Acupuncture treatment can be used for lung cancer patients

Acupuncture is a unique means of treating diseases in my country. It is a medical technique that "treats internal diseases externally". It treats systemic diseases through the conduction function of meridians and acupoints, and the application of certain operating methods. Acupuncture is also widely used in clinical practice for lung cancer patients to improve various adverse symptoms of patients.

It works in three main aspects. First, it is mainly used to improve the patient's symptoms, such as lung cancer pain and fever, and relieve constipation, abdominal distension, urinary retention, insomnia, etc.; second, scar moxibustion can significantly improve the general condition of lung cancer patients and enhance the body's immunity; third, for patients in the radiotherapy and chemotherapy stage, acupuncture is used to improve the patient's blood count and reduce gastrointestinal reactions.

Its treatment methods are:

1. Acupuncture: The main acupoints are Fengmen, Feishu, Xinshu, Tianquan, Gaohuang, Zhongfu, Chize, Fuzhong and tender points of cancer. The auxiliary acupoints are Lieque, Neiguan and Zusanli. The ear acupoints are upper lung, lower lung, heart, large intestine, adrenal gland, endocrine, nose, pharynx, chest, etc. Both tonifying and purging are used, once a day, and the needles are retained for 20-30 minutes each time. It is suitable for patients with all stages of lung cancer. Acupuncture treatment can be combined with decoctions for treatment.

2. Acupuncture and acupoint injection: Acupuncture Baihui, Neiguan, chest area, Fengmen, Feishu, Dingchuan and Fenglongtu, and inject 14ml~16ml of 20%~50% placenta injection into Zusanli and Dazhui respectively. Once a day or every other day, 15 days of continuous treatment as a course of treatment, rest for 3~5 days, and then start the next course of treatment. It is suitable for patients with pain in advanced malignant tumors such as lung cancer.

It should be noted that patients should be treated by professional Chinese medicine practitioners based on their own conditions and must not treat themselves.