Can moxibustion cure frozen shoulder? Acupuncture and moxibustion for frozen shoulder

A lot of people suffer from joint pain, and frozen shoulder is one of them, and the pain is so severe that it spreads to other parts of the body such as the arms and neck, which seriously affects the physical and mental health. Acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of frozen shoulder has its own unique efficacy, so how to treat frozen shoulder with acupuncture and moxibustion?

Causes of frozen shoulder

Frozen shoulder, also known as periarthritis of the shoulder, is a degenerative, inflammatory disease of the joint capsule of the shoulder and the soft tissues around the joints, the disease occurs in the qi and blood decline, wind, cold and dampness, or chronic strain, resulting in the pathway blockage, qi and blood is not smooth, or trauma related.

Frozen shoulder symptoms

Shoulder pain and heaviness, to the neck, arm dispersion, day light and night heavy, localized or widespread pressure pain, pain in the cold, warm slow, abduction, external rotation, extension and other activities are restricted.

Moxibustion has the effect of warming menstruation and dispersing cold, relieving pain and eliminating inflammation, and it has a better effect in treating frozen shoulder.

Moxibustion treatment of frozen shoulder acupuncture points:

1, A is the point: that is, the local pain site 2, shoulder soles (liao): in the shoulder, the shoulder behind the shoulder, when the shoulder joint abduction in the shoulder peak after the lower part of the depression. When the upper arm is abducted and lifted flat, two depressions can appear in the shoulder joint, and one of the depressions behind it is this point.

Indications: urticaria, periarthritis, cerebrovascular sequelae, pleurisy, intercostal neuralgia, etc.

3. Shoulder (jianyu): in the shoulder, on the deltoid muscle, when the arm is abducted, or stretched out flatly in front of the shoulder, when the shoulder peak is below the depression in front of the shoulder peak. When the upper arm is abducted and lifted up, two dimples can be seen in the shoulder joint, and one of the dimples in front of it is this point;

Treatments: diseases of the locomotor system: sequelae of acute cerebral vascular disease, frozen shoulder; allied acupoints: scapular pain, plus Tianzong, shoulder chastity, pain in the upper arm, plus the biceps and Quchi

4, Tianzong: in the scapular department, roughly in the middle of the scapula, in the middle of the fossa of the subganglionic fossa in a concave depression, and the fourth thoracic vertebrae are at par with the fourth thoracic vertebrae.

Treatments: scapular pain, frozen shoulder, soft tissue injury of the shoulder and back, pain in the posterior aspect of the elbow and arm, lack of lifting of the upper limbs, swelling and pain in the neck, neck, cheeks and jaws

5, Shoulder Chastity: in the lower back of the shoulder joint, when the arm is retracted, the head of the back of the armpit stripe is 1 inch (finger inches).

Indications: Pentacarpal system diseases: tinnitus, deafness; 2. Other: periarthritis of the shoulder joint

6, biceps: on the lateral side of the arm, at the stop of the deltoid muscle, 7 inches above the curved pool. When the arm is hanging and the elbow is bent, it is at the lower end of the deltoid muscle on the lateral side of the humerus.

Treatment: motor system diseases: paralysis or pain in the upper limbs, frozen shoulder, spasm of the cranial parietal muscles;

7, Quchi: bend the elbow at a right angle, at the midpoint of the line between the lateral end of the transverse stripe of the elbow and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. When the elbow is fully flexed, it is at the lateral end of the transverse stripe of the elbow.

Indications: Commonly used in modern times for the treatment of shoulder and elbow joint pain, paralysis of the upper limbs, hypertension, urticaria, influenza, tonsillitis, goiter, acute gastroenteritis and so on.

Moxibustion:

Use a single-hole moxibustion box with moxa to do mild moxibustion, 15-20 minutes per point, 7 days a course of treatment, with an interval of 2-3 days.