膝に水がたまる
masuiknee injury Water in the knees.
変形性膝関節症から膝に水が溜まったケースです。鍼灸治療の効果ですが、膝の痛みの緩和と可動域の向上が期待できます。変形性膝関節症の基本的な治療法は、運動療法により膝周囲の筋肉を鍛えることで、安定性を高めることです。しかし痛みにより膝を動かさなくなったり、運動する機会が減ると、可動域が狭まり膝の状態は悪化するという悪循環になりがちです。ところが鍼灸により膝の痛みが緩和されると、日常生活が楽になるだけでなく、可動域が向上し運動療法にも意欲的に取り組むことができます。また膝が安定し、軟骨のすり減りを抑えることが、膝内部の炎症を防ぎ、膝に水が溜まる「関節水腫」の予防にもつながります。鍼灸は人間が持つ傷の修復作用を利用して、痛みにより固まった筋肉の緊張を緩和させます。人間が体に傷を負うと血液循環が促進されるのですが、鍼灸では鍼やお灸を使い、あえて微細な傷を作り出すことで、血液循環を促し筋肉の緊張を緩和させます。変形性膝関節症に対して治療点は、膝の痛みや筋緊張に関与する場所に鍼や灸を施します。
This is a case of water in the knee from osteoarthritis of the knee. Acupuncture treatment is effective, but can relieve knee pain and improve range of motion. The basic treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee is to improve stability by strengthening the muscles around the knee through exercise therapy. However, if the knee is immobilised or the opportunity to exercise is reduced due to pain, the range of motion tends to narrow and the knee condition worsens, creating a vicious cycle. However, when knee pain is alleviated by acupuncture and moxibustion, not only does daily life become easier, but the range of movement is improved and the patient is more willing to engage in exercise therapy. It also stabilises the knee and reduces cartilage wear and tear, which prevents inflammation inside the knee and leads to the prevention of ‘oedema of the joints’, which is the accumulation of water in the knee. Acupuncture uses the human body's ability to repair wounds to relieve muscle tension that has been hardened by pain. When a person sustains a wound in the body, blood circulation is stimulated, but acupuncture and moxibustion use needles and moxibustion to create microscopic wounds on a dare, thereby stimulating blood circulation and relieving muscle tension. For osteoarthritis of the knee, treatment points are acupuncture and moxibustion applied to the places involved in knee pain and muscle tension.
