Can moxibustion cure lumbar muscle strain?

Moxibustion is a common and magical method in traditional Chinese medicine. Many people now don’t know what moxibustion is. Similarly, lumbar muscle strain is also one of the major problems faced by modern people. Due to the increasing intensity of work, more and more young people are beginning to suffer from lumbar muscle strain. So, can moxibustion cure lumbar muscle strain?

Symptoms of lumbar muscle strain:

1. Soreness or distension in the waist, local tingling or burning pain.

2. It gets worse when you are tired and gets better when you rest; it gets better with proper exercise and frequent changes of body position, but gets worse with excessive activity.

3. Unable to persist in bending over while working.

They are often forced to stretch their waist or hit their waist with fists from time to time to relieve the pain.

4. There are tender points in the lower back, mostly in the sacrospinal muscle, the posterior part of the iliac spine, the insertion point of the sacrospinal muscle behind the sacrum, or the transverse process of the lumbar vertebra.

5. There is usually no abnormality in the appearance and movement of the waist, and there is no obvious lumbar muscle spasm. A few patients have slightly restricted waist movement.

Moxibustion can treat lumbar muscle strain. The specific method is that the patient takes a comfortable position and fully exposes the selected acupoint. The operator holds the pure moxa stick with the thumb, index finger and middle finger of one hand as if holding a pen to write, so that the moxa stick and the local skin of the acupoint are at a 45-degree angle. The lit end of the moxa stick is aimed at the most uncomfortable part of the waist (the distance between the moxa head at the lit end and the most uncomfortable skin of the waist is about one inch). Moxibustion is based on the principle that the patient feels local warmth in the waist and the operator sees redness but does not cause burns, for about 30 minutes, once a day.

Lumbar muscle strain is often related to cold and dampness strain, kidney deficiency, etc. The wind, cold and dampness invade the meridians, and when bending over to bear weight, the meridians are blocked, resulting in poor circulation of qi and blood. Moxibustion can dredge blood vessels and activate collaterals, and can treat lumbar muscle strain. The main acupoints for moxibustion are: Ashi point, Shenshu, Zhishi, Weizhong, etc. In addition, it is combined with the meridian massage method: use rolling and massaging methods to go back and forth along the bladder meridians on both sides up and down 3 to 5 times, using force from light to heavy. Then use the thumbs of both hands to massage the Shenshu, Yaoyangguan, Dachangshu, Baliao and other acupoints until you feel soreness and swelling, and cooperate with the passive exercise of extending the waist backward several times.

I wonder if you have benefited from what we introduced today about how moxibustion can treat lumbar muscle strain. Moxibustion is one of the superb diagnostic and treatment methods in Chinese medicine. It is recommended that friends who have the conditions give it a try. Friends who are interested can also consult and learn from professionals. Finally, patients with lumbar muscle strain need to pay attention to rest and not do heavy work.