Q & A

Acupuncture only has the function of stimulation, while acupotomy have the functions of cutting, plucking, and shoveling. Therefore, they can dredge muscle knot, loosen adhesions, relieve tension, and improve circulation. These are effects that acupuncture cannot achieve, because With these functions, it is extremely effective in treating stubborn pain.

Acupotomy treatment is an optimized treatment developed on the basis of acupuncture with thousands of years of history. It has a history of 50 years.

Today's treatment options are shaped by past medical advances. It's not necessarily the best solution, just like treating trigeminal neuralgia with medications, nerve blocks, or surgery. You have no choice in the hospital.

What is an ideal treatment?  Maximum improvement with minimum damage, acupotomy treatment for trigeminal neuralgia is one such treatment. We can’t tell you why so few know, but we hope you will tell more people who are suffering.

Sciatica is mostly caused by tight myofascial tension in the waist and buttocks that presses on the nerves, causing pain. Rather than the influence of bone spurs that is rumored in the public, acupotomy can loose it.

Due to the high technical requirements of this treatment, ordinary doctors are not competent. The key issue in treatment is the skill of the doctor.  Therefore, not all acupotomy clinics can treat trigeminal neuralgia.

For many patients with degenerative arthritis, pain comes from two places. First, the degenerated and damaged bone and joint tissues; second, the damaged and adherent soft tissues of ligaments and tendons. Bone and joint damage is an aging phenomenon, and eventually, There is only one way to replace it, but if the soft tissue is damaged and stuck, the Acupotomy can achieve excellent therapeutic effects. Replacement of a joint is a major surgery. If there is a problem with the soft tissue, even if you undergo this surgery, you will still have pain from poor circulation after the surgery. If you can use Acupotomy to improve the pathological conditions of the soft tissue before choosing joint replacement surgery, perhaps the pain can be alleviated to the point where it is unnecessary. to the point of performing surgery. If the soft tissue is simply damaged, the soft tissue can achieve excellent results.

In general, most pain can be improved by 60-80% or completely recovered after 1-3 times of treatments and 1-2 months of recovery time, however in a few cases it may only be improved by 30-50%, this is because each patient’s severity is different and more treatments are needed. Three feet of ice in the river was not caused by one day's cold, be patient.

Remember, if you continue with the wrong posture, recovery will take longer or the same area will relapse.

Yes, intervertebral disc herniation usually causes tightness and pain in the surrounding soft tissues. Most patients experience pain due to this reason, but it has less to do with the intervertebral disc itself. In terms of relieving soft tissue pain, Acupotomy are a good method, safe and effective without the risk of surgery. Even patients with lumbar collapse can be treated quite effectively. 

Cost is determined based on the area or complexity of the pain, with a single treatment typically costing between $500 and $2,000. For specific pain conditions such as trigeminal neuralgia, a single treatment costs about $2,000 to $3,000.

There will be a slight pain when the blade penetrates, but because the blade is small and sharp, it is not too painful. It should be similar to an insect bite. When the blade is operating in the correct position, the patient should feel soreness rather than pain. Besides, doctor needs to interact with the patient during the operation, so anesthesia is not necessary and cannot be administered, which will affect the efficacy and even cause risks. 

The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. Paralysis is often caused by viral infection that invades the facial nerve. In terms of treatment, acupotomy is more effective than acupuncture. However, if the nerve has been damaged beyond recovery, acupotomy will not have any effect. Because acupotomy is mainly used to relieve soft tissue adhesion, it is recommended that you first use acupuncture combined with medication for treatment, which will save money. 

Pregnant women are not suitable for acupotomy at the moment because the acupotomy sensation is quite strong and may irritate the fetus. 

Stroke is a cerebrovascular disease. Whether it is hemorrhagic or blockage stroke, the brain needs to be stimulated to restore its function. Scalp acupuncture can stimulate the brain to produce curative effects for stroke. In addition, stroke patients may suffer from brain lesions due to brain damage. , often leading to muscle stiffness and weakness. It is recommended to use acupuncture combined with drug treatment for this part, and time must be sought to avoid ineffective effects. 

Please take the time to go to Dr. Hsu for a detailed examination. Painkillers only turn off your body's alarm for pain, but cannot solve the root cause of the disease. After the effect of the medicine is over, the pain will naturally still occur. If the condition worsens, Western medicine may even suggest nerve block surgery, but that's the same thing. It just short-circuits the alarm circuit temporarily. After a while, you'll wake up with the same pain. Such recurring pain is not surprising theoretically. The acupotomy actually treats your lesions, removes the adherent parts, restores the normal elasticity of the muscles, and "fundamentally" treats the pain. 

If it is an inertial sprain, you may need to check whether the ligament is damaged. The medial and lateral ankles are fixed by ligaments. Dr. Hsu has a patient who likes to play basketball. He sprained his medial ligament several times and broke several strands. Since the tension on both sides is unbalanced, he often walks outward without control. Later, he improved after the joint surgery. If the ligament is not broken, but the tension is unbalanced, acupuncture is a good way to stimulate and adjust the tension of the ligament.

Please take time to come to the clinic for a check-up. Most of them are caused by long-term use of muscles, which causes adhesion and pain. Here is a case where the patient was in excruciating pain every time the weather changed. After acupotomy treatment, the symptoms were relieved. Please refer to http://goo.gl/d2hFzx 

 Plantar Fasciitis or Heel Pain is also the applicable scope of acupotomy. 

Most of Dr. Hsu's patients seeing many other treatments you mentioned before coming for treatment. It will almost heal after being pricked with acupotomy a few times. Of course, there is a good chance that your condition will be cured.

Intestinal dryness syndrome is generally caused by autonomic nervous system imbalance and imbalance of the intestinal mechanism. Sometimes the stool comes in a hurry and has diarrhea several times a day. Sometimes it is constipation without urgency or slowness. Sometimes the two are intertwined, sometimes constipation and sometimes diarrhea. Acupuncture treatment in traditional Chinese medicine has a two-way effect, and it should be a more appropriate and effective way to treat this problem. Dr. Xu said that some patients with intestinal dryness can get good results after a period of treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion combined with medication. 

When acupuncture is not strong enough to help the patient, acupotomy is undoubtedly a better treatment method. It is more effective and faster than acupuncture.