How does acupuncture treat epilepsy

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Some time ago, when I went out to play with my friends, I found a man on the road suddenly convulsed, and seemed to have stiff limbs. He had been lying on the ground foaming for about four or five minutes. After the big guy called the police, he heard the nurse say it might be epilepsy. Today, let me talk about how acupuncture and moxibustion treat epilepsy.

How does acupuncture treat epilepsy

First: the cause of epilepsy is not very clear, often seizures will affect work and life, generally use antiepileptic drugs to control seizures. Acupuncture and moxibustion should play a role in TCM theory, but it can only be used to control the symptoms of status epilepticus in clinic. Generally, the treatment of epilepsy is not ideal, and most of them are controlled by drugs.

Second: the study found that acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine has a good effect in controlling the duration of seizures and prolonging the interval time, especially in preventing seizures and reducing the frequency of seizures. Among all acupoint stimulation methods, catgut embedding is the most common. At present, the total effective rate is about 80%.

Third: at present, the most commonly used drugs include carbamazepine and sodium valproate in traditional antiepileptic drugs, and new antiepileptic drugs such as lamotrigine, topiramate and oxcarbamate. These antiepileptic drugs have better safety and less side effects than phenytoin sodium, phenobarbital and other old drugs, and are ideal choices for patients with epilepsy.

matters needing attention

The treatment of epilepsy is very complex. When patients find that they are suffering from epilepsy, they must actively carry out effective treatment. The repeated seizures of epilepsy bring great difficulties to people's life and seriously affect their physical and mental health.