针灸治疗肢体麻木的研究进展

A literature review of the studies on acupuncture as a medicine for treating limb numbness

肢体麻木为神经损伤的常见临床表现,常见于痹证、中风等病证,颈椎病变、腰椎病变、脑血管病变、糖尿病等疾病中,也有单纯以麻木为主证的患者。临床上采用针灸疗法肢体麻木,是国内外公认的绿色疗法。文章对肢体麻木的针灸治疗方法进行综述,以期更好地指导临床。

Numbness in the limbs is usually a symptom of nervous injury,which is common in diseases such as stroke,cervical spondylosis,lumbar disease,cerebrovascular disease,and diabetes. There are also cases with numbness as the main disease. Acupuncture has been taken as a‘green therapy＇ for treating numbness resulting from the said disease. This paper presents a review of the literature on using acupuncture as a medicine for the treatment of numbness.