fail to fundamentally resolve the problem.

Systemic sclerosis is a chronic multisystem disease. Initial symptoms are often nonspecific and include Raynaud phenomenon, fatigue, and musculoskeletal pain; these symptoms persist for weeks or months before other signs develop. The characteristic early clinical manifestation of scleroderma is swelling and thickening of the skin, beginning in the fingers and hands. A variety of manifestations follow, primarily in the skin, lungs, heart, digestive tract, or kidneys. In patients without Raynaud's phenomenon, the risk of renal involvement is increased.

According to the above introduction to scleroderma, everyone has understood some principles about the treatment of scleroderma with moxibustion. However, during the treatment process, we will formulate detailed treatment plans for different patients' conditions, and make some adjustments to the use of drugs and treatment methods according to the patient's condition and drug absorption. However, moxibustion is a very safe treatment method, so everyone can rest assured to carry out the treatment.