Application of “Integrative Acupuncture and Moxibustion” in the Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Clinical Case Example

¹ Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Liuzhou Hospital of Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Liuzhou 545001, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China,

PAR 2026 , 10(4), 64–71; https://doi.org/10.26689/par.v10i4.15854

© 2026 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

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Abstract

Objective: To explore the clinical efficacy of Integrative Acupuncture and Moxibustion in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Methods: The concept and clinical application of “Integrative Acupuncture and Moxibustion” are elucidated through a case study. Conclusion: Integrative Acupuncture and Moxibustion, employing a stepped clinical treatment model, effectively empowers the promotion of comprehensive external treatment protocols of traditional Chinese medicine, holistically enhances the clinical efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion, reduces the economic burden on patients, and fully leverages the advantages of acupuncture and moxibustion—simplicity, convenience, affordability, and efficacy—which is of great significance.

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