从脾论治腰椎骨质增生症

腰椎骨质增生症以往多从肾论治。但临床观察发现，脾虚在本病发生发展过程中起着重要作用。脾位中央，脾虚则五脏俱虚。肾精亏损，则骨失所养；肝虚血少，则筋失滋荣；脾虚湿阻，瘀血阻络也是本病发病的基本病机。脾虚贯穿于本病发生发展的全过程。以健脾益气，祛湿止痛为腰椎骨质增生症的基本治法。

Differential Treatment of Lumbar Hyperosteogeny from the Viewpoint of the Spleen

Lumbar hyperosteogency should be treated from the viewpoint of the spleen. Clinical observation showed that spleen deficiency played an important role in the disease. The spleen, located in the center of the body, could cause deficiency of Five-zang organs if it was deficient. Deficiency of kidney essence led to loss of nourishment of the bone. Deficiency of blood due to liver deficiency caused protection of tendon. Damp stasis due to spleen deficiency and stagnation meridian due to blood stasis were etiological factors. Spleen deficiency manifested itself during the whole process. Thus the therapeutical principle should be invigorating the spleen to benefit qi and removing damp to kill pain.