Which treatment is better, acupuncture or massage

If you really want to say it, there is no absolute statement that one of the two is more effective than the other. It all depends on the applicable disease and personal physical condition. I have been practicing traditional Chinese medicine for almost ten years. Both of them are tools that I use every day. I can't live without them. I really can't choose one over the other.

For example, the young man who was a sophomore in high school who came last week sprained his foot while playing basketball after school. When he arrived, his left foot was as swollen as a freshly steamed red bean paste bun. He grimaced in pain at the slightest touch. How dare you give him a massage at this time? He would jump at the slightest touch, so he directly removed the suspension on the opposite side. 20 minutes, plus the Qiu Xu Teizhaohai on the affected side, leaving the needle for twenty minutes. After the needle was removed, he could slowly walk with his feet on the spot, and the swelling was reduced by less than half. This is the advantage of acupuncture. It does not need to touch the injured part, and it can take effect through the meridians. It is more suitable for acute problems in many cases.

But if you say that massage is inferior to acupuncture, then I will be the first to disagree. Last month, there was an aunt who was over 60 years old. She spent her whole life knitting sweaters and sewing for her family. Her shoulders and neck were as stiff as old elm knots, and it was difficult to turn her head. The key was that she fainted from needles. The shadows left by the needles when she was a child made her sweat coldly and tremble when she saw needles. How could I dare to give her a needle? I just followed her trapezius, The direction of the supraspinatus muscle was slowly loosened, and when it came to the cord-like knots, it was rubbed for an extra minute or two. The whole process lasted forty minutes. After the exercise, she got up and shook her neck. She said that her head felt lightened by three ounces, and the drowsiness she had suffered a while ago was mostly cured. If you insist on acupuncture at this time, it will be counterproductive.

And the levels of the problems they target are also different. If there is deep nerve compression, such as the lumbar process pressing on the nerve root, and the leg is so numb that it is impossible to walk, acupuncture can accurately puncture near the deep lesions, stimulate the nerves to release the compression, and take effect. It will be much faster; but if you have been sitting in the office for a long day, and the superficial muscles of your shoulders and back are tight and sore, you can find a reliable masseur to massage it for half an hour. The relaxing feeling is no worse than that of acupuncture, and you don’t have to endure the soreness and swelling of the needles.

In fact, many people struggle with this, just because they are afraid of spending money and suffering if they make the wrong choice. When it comes time to do it, it is better to explain your symptoms to the doctor or physical therapist first, and whether you have fainted from needles or are afraid of pain. Professionals will naturally choose the most suitable method for you, so you don’t have to worry about which one is better in advance.