Acupuncture for sports injuries

Acupuncture for sports injuries

Acupuncture for Traumatic Lower Paraplegia

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Paraplegia is a neurological dysfunction caused by traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). It is clinically categorized into high-level paraplegia (tetraplegia) and low-level paraplegia (inferior limb paraplegia). This chapter focuses specifically on traumatic lower paraplegia, which predominantly affects bilateral lower limbs after lumbosacral spinal cord damage. The primary etiology involves external violent trauma, such as direct … Read more

Acupuncture for Phantom Limb Pain

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Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a chronic central neuropathic pain condition that occurs after amputation. Patients persistently perceive the presence of the amputated limb and suffer from severe episodic hallucinatory pain originating from the missing extremity. This condition is classified as a central sensitization disorder rather than peripheral tissue pain. After traumatic or surgical limb … Read more