Postpartum Joint Pain

Once the lochia discharge stage is complete, we enter the full-scale Qi and Blood replenishment stage. We replenish both Blood and Qi using prescriptions from the basic herbal medicine series that nourishes Blood and tonics that boost vitality. At the same time, we expel the cold that has penetrated the joints (Warm Meridian) through large moxibustion and deep heat therapy. Combining these two treatments replenishes Qi and blood, boosting the body's defenses and gradually alleviating coldness and joint pain. Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective At our Korean medicine clinic, we operate stages 2 and 3 simultaneously based on the principle that "cold energy can only be expelled when Qi and blood are sufficiently replenished." The core treatment for postpartum illness involves a two-track approach: replenishing Qi and blood with herbal tonics while driving out cold from the joints using moxibustion and deep heat therapy. The more thoroughly this stage is followed, the longer the recovery is sustained without recurrence.