Wax cures wind, cold and wet ache
Paraffin wax is a kind of traditional therapy which uses hot beeswax or paraffin wax to apply heat on the body surface to achieve therapeutic effect through local moisturization and compression. The paraffin treatment has a long history. Both the Tang Dynasty's Sun Simiao's Qianjin Wing Fang and the Ming Dynasty Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica have all been recorded.
Paraffin treatment belongs to hyperthermia and is commonly used clinically for the treatment of pain caused by wind, cold and dampness. Hot wax plus the heat of the weather can help Yang Yang, Qihan Tongluo, and promote blood circulation to treat diseases and prevent winter attacks. For the treatment of cervical spondylosis, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar muscle strain, knee osteoarthritis, rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, etc., wax therapy can be used.
Wax treatments include brush waxing, wax dipping, and wax cake methods. The most commonly used method is wax cake. Wax cake is very flexible and can be applied to any part of the body. With multiple functions such as blood circulation, anti-inflammation, and dehumidification, it can quickly open up the body's meridians and push the body's wind, cold, and dampness out of the body, resulting in quick results and good curative effect. The traditional Chinese medicine has the effect of dehumidification, dehumidification, and analgesia through the collaterals. With the help of the warmth of paraffin, it can better exert local therapeutic effects.
We have a typical case in clinical practice: 72-year-old Mao Tan’s right middle finger has been painful for up to six months and has caused limited activity. The doctor treated her with wax. After selecting blood circulation, warming, and cold-dispelling herbs to decoct, soak the gauze in the medicine and then apply it to the affected area. Then apply the wax cake to the gauze. Adhere to the treatment 10 days later. Activity capacity improved significantly and pain disappeared.
There are three main reasons for wax treatment: First, wax treatment can make the local skin tolerant to higher temperatures, strong and lasting, thereby improving blood circulation and reducing tissue edema. Followed by mechanical compression, the use of good wax plasticity, treatment can be in close contact with the skin. As the wax temperature decreases, the volume of the wax shrinks and pressurizes the skin and subcutaneous tissue, producing a gentle mechanical compression. Third, due to waxy oily substances, there is a softening and releasing effect on scar tissue and muscle contracture, etc., while lubricating the skin, accelerating the growth of epithelium, and promoting the regeneration process and the formation of callus.
Wax therapy is simple, effective, no pain and no side effects during the treatment process. After long-term clinical application, it solves some problems that cannot be solved by functional exercise and other treatments, and it is a good method for rehabilitation treatment.
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