The summer solstice has arrived, and
hot days are also coming one after another!
Although the weather is hot,
it is also a good opportunity to treat winter diseases in summer.
Many people are discussing,
During the rainy season that has just passed,
some patients complained that the humid weather aggravated joint swelling and pain
Rheumatism Is it necessary to "treat winter diseases in summer"?
What other diseases are suitable for it?
Longhua Hospital Department of Rheumatology and Immunology Deputy Chief Physician Wang Xiao and other traditional Chinese medicine experts answered this way:
What is the difference between this "rheumatism" and another "rheumatism" Winter disease is a disease that is prone to occur in winter. People who are prone to this disease Most of them have a constitution of deficiency and coldness, which is what the saying goes: "no firepower". The usual symptoms are
Clinical practice shows that some "winter diseases" have poor treatment effects in winter, but treatment in summer can often achieve twice the result with half the effort. In summer, by cultivating Yang Qi, external forces can be used to drive out the cold accumulated in the body and improve the body's resistance.
Many people are confused about the difference between rheumatism in traditional Chinese medicine and rheumatism in western medicine. Simply put, there are many overlaps between the two. In comparison, the scope of rheumatism in traditional Chinese medicine may be broader. Many diseases with completely normal laboratory tests and obvious symptoms, such as the familiar " old cold legs " " postpartum rheumatism " , etc., are also included in the category of rheumatism in traditional Chinese medicine. However, the rheumatism system of Western medicine has not yet included the above diseases. .
Why winter diseases should be treated in the summer
"Winter diseases should be treated in the summer" is a concrete embodiment of the traditional Chinese medicine's ideas of "correspondence between nature and man" and "adapting measures to current conditions".
"Winter disease" can be understood as: a chronic disease caused by wind and cold in autumn and winter, or as a chronic disease that is often aggravated by wind and cold in autumn and winter. The common characteristic is that the body's internal yang energy is insufficient, and it is easy to feel wind and cold. Under the action of wind and cold, the yang energy is even more deficient, and it is easy to produce phlegm, dampness, and blood stasis.
"Xia Zhi" can be understood as: among the four seasons in nature, the yang energy is the strongest in summer, and the human body corresponds to it, and the yang energy in the body is also relatively strong. Seizing this opportunity to replenish the body's yang energy can often achieve twice the result with half the effort, and because the veins are relatively relaxed in summer, the medicinal power can penetrate into the body more quickly or directly to the ends of the veins. At this time, it is easier to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and to eliminate phlegm and dampness.
Determine whether winter disease needs summer treatment
Simply put, cervical spondylosis , frozen shoulder , intervertebral disc herniation, rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis , bone hyperplasia , shoulder and lumbar disc herniation, spondylosis Canal stenosis, lumbar spondylolisthesis , lumbar muscle strain , tennis elbow , ankylosing spondylitis , bone hyperplasia diseases of various joints, etc. are suitable for winter diseases and summer treatment.
How to judge whether you need winter disease treatment in the summer? Just make sure whether your rheumatism will relapse and worsen in the cold season. If it worsens, treating winter disease in summer will be an effective way to control the disease and prevent recurrence. If it does not get worse and you are still interested in treating winter diseases in the summer, you need to consult a professional Chinese medicine rheumatologist for further consultation.
What are the methods of summer treatment?
The "summer treatment" of rheumatism includes not only acupoint application, but also carefully prepared oral decoctions, summer ointments , fumigation and cleansing prescriptions, and specially prepared for rheumatism. Acupuncture, abdominal acupuncture , moxibustion and other treatment plans are formulated for the disease.
The dog days of summer are more suitable for treating winter diseases in the summer.
Martial arts practitioners all say " practicing in the summer, the dog days of summer ". During this hottest period of summer, the human body's yang energy is more vigorous, and the pores, body muscles and meridians relax. It is also the best time to "treat winter diseases in the summer".
According to my country’s traditional calendar, July 16, 2020 to July 25, 2020 is the first fall, July 26, 2020 to August 14, 2020 is the middle fall, and August 15, 2020 to August 2020 The 24th of the month is the last day.
Editor: Zhang Peng
Reprint: Longhua Hospital, Health Minhang, etc.
