Can I use moxibustion to treat low back pain?

Low back pain is very common, and many people do not go directly to the hospital for treatment but go to a Chinese medicine clinic for moxibustion. In fact, moxibustion can indeed relieve low back pain and is used in many fields of traditional Chinese medicine, but many centers and clubs are not formal and may have side effects on the disease. Therefore, we should choose a regular place to treat the disease to make our body stronger and avoid pain. So, can moxibustion be used to treat low back pain?

If your lower back pain is accompanied by these symptoms, you can frequently use moxibustion on Shenshu, Yaoshu, Taixi, Mingmen and Sanyinjiao.

1. Shenshu Point: Yu connects to Shu, and Shenshu is the point on the back where kidney Qi is directly infused into the body. It is indispensable for both kidney yang deficiency and kidney yin deficiency. It is an acupuncture point that replenishes both yin and yang. Moxibustion on this point can invigorate the kidney's vitality and relieve low back pain.

2. Yaoshu Point: The material of this point is the moisture from Changqiang Point. After arriving at this point, the moisture is heavy and cannot be transmitted to Yaoyangguan Point upwards, nor enter Changqiang Point downwards, because it dissipates heat and shrinks cold. Therefore, it is transported to various parts of the waist, hence the name Yaoshu. It is an important acupuncture point for treating diseases of the waist, legs and internal organs.

3. Taixi Point: Taixi is the original point of the kidney meridian. The Yuan point can stimulate and mobilize the body's original power, but after mobilizing it must be stored, that is, stored in the Yongquan point, so that you will have a foundation for health. Therefore, health care methods such as rubbing the soles of the feet, doing the Golden Rooster Stand, and soaking the feet every day are aimed at opening up the kidney meridian and guiding the fire back to its source.

Using Shenshu and Taixi together can relieve kidney deficiency and low back pain. Taixi point is located in the depression at the posterior edge of the medial malleolus, where there is a feeling of soreness, swelling and pain.

4. Sanyinjiao acupoint: Sanyinjiao focuses on promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Most low back pains are caused by blood stasis, so the pain means the blood is blocked. The blood stasis stays in the waist, causing poor blood circulation in the waist. Moxibustion at Sanyinjiao can draw good blood there and disperse the blood stasis, and naturally the pain will be relieved. Taixi, Mingmen, Shenshu, etc. are real medicines and the treasures of life. If you take good care of these acupoints, the lower back pain will be relieved.

In addition, Sanyinjiao can also treat spleen and stomach weakness, indigestion, abdominal distension and diarrhea, excessive leucorrhea, uterine prolapse, systemic edema, puffy bags under the eyes, difficulty urinating, athlete's foot, insomnia and other symptoms.

5. Mingmen Point: Mingmen is the home of all spirits. Men store their sperms there, while women store their uterus. Its qi is connected with the kidneys. It is the root of life and the gateway for maintaining life, so it is called the life gate. Mingmen is the gate of the human body's yang energy. All human energy comes from the kidney's yang energy. Moxibustion on the Mingmen acupoint is to give external assistance to this fire and "add fuel to the fire" for Mingmen.

In addition to treating low back pain, moxibustion at the Mingmen point is also very effective for kidney diseases such as kidney deficiency and lower limb edema. It is also effective for age spots, acne and other endocrine disorders. It is also effective for people who are listless, always feel tired and have low energy.