膝痛 箱灸
masuiKnee pain Box moxibustion
膝関節は、大腿骨と脛骨が隣接し、屈伸できる部分です。。骨と骨は直接、くっついているのではなく、間に軟骨という組織があって、クッションの役割をしています。
硝子軟骨はガラスのようになめらかな組織で、膝を柔軟に動かすことができます。今症例は、台から飛び降りた際に、その場では膝は動けていたが、後から痛みがでてきたケースです。急性の関節痛は、内側・外側の靭帯損傷、半月板損傷など、急な外力がかかって関節周辺の組織を痛めてしまう際に起こります。慢性の関節痛は、こうしたケガを放置したり、ケガをしなくても、加齢や肥満などにより、ひざなどの関節に負担がかかって起こります。軟骨は水分を多く含み弾力性のある組織ですが、関節を酷使したり、年齢を重ねたりすることで、弾力性を失い、すり減ってしまうことがあります。そうすると周囲の組織に炎症を起こして痛みが起こり、ひどくなると骨と骨どうしがぶつかったり、骨がすり減って変形してしまったりするのです。今症例では、台の上から飛び降りて、膝を痛めて、通院・治療後は緩和したものの、膝周囲の、靭帯、腱、筋肉が脆弱してきたことに対して、箱灸を実施いたしました。箱灸は木の箱にステンレス製の網が入っており、その網の上でもぐさを燃焼させます。今回は、損傷部位の膝の上に置きました。皮膚と箱の間にタオル敷きますので、やけどの心配はありません。施術時間は約10分～15分、箱の中でもぐさを燃焼させるので、熱を逃さず、じんわりと膝が温まり、筋、腱、靭帯へ血行促進・血流改善を促します。心地よい温度が続くため、リラックス効果も期待できます。
The knee joint is the part of the body where the femur and tibia are adjacent and can flex and extend. The bones are not directly attached to each other, but have a tissue called cartilage in between that acts as a cushion.
Vitreous cartilage is a glassy smooth tissue that allows the knee to move flexibly. In the present case, the knee was able to move on the spot when the patient jumped off a platform, but the pain started later. Acute joint pain occurs when the tissues around the joint are injured by a sudden external force, such as medial or lateral ligament damage or meniscus damage. Chronic joint pain occurs when joints such as the knee are overloaded due to aging or obesity, even if these injuries are left untreated or without injury. Cartilage is an elastic tissue with a high water content, but as joints are overworked or age, it can lose its elasticity and wear away. When this happens, the surrounding tissues become inflamed and painful, and if it gets worse, the bones can collide with each other or become deformed due to wear and tear. In the present case, the patient jumped down from a platform and hurt his knee. After the visit and treatment, the knee was relieved, but the ligaments, tendons, and muscles around the knee became fragile. Box moxibustion consists of a wooden box with a stainless steel net, on which moxa is burned. In this case, we placed it on the injured knee. Since a towel is laid between the skin and the box, there is no need to worry about burns. Since the moxa is burned inside the box, heat is not lost and the knee warms up gradually, promoting blood circulation and improving blood flow to the muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The comfortable temperature continues to provide a relaxing effect.
