Hello everyone, I am Zhang Xihai from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Orthopedics, and I have been dealing with orthopedic diseases for more than 40 years since I was a child learning Chinese medicine with my grandfather.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, lumbar intervertebral disc herniation (referred to as lumbar protrusion) is often regarded as a "paralysis" category, which is mostly caused by the invasion of wind, cold and dampness, excessive strain or liver and kidney deficiency, resulting in obstruction of waist meridians and poor qi and blood, resulting in pain, numbness and even limited activity.
Today, I would like to talk about how Chinese medicine treats lumbar protrusion through the personal experience of a middle-aged patient.
Medical case documentary
Yang, a 43-year-old male, had a lumbar protrusion for two years
Yang was a patient I visited last year, who reported that he had suffered from lumbar protrusion in the past two years, and had tried acupuncture, massage and even physical therapy of Western medicine, but the effect was always short-lived, and soon relapsed, seriously affecting his work and life. Dialectical with him found that Yang's lumbar protrusion was mainly caused by cold and dampness, and poor qi and blood.
After syndrome differentiation, I decided to use the TCM topical hot compress method, combined with personalized prescriptions, to warm the meridians and dispel cold, promote blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis, and relieve pain.
Fang: Chuanxiong, Duhuo, Safflower, Cinnamon Branch, Salvia, Parsnip, Penetrating Bone Grass, Qianghuo, etc. (Chinese medicine dialectical treatment, one person, please do not apply indiscriminately, the details are not disclosed for the time being)
I asked Yang to insist on a course of hot compresses according to the prescription I gave, and Yang insisted on a course of treatment and said: Dean Zhang, your hot compress method is really useful, and the pain in my waist is really much better than before.
Why does this work so well?
The root cause of Yang's lumbar protrusion lies in cold and dampness, and the qi and blood are not smooth. Chuanxiong can invigorate blood and qi, and is the medicine of qi in the blood; Qianghuo can relieve the surface and dissipate cold, dispel wind and win dampness, especially good at treating rheumatism and paralysis; The bone-penetrating grass can go directly to the sick place to dispel wind and dehumidification. Each herb in the recipe is compatible with each other, which fundamentally achieves the effect of warming the meridian and dissipating cold, invigorating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and clearing the channels and relieving pain.
The end result?
After Yang finished a course of treatment, the waist pain was relieved a lot, which means that the hot compress therapy had an effect on him, and the effect was not better, I fine-tuned the original prescription, slightly added or subtracted, and let Yang continue to insist on hot compresses, and finally, Yang's lumbar protrusion was significantly relieved and he walked freely.
Write to the end
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treats lumbar protrusion, focusing on syndrome differentiation and treatment, which varies from person to person. Through reasonable external hot compresses of traditional Chinese medicine, combined with daily care, you can often achieve unexpected good treatment results. If you are also suffering from orthopedic diseases such as lumbar protrusion, please ask more questions, and I will do my best to solve the problems for the big guys.