The acute appendicitis is appendix's acute suppurative infection

caused by each kind of reason, is one of most common

diseases in surgical department acute abdominal pains. The
clinical characteristic is: Epigastrium or the navel week starts to
have the long-enduring ache. the paroxysmal intensifies, later
gradually will transfer to the abdomen, will be accompanied by
the nauseating vomit, constipation or diarrhea and so on, the
tenderness on McBurney point is positive, and may have the
bounce painful and myo-intense. the laboratory examination
outcome is white blood cell total and the neutral granular cell
increases. This defect many because of diet notcontrolled, or
cold-damp ill, or running after full food, or the stomach and
intestinal tract blocking, severely occurs pus. The treatment
principle is adjusting the Fu-organs. clearing the heat,
eliminating stasis to activate blood circulation, detumescence
and odynolysis.
Treatment
Lanwei ( EX-LE7 )
The point is sticked vertically into 2 cun. powerful stimulation
by needle, retaining the needle for 60-120
minutes, manipulating needle one time every 20 minutes.
Ashi: the place that the abdomen tenderness and the bounce
pain are most obvious
The straight thrust 1.5 cuns, are gently curving the needle
handle, fix on the abdominal wall. keeps the needle 6 hours. If
treating is valid, may continue to keep the needle 12-24 hours,
takes the needle the next day. If the appendicular abscess has
formed. regional along lump all around, uses encircles
punctures the method, usually the thorn 1 cun. mild
reinforcing-reducing method, keeps needle 30 min.
Note
Acupuncture is suitable for the acute retinitis simplex
appendicitis, but the acute suppurative, the gangrene
appendicitis should the surgical treatment primarily,
the acupunture treating for auxiliary. Pays great attention on
the tenderness sensitivity point the investigation and
acupuncture it, the sensitive acupuncture point sensation of the
acupuncture needle is good. the curative effect is also
good.