Is acupuncture useful for lumbar muscle strain

Acupuncture has certain effects on lumbar muscle strain. Acupuncture can dredge meridians, adjust yin and yang, enhance immunity, etc., and can improve the symptoms of lumbar muscle strain pain. It includes acupuncture therapy, electroacupuncture, floating needle, fire needle, etc. Patients with lumbar muscle strain can also be treated with massage and external application of traditional Chinese medicine to improve pain. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as diclofenac diethylamine emulsion, can be used to relieve pain if lumbar muscle strain is more severe, and lumbar block therapy can be used if lumbosacral pain occurs at fixed points.