蔡圣朝教授针刺“环臂八针”治疗肩周炎

Professor CAI Shengchao in the treatment of scapulohumeral periarthritis with ring arm eight needle

蔡圣朝教授认为,肩关节周围炎多为本虚标实之证,其病机主要为"肝肾亏虚,外邪侵袭",遵循"补其不足,泻其有余"的治疗原则。蔡圣朝教授采用分期和辨证论治相结合,治疗时既强调病因,又针对病位,并采用独特的取穴和补泻手法。根据肩周炎发病时期及其病理特点,疼痛期治以通络止痛、活血消肿为首要,黏连期则以松黏解挛为大法,缓解期治疗以补肝柔筋、益肾健骨为主。3期均运用"环臂八针"为主配合各期所需补泻手法综合治疗。

Professor CAI Shengchao thinks that the scapulohumeral periarthritis is the insufficiency of vital qi and evil enough of the disease. Pathogenesis of scapulohumeral periarthritis is mainly about the＂liver and kidney deficiency and the outside invasion＂, the treatment principle is＂invigorating part and remove the excess part＂. Professor CAI Shengchao treats this disease combined with staging and syndrome differentiation, emphasizes pathogeny and disease location and uses special skill of acupoint selection and reinforcing and reducing methods. According to the period of onset of scapulohumeral periarthritis and its pathological characteristics was be divided into three stages, in the period of pain, the first task is to activating meridians to stop pain and quicken the blood and disperse swelling; The adhesion period of treatment is relieve spasm; the method of paracmasis are nourishing liver tendons and tonifying the kidney and bone. The 3 stages all use the ＂ring arm eight needle＂ as the main method, and cooperate with each period by reinforcing and reducing manipulations.