For minor sports injuries, such as bruises or ankles or wrists being twisted, you can just apply some external herbal oil. If you know how, you can do bloodletting if there is too much blood stasis. Then do moxibustion around this area. It will not only reduce the pain, but it will also help with recovery. But we have a Chinese saying: Ligament and bone damage needs about 100 days to fully recover. So moxibustion can help your body to boost the process of healing, but it will still take time.
Broken Bones If I tell you that my left arm bones were broken 3 times when I was very young, you might not believe me. But luckily, I met a very good countryside Chinese medicine doctor who specialized in broken bone restoration. He used herbal paste and herbal medicine to help me. But unfortunately, nowadays, it’s almost impossible to find such a Chinese medicine doctor that specializes in broken bone treatment, due to the development of hospitals.First of all, for broken bones, it’s not a disease but an injury. Western medicine is superior in regard to the surgery to get the bone back into proper position. But the problem is with the healing after surgery. If you use the method by most doctors, using heat and cold and painkillers, it will take longer and not heal as well. Moxibustion is very effective.
Here is a story by Ms. Shan, who is a promotor of moxibustion in China:
· In November 1999, my husband had a severe fracture. The hospital diagnosed a comminuted fracture of the ulna, and radiculus of the wrist, which was swollen like a balloon, and the fingertips were black. Experts said that amputation was needed.
· What could be worse? I signed the hospital letter and took him back home and decided to try treatment by myself.
· I did bloodletting and moxibustion for 3 days at home. Then I took him to the hospital and asked whether he still needed amputation. The expert looked at his hand several times and was very surprised by the result. He asked me what I did. I told him the truth. He said to please continue my way. Thus, I secured the hand of my husband.
· A few days later, I took him back to have it checked. Many experts told me, although he didn’t need amputation, his hand function would not be restored.
· I used moxibustion, and he could move his hand by the 15th day. Isn’t this a miracle? I want to tell you that if your immediate relatives get injured like this, just use the Chinese medicine way. I realized that this is very true. Many people will not believe it. Only your immediate family members will let you try. So, whether you trust your experts or me, you can surely decide.I recently had a client who also suffered from a severe fracture of her forearm. I told her to use moxibustion at home. With some doubt, she asked her friend to do moxibustion around her forearm. She felt the warmth and was very comfortable. I told her to continue with the moxibustion. There are no side effects. Why not give it a try?
