中医推拿治疗肌筋膜疼痛综合征的特点与优势

Tuina for Treating Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Review for Its Characteristics and Advantages

肌筋膜疼痛综合征是目前临床常见病、多发病,中医药对该病的治疗方法种类多样,均有较好的临床疗效。通过广泛回顾国内外相关治疗肌筋膜疼痛综合征的文献报道,分析并总结近年来各种中医疗法如针刺、针刀、中药以及推拿等各自不同的优缺点以及临床疗效,得出推拿和功法锻炼相结合治疗肌筋膜疼痛综合征将可能是体现中医"标本兼治"特色的趋势。

Myofascial pain syndrome is a frequently- occurring disease in clinic. Traditional Chinese medicine therapies,which are effective for the treatment of the disease,are varied in clinical application. An extensive review for the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome with acupuncture,needle knife,Chinese herbal medicine and Tuina was performed through related reports at home and abroad in recent years. The curative effect,advantages and disadvantages of those therapies were analyzed and summarized. It is concluded that the combination of Tuina and traditional Chinese exercises will be the trend of clinical application in treating myofascial pain syndrome.