28/11/2019
Today's topic: SCIATICA. Nowadays it has become one of the quite common medical conditions amongst us. Many patients I have seen coming with a sciatic nerve compression or with severe shooting pain from the hip joint traveling right through the femor. They always complain that the pain is unbearable and they use to take stomach killing sedatives to temporarily escape from that terrible pain. I would like to bring it to here to discuss on effective treatment methods without any undesirable side effects.
TREATMENT IN TRADITIONAL MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE AND SCIENCETIFIC HIJAMAH CUPPING THERAPY*
*QI, BOOLD AND BODY FLUIDS*
in the channels often affects the soft tissue of the lumbar, hips, and pelvis. This is what causes the muscle spasm and tension that triggers the intense shooting pain of acute sciatica.
Some common underlying imbalances are kidney qi vacuity, spleen qi vacuity with dampness, and liver qi stagnation. By treating the underlying imbalance, you can prevent the sciatica from returning.
*SPLEEN QI VACUITY*
with Dampness: For those with spleen qi vacuity with dampness, you will also have fatigue and weakness, but the back feels better with rest. Your body may feel very heavy and you may have poor digestion.
*LIVER QI STAGNATION*
Liver qi stagnation causes your muscles to be very tight and in spasm when you become angry or frustrated. Also, you may suffer from frequent headaches and, in women, painful me**es.
*HOW DOES CHINESE MEDICINE TREAT SCIATICA?*
It is best to approach sciatica using combination style treatment. An effective therapy many include acupuncture, Tui Na (Chinese medical massage,) cupping, electric stimulation, and stretching. The back, hip, and pelvis are very interconnected and the treatment should incorporate all of them. Overall, the treatment should relax and stretch the tendons and fascia while strengthening the muscles. This will help release the spastic muscles and strengthen them, allowing the back to naturally heal. It can even encourage an out of place disc to go back into place, depending on severity.
*ACUPUNCTURE AND HIJAMAH* will help to reprogram the muscles to stay relaxed. In effect, this is working to help the body heal itself. Chinese massage, or tui na, works to foster the acupuncture by releasing any extra tension in the fascia and connective tissue around the muscles. The technique called rolling is very important to deeply relax the muscles and improve circulation at the same time.
After the pain is gone, it is important for you to keep up you own back. Stretching is essential. Stretching will help keep the muscles healthy and relaxed. And it is the best way for you to maintain your own back. Also, doing tai chi, the Chinese exercise and meditation, is very effective to strengthen the lower back and relax it.
*ACUPUNCTURE AND HIJAMAH POINTS USED FOR SCIATIC PAIN*
Sciatica is not a medical diagnosis, rather it is a term used to describe the patientâs symptoms that involve a radiating pain, tingling, and numbness along the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve branches from the lower back through buttocks, legs and feet.
The sciatic nerve can get irritated or compressed by various underlying causes, including herniated disc (or bulging disc), spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, piriformis syndrome, spinal tumor or spinal infection.The response to the acupuncture treatment largely depends on the underlying cause of the sciatica.
When acupuncture is deemed applicable to treat this condition, an acupuncturist may determine the type of sciatica based on the patientâs body constitution. In addition, acupuncture needles may be administered specifically to the affected nerve root and its branches.
*SCIATICA ACUPUNCTURE AND HIJAMAH POINTS.*
The sciatic nerve forms as one thick nerve at the inferior border of Piriformis muscle (gluteus region), the specific treatment applied to this area is vitally important for both L5 and S1 impingement cases. However, standard acupuncture points in the region such as BL63 or BL64 are often insufficient to produce a desired effect. Therefore, experienced acupuncturists use one or more extra-acupuncture points, located either superior, inferior, medial, or lateral from the BL63 or BL64.
One to three points are chosen based on pain distributions, point palpation and findings from physical examinations such as deep tendon reflexes and muscle testing.
Other Sciatica Acupuncture Points: L5 Nerve Root Involvement (L4/L5)
BL25: Dachangshu In the lumbar region, at the same level as the inferior border of the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra (L4), 1.5 Bcun lateral to the posterior median line.
BL26: Guanyuanshu In the lumbar region, at the same level as the inferior border of the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra (L5), 1.5 B-cun lateral to the posterior median line.
ST40: Fenglong On the anterolateral aspect of the leg, lateral border of the tibialis anterior muscle, 8 B-cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus.
BL58: Feiyang On the posterolateral aspect of the leg, between the inferior border of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle and the calcaneal tendon, at the same level as 7 Bcun proximal to BL60.
GB35: Yangjiao On the fibular aspect of the leg, posterior to the fibula, 7 B-cun proximal to the prominence of the lateral malleolus.
ST42: Chongyang On the dorsum of the foot, at the joint of the base of the second metatarsal bone and the intermediate cuneiform bone, over the dorsalis pedis artery.
LR3: Taichong On the dorsum of the foot, between the first and second metatarsal bones, in the depression distal to the junction of the bases of the two bones, over the dorsalis pedis artery.
Sciatica Acupuncture Points: S1 Nerve Root Involvement (L5/S1)
BL26: Guanyuanshu In the lumbar region, at the same level as the inferior border of the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra (L5), 1.5 B-cun lateral to the posterior median line.
BL27: Xiaochangshu In the sacral region, at the same level as the first posterior sacral foramen, and 1.5 B-cun lateral to the median sacral crest. Note: At the same level as BL31.
BL31: Shangliao In the sacral region, in the first posterior sacral foramen.
BL59: Fuyang On the posterolateral aspect of the leg, between the fibula and the calcaneal tendon, at the same level as 3 B-cun proximal to BL60.
BL60: Kunlun On the posterolateral aspect of the ankle, in the depression between the prominence of the lateral malleolus and the calcaneal tendon.
GB41: Zulinqi On the dorsum of the foot, distal to the junction of the bases of the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones, in the depression lateral fifth extensor digitorum longous tendon.
GB 30 is also very important point for sciatica.
Method of puncture Prependicular 1.5 to 2.5 chun. Moxa is applicable
We add nerve and joint degeneration points of Dr.R.VOLL it's also very effective points for SCIATICA.