Can acupuncture be used to treat spinal cord injury

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In daily life, some friends may have spinal cord injury. In order to get rid of the disease better, many people want to choose acupuncture. Let's talk about the related knowledge.

Can acupuncture be used to treat spinal cord injury

First, acupuncture and moxibustion can be carried out. 2-inch filiform needle is used at Du meridian point, and about 1.5-inch upward oblique needling is used. If the resistance disappears suddenly or electric shock like sensation appears, the needling will radiate to ER Yin and lower limbs. When the needling is stopped, so as to avoid new injury to the spinal cord, Jiaji point can be punctured to intervertebral foramen, so that the needling sensation will radiate to both sides of the spine or corresponding limbs, or the body cavity of corresponding parts will have a tight sense; Guan yuan and Zhong Ji once again * urinate after acupuncture, so that the needle feels the outward radiation of the genitals. If urine retention should be noted, the depth of acupuncture should be paid attention; other points should be routinely operated.

Second, along the direction of the spinous process, the needle was inserted into the epidural space and connected to the DC pulse electroacupuncture apparatus, with the frequency of 1-5hz. The intensity of the stimulation was to feel the electric stimulation above the injury plane, which should not be too strong.

Thirdly, whether the disease is caused by internal and external causes, it is mostly deficiency syndrome. Acupuncture manipulation should be light, more tonic methods should be used, and cathartic methods should be used with caution. The stimulation amount of electroacupuncture treatment should be moderate. While the patient tolerates it, low frequency and small amplitude stimulation should be selected to avoid damaging the patient's healthy qi.

matters needing attention

After spinal cord injury, we must wait until the body is stable before we can carry out rehabilitation training or acupuncture. If the patient has no self-care ability, the nursing should ensure that the patient turns over every two hours, and do a good job in cleaning the whole body, defecation and perineum nursing. We should pay attention to avoid local moisture, urinary tract infection and pressure sores.