The fire needle combines the mechanical stimulation of a needle with the warm stimulation of fire, providing unique therapeutic effects for conditions such as wind, cold, dampness, and bi syndrome. The fire needle therapy is derived from the ancient "nine needles". The treatment mechanism of fire needle therapy involves using the power of "fire" to stimulate acupoints or local areas, which has the functions of warming meridians, dispersing cold, dispelling wind, transforming dampness, promoting blood circulation, tonifying the body, expelling pathogenic factors, and promoting heat with heat, promoting qi movement, and dispersing toxins.
Assisting Yang with Fire and Warming and Opening Meridians
Through the heated needle, the fire needle therapy directly introduces heat into the human body through acupoints, stimulating the flow of meridians and invigorating the circulation of blood and qi, thus warming and strengthening the yang qi of the organs. The fire needle therapy utilizes the power of heat to achieve the effect of warming and opening meridians, ensuring unobstructed flow of qi and blood, which in turn alleviates pain.
Dispelling Cold and Dampness by Opening the Gate and Eliminating Pathogenic Factors
Opening the gate to eliminate pathogenic factors refers to using cauterization on acupoints to open the external gates of the meridians and channels, providing an outlet for external pathogenic factors. In chronic bi-syndrome, certain pathogenic substances such as stasis and dampness are likely to accumulate in the body. Once formed, they will stagnate in the local meridians and joints. Fire needle therapy can achieve remarkable results in treating such conditions.
Promoting Heat with Heat and Dispelling Toxins by Promoting Qi Movement
The needle, with the assistance of fire, opens the external gates, expelling pathogenic factors from the body. Fire needle therapy is effective not only for bi-syndrome and cold-related conditions caused by wind, cold, and dampness but also for heat-related conditions. Heat disorders often manifest as redness, swelling, and pain due to local blood stasis and the accumulation of toxic heat. By using fire needle therapy, the strong heat can be used to open the gates, expelling the heat and toxins directly, clearing the heat and resolving the toxins. Additionally, it can dilate blood vessels, accelerate blood flow, and promote the smooth flow of channels.
Clinical studies now suggest that direct stimulation of the lesion and reflex points with fire needle can quickly eliminate or improve local tissue edema, congestion, exudation, adhesion, calcification, spasms, and ischemia, thereby accelerating circulation, promoting metabolism, and facilitating the repair of damaged tissues and nerves. The fire needle, with its high temperature, reaches the site of the disease directly, causing carbonization of the diseased tissue within a small range around the needle, thereby relieving adhesion and stagnation, and improving the local blood circulation.
