Acupuncture treatment of sequelae of cerebral infarction

Cerebral infarction is a relatively serious disease, which mainly occurs in the elderly. Patients with cerebral infarction are unable to take care of themselves. Many people are afraid of surgical treatment and choose conservative treatment with acupuncture. The effect of acupuncture treatment is quite ideal. However, acupuncture is an effective treatment method in traditional Chinese medicine. certainly. Any treatment may have side effects. So, what is the effect of acupuncture in treating the sequelae of cerebral infarction?

Acupuncture can treat cerebral infarction. However, to be precise, it is the treatment of the sequelae of cerebral infarction, not the cerebral infarction itself.

Simply put, cerebral infarction is a disorder of blood supply to local areas of brain tissue caused by various reasons (the most common are cerebral thrombosis and cerebral embolism), leading to ischemic and hypoxic lesions and necrosis of brain tissue. Brain tissue itself is very sensitive to ischemia and hypoxia. Irreversible damage can occur if the blood supply is interrupted for 4-6 minutes. This irreversible damage cannot be saved by any therapy. The first aid measures taken clinically are only to prevent the further expansion of the injury and the occurrence of complications. Along with the damage to brain tissue, the human body will produce corresponding manifestations of neurological dysfunction, such as limb dysfunction, language impairment, swallowing disorders, etc.

Currently, the mainstream treatment for cerebral infarction does not advocate the use of acupuncture in the acute phase of treatment. Acupuncture is mainly used for rehabilitation treatment of neurological dysfunction. However, more and more clinical practices have shown that the earlier acupuncture is intervened when cerebral infarction occurs, the lower the possibility of disability and the better the recovery in the sequelae period. In this sense, acupuncture can treat cerebral infarction, and in most cases it can be cured. Sometimes it cannot be cured because of the complexity of medicine. Different results may occur for each patient depending on their individual situation.

It is worth mentioning that the main cause of cerebral infarction is cerebral thrombosis, the main cause of cerebral thrombosis is atherosclerosis, the main causes of atherosclerosis are hypertension, smoking, large waist-to-hip ratio, improper diet, lack of physical exercise, diabetes, excessive drinking, excessive mental stress and depression, underlying heart disease and hyperlipidemia. Most of these factors are controllable. Therefore, we need to pay attention to establishing good living habits in our daily lives, avoid the influence of negative factors, and cultivate an optimistic, positive, upward and healthy attitude towards life, so that we can eliminate diseases in the bud.