Acupuncture for Osteoarthritis

Comment by Chad J. Dupuis, L.Ac.

In the most general terms possible it is because it reduces inflammation and increases circulation. There is, however, a lot more in biochemical terms that happens but I&#39m not certain that is the type of answer you want to read. If it is, I suggest you go to pubmed.gov and search for "acupuncture AND arthritis" and read some of the clinical studies that contain the technical details.

Comment by Archived User

OA symptoms may include joint pain, tenderness, stiffness, locking, and sometimes an effusion. In TCM, there are 4 kinds of OA: wind arthritis, cold arthritis, damp arthritis and heat arthritis. So the treatment proposal are dispel wind, active blood circle warm up joint, clear dampness and sedate heat. And there are 4 certainly treatment protocols for those arthritis.

Comment by Archived User

It&#39s really help

Thanks

But i have more question

do you have any particular recommendations for points that are indicated to treat knee osteoarthritis?

Comment by Archived User

Different diagnosis, different pattern with different treatment protocol, it should be include a lot of things, keep going on your study, you will learn it in your school :)