Vertebral hernia is a deformation of the intervertebral discs in which they bulge or fall into the spinal canal. The main symptoms of this disease are: stiffness of movements, acute pain and a general feeling of discomfort in the spine. With such symptoms, you must consult a doctor to make a diagnosis and determine the course of treatment. One of the procedures can be acupuncture with a hernia of the spine (photos are given in this article).
The main load falls on the lumbar spine, so the occurrence of a hernia in this department is most likely, and it can also appear in the cervical and thoracic regions. The most susceptible to the onset of this disease are people aged 25 to 50 years. Strange people, strangely enough, are less likely to suffer from this ailment. This is due to age-related changes - their intervertebral discs become less mobile.
Surgery or acupuncture?
When diagnosed with a hernia of the spine, sometimes a choice arises between surgery and another form of treatment. Surgical treatment is prescribed to patients only if the hernia causes such acute pain that the patient loses motor functions, in extreme cases, pain leads to urinary and fecal incontinence. In other cases, the patient is prescribed treatment methods aimed at eliminating the pain syndrome, restoring the spine and muscle tissue to a normal state. Acupuncture with a hernia of the spine allows you to solve both problems.
The origin and essence of acupuncture
Acupuncture or acupuncture is one of the oldest and most proven methods of fighting diseases. This branch of medicine originated in China and is based on knowledge of the anatomy of the human body, as well as points on the body corresponding to internal organs . Acupuncture treatment of a hernia of the spine allows you to achieve maximum results when the doctor is competent and the patient is open to this type of medicine. The procedure is the process of exposure of thin needles to the patient's skin. The positive results of treatment are largely caused by the "responsiveness" of the active points around the spine to external manipulations. To this day, the mechanism of the effects of acupuncture remains unclear. Some clinical studies show that the effect of acupuncture does not depend on the location or depth of penetration of the needles, but this effect has a positive effect on the patient.
Acupuncture and modern medicine
In modern practice of medical institutions, one can often find the procedure “acupuncture” - this is nothing more than acupuncture. With a hernia of the spine, a whole range of procedures can be used in addition to acupuncture: reflexology, massage, manual therapy and other physiotherapeutic procedures. An integrated approach gives the best results.
Features of the use of acupuncture
A hernia of the spine is a disease that is caused by a sedentary or, on the contrary, too mobile way of life, injuries, diseases of the spine, impaired metabolism. Acupuncture with a hernia of the spine is mainly aimed at reducing pain and stopping the inflammatory process. After eliminating these symptoms, a specialist can begin to treat the root cause of the disease in order to avoid the appearance of a hernia in the future.
The benefits of acupuncture for hernia
The impact on the active points of the body has a positive effect on the well-being of a person. Using the acupuncture method, you can achieve results such as:
- elimination of muscle spasm, which occurs due to a change in the position of the disk or its pinching;
- activation of nerve endings, which positively affects the muscle tone of the body and avoids dystrophy and congestion in the spine;
- elimination of tension and load on the intervertebral disc;
- elimination of pain symptoms.
Acupuncture Benefits:
- sparing effect on the body;
- the ability to avoid spinal surgery ;
- a person fights the disease on his own;
- Acupuncture simultaneously affects the nervous and muscle systems of a person, normalizes blood circulation and metabolism.
Acupuncture Procedure
The human body consists of organs, bones, muscles, skin, nerves. On the surface of the body there are numerous active points, the stimulation of which activates the nerve endings and muscles. Massage therapists also influence these points; during massage sessions, they tactilely affect these areas. In acupuncture, it is important to know exactly which points need to be affected. During the session, the specialist injects needles into the desired places of the patient's body and activates the process of recovery of the body. After the first session, the pain may decrease, but the treatment process is likely to be long.
Relatively recently, a new method of acupuncture using a weak electric current has appeared. The current is supplied to the needles from a power source, the doctor can adjust its frequency and strength independently. With this method of acupuncture, the patient first feels a tingling sensation in the area of the needle, then a slight numbness, soreness, and a feeling of warmth appear. Acupuncture using current is no less effective than traditional acupuncture. The duration of the session is from 15 to 90 minutes.
Contraindications for acupuncture
Any medical intervention has its contraindications, including acupuncture with a hernia of the spine. Contraindications for acupuncture are not numerous, these include: pregnancy, menstruation, dermatological diseases, immunodeficiency states, cancer, acute infectious diseases.
Acupuncture Effectiveness
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide have used the services of acupuncture specialists. Acupuncture for hernia of the spine helped many. Feedback from grateful customers was not long in coming.
It is generally noted that acupuncture requires several sessions. At the very beginning, the patient may experience fear due to the abundance of metal needles sticking out throughout his body. Therefore, the procedure must be performed in official medical institutions that can guarantee the sterility of the needles and the high qualification of the doctor. Many are afraid of injections and therefore avoid acupuncture, but the pain from the penetration of needles with acupuncture is very arbitrary.
For several sessions, the patient’s skin is pierced many times, but no wounds remain. Needles do not pierce the skin through, but screw into it. After acupuncture, redness remains, which disappears after a few hours. The action of acupuncture can occur during the first three sessions, and by the end of the disease should practically recede.
How effective is the treatment of spinal hernia with acupuncture? Patient reviews are mostly positive. But there are those to whom this procedure did not help. Therefore, it is impossible to give an absolute answer. Doctors who adhere to traditional methods of treatment, consider it not too effective (or simply useless). On the other hand, many patients report a multiple improvement in their condition. Some people think that acupuncture has a placebo effect.