Moxibustion Therapy
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About Moxibustion
Moxibustion is a technique used in traditional Chinese medicine in which a stick or cone of burning mugwort , Artemesia vulgaris, is placed over an inflamed or affected area on the body. The cone is placed on an acupuncture point and burned. The cones are removed before burning the skin.
What is the purpose of Moxibustion?
The purpose is to stimulate and strengthen the blood and the life energy, or qi, of the body. Moxa on acupuncture points is frequently done with acupuncture treatment
Common disorders treated by Moxibustion therapy?
Moxibustion is used for people who have;
a cold or stagnant condition. The moxa stick is burned to warm up the blood and qi that are not circulating well.
Known for its ability to turn breech presentation babies into a normal head-down position that is considered safer during childbirth. In a 1998 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 75% of the pregnant women in the study had breech foetuses that turned in the normal position.
Significantly increases foetal movements in pregnant women.
Used to treat inflammations. Tendonitis, the moxa stick is burned over the elbow area. Menstrual cramps, where the stick is waved over the abdominal area. Often, the cramps disappear immediately.
Precautions
Moxibustion is specifically used for patients with a cold or stagnant constitution. Therefore, if any patient has too much heat, they should not undergo moxibustion treatment.
Patient Testimonials
To preserve confidentiality, I have only included patients' initials.
The case histories are included to demonstrate the power and effectiveness of the various therapies. It's importance to remember that although we are mentioning the resolutions to certain conditions, this doesn't create a blanket cure for all the named problems. The therapies treat the body as a whole, without referral to a named disease, but naturally enough there are a lot of situations whereby presenting problems are resolved.
