Scientific Proof to How your Body react to Acupuncture - Ankle Sprain

Acupuncture can treat ankle sprain fast.

Ankle sprain is one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries in our daily life, which may lead to chronic ankle instability, reducing the quality of patients’ life and imposing a heavy burden on social medical security system. Among the tendon and ligament injuries presenting to physicians, acute ankle sprain is one of the most commonly encountered musculoskeletal injuries in both athletes and sedentary people.

Ankle injuries are usually caused by an inversion and adduction of the foot in plantar flexion (supination), which mainly does damage to the lateral ankle, making up 85% of all occurrences. The main symptoms of ankle sprain conclude the patients’ complaint of pain on the outside of their ankle and various degrees of swelling and bleeding or bruising under the skin. According to the ligamentous damage and the associated degree of swelling and loss of range of motion (ROM), ankle sprains can be categorized into 3 grades from grade I to grade III: Grade I is the least severe one with mild stretching or partial tear of the anterior talofibular and/or calcaneofibular ligaments accompanied by mild tenderness and swelling but with slight or no functional loss; Grade II is incomplete tear of ligaments with moderate pain, swelling, and functional loss; And grade III is the most severe one characterized by complete tear of ligaments that results in severe swelling, pain, and loss of function and motion. If not treated promptly and effectively, it may leave a series of problems including persistent pain, chronic ankle instability, residual sensations of giving way, decrements in strength and the risk of posttraumatic ankle joint osteoarthritis and so on. Ankle sprains can then result in high costs to society due to increased healthcare resource use and work absence.

There are many kinds of methods treating ankle sprain, which can be divided into the conservative treatments and surgical intervention. Acupuncture is one of the conservative treatments for ankle sprain with high effectiveness.

Here are the scientific evidences that support this:

Conclusion: In the evaluation of acupuncture compared with other treatments, acupuncture had a therapeutic benefit in improving global symptoms. Acupuncture was more effective than various controls in relieving pain, facilitating return to normal activity, and promoting quality of life.. 

 
 

Conclusion:  Acupuncture therapy for ankle sprain has higher acceptability and less pain, and it can reduce the use of other drugs, thereby decrease risks and costs. Acupuncture is effective for treatment of ankle sprain.

 
 
TCM(Traditional Chin Med), TCM Wellness, TCM and Science, Basics of TCMXiang Jun LimDr (TCM) Xiang Juntcm, acupuncture, traditional chinese medicine, pain, ankle sprain