火针放血联合其他疗法治疗下肢静脉曲张的研究进展

Research Progress on the Treatment of Varicose Veins of the Lower Limbs by Bloodletting with Fire Needle Combined with Other Therapies

摘要: 下肢静脉曲张(VVLE)是四肢血管疾患中最常见的疾病之一，主要以患肢酸胀、沉重、易疲劳、乏力、踝部、足背轻度水肿，患肢静脉扩张、伸长、迂曲为主要临床表现，给患者的日常活动甚至是心理产生了不同的影响，目前火针放血疗法治疗下肢静脉曲张以其独特的优势被广泛应用于临床，本文收集整理了近10年火针联合其他疗法治疗下肢静脉曲张的相关文献，进行分析整理，从联合中药内服、针刺法、中医外治法、西医非手术疗法等方面阐述火针联合其他疗法治疗该病的研究进展，为进一步开展火针联合其他疗法治疗下肢静脉曲张的临床研究提高思路。

Abstract: Lower limb varicose veins (VVLE) is one of the most common vascular diseases in the limbs, mainly characterized by soreness, heaviness, fatigue, mild edema in the ankle and dorsum of the foot, and venous dilation, elongation, and tortuosity in the affected limbs. It has different effects on the daily activities and even psychology of patients. Currently, the treatment of lower limb varicose veins with fire needle bloodletting therapy is widely used in clinical practice due to its unique advantages. This article collects and organizes relevant literature on the treatment of lower limb varicose veins using fire needle combined with other therapies in the past 10 years, analyzes and organizes it, and elaborates on the research progress of fire needle combined with other therapies in the treatment of lower limb varicose veins from the perspectives of combination of traditional Chinese medicine oral administration, acupuncture, external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, and non-surgical treatment of Western medicine. This provides ideas for further clinical research on the treatment of lower limb varicose veins using fire needle combined with other therapies.