A review on the mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of Hashimoto's thyroiditis and its associated anxiety and depression
The increasingly accelerated pace of modern life has increased people's pressure,and more and more complications such as anxiety and depression accompanied by diseases are constantly emerging,affecting people's quality of life and attracting everyone's attention.Hashimo-to's thyroiditis is a chronic lymphocytic infiltration thyroid inflammation,which belongs to autoimmune diseases.Hashimoto's thyroiditis is not easy to be found in the early stage,and the course of disease is long,with many complications.At present,there is no specific treatment for this disease,Western medicine focuses on symptomatic treatment,and the treatment from etiology and pathogenesis is still in the primary stage of research.In the treatment of Hashimoto's thyroiditis,TCM has certain potential in terms of clinical symptoms,etiology and pathogenesis,especially acupuncture and moxibustion can dredge the meridians,adjust the function of viscera,regulate the overall function of the body,improve thyroid function,and relieve relat-ed complications.Therefore,TCM treatment is accepted by more and more patients.Hashimoto's thyroiditis,as an endocrine disease,has increased the probability of anxiety and depression.However,there are few articles discussing the relationship between the two,and there is no specific treatment meth-od.There are certain adverse reactions of taking drugs,and long-term medication will cause dependence.In this paper,the author summarizes the etiology,pathogenesis,treatment progress,some treatment experience and efficacy of Hashimoto's thyroiditis,as well as the relationship between Hashimoto's thy-roiditis and anxiety and depression,and reviews the mechanism of acupuncture treatment of anxiety and depression,hoping to provide some ideas for the clinical treatment of this disease,so that acupuncture and moxibustion can be accepted by more people as a treatment method,and inherit our traditional Chinese medicine career.
Hashimoto's thyroiditisAnxiety and depressionAcupuncture mechanismReview
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