Electroacupuncture treatment for paraplegics with bone cancer

If a bone tumor occurs in the thoracic spine and other parts of the body, as the tumor develops, the patient is likely to become paralyzed due to limited movement. However, the tumor may not develop as fast as imagined. The threat of the tumor to the body is far less than the inconvenience caused by paraplegia to the patient. If the patient's bone cancer can be cured, acupuncture can be used to treat the patient's paraplegia after recovery.

Acupuncture has achieved certain results in treating paraplegia. Statistics show that the effectiveness of acupuncture is about 80%, and the basic cure rate is around 15% to 20%. In addition, electroacupuncture is increasingly used to treat paraplegic patients. The treatment methods are as follows. Patients can seek guidance and treatment from professional Chinese medicine practitioners based on their own conditions.

Acupuncture point

Main acupoints: Futu (brachial nerve), Quchi (radial nerve), Chongmen (femoral nerve), Yanglingquan (common peroneal nerve), Yaoshu (cauda equina), Ashi point (Ashi point is located on the midline of the spine, between the spinous processes at both ends of the injury plane).

Acupoints: Zhongji, Guanyuan, Huiyin.

Governing Law

This method mainly treats by stimulating the nerve trunk. When acupuncture is performed, it is important to pierce the nerve trunk.

The main acupoints can be selected according to the location of paralysis. The Ashi point is selected every time. For patients with urinary and bowel disorders, 2 to 3 auxiliary acupoints are added. The specific needling method is as follows: Futu acupoint is pierced 2 to 3 cm to make the upper limbs feel electric shock, and Yuchi acupoint is pierced 3 to 4 cm to make the forearm feel electric shock. The above two acupoints are selected for patients with upper limb paralysis. The following acupoints are used for lower limb paralysis: Chongmen, pierce 2 to 3 cm, and the quadriceps muscle contracts; Yanglingquan is pierced 2 to 3 cm, and there is an electric shock feeling on the outside of the calf; Yaoshu, with the needle tip facing up, pierce 6 to 8 cm deep between the sacrum and the coccyx, and the needle sensation radiates to the perineum; Ashi acupoint is pierced between the upper and lower spinous processes, about 4 to 6 cm deep, and the method is the same as that described in the body needle part.

The acupuncture points are matched, and the needle sensation of the Ren meridian acupoints radiates to the perineum, and the Tianshu acupoint is transmitted to the groin. Then electroacupuncture is applied, and the positive pulse is not less than 25V, and the negative pulse is not less than 45V, using continuous pulse waves, each time for 5 to 10 minutes, twice a day (once each for the back and abdominal acupoints), 12 times a week, and a course of treatment is 3 months.