Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Low Back Pain

Overview:

Invasion of cold and/or damp - As with the invasion of wind-cold in the neck, this is a generalised description and overlaps with many presentations of the other acute syndromes described.

TCM Description:

Stagnation of qi and blood in low back (Bladder and Du meridians) caused by an invasion of cold and/or damp.

Signs and Symptoms:

• Pain - in the lower back, can radiate into buttocks and legs.
• A heavy sensation in the low back.
• Restricted range of movement.
• A history of exposure to cold/damp.

Treatment:

• Disperse the cold and damp.
• Invigorate the circulation of qi in the Bladder meridian.
• Acupuncture - Local points - Yaoyangguan (DU3), Dachangshu (UB25).
  Acupuncture - Distal points - Feiyang (UB58), Weizhong (UB40), Fengfu (DU16).
• Massage - Deep and invigorating.
• Moxa - Over Shenshu (UB23) and Yaoyangguan (DU3).

References

This information has been used with permission from Close to the Bone by David Legge.

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