Low back pain:
-renal disease
-rheumatoid arthritis
-rheumatism
-hyperplastic spondilities
-muscle strain
-traumatic injury to lumber region |
-Invasion by pathogenic cold and damp |
-low back pain after exposure to cold and aggravated by rainy days
-heavy sensation and stiffness of muscles
-limitation of extension and flexion of the back
-pain radiating down to buttock and lower limbs
-cold feeling in affected area |
-white, sticky tongue
-weak or deep, slow pulse |
UB 23, 40
Du 3
*UB 25, 26
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-Gan Jiang Ling Zhu Tang
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-Kidney deficiency |
-insidious onset of protracted pain and soreness
-lassitude and weakness of loins and knees
-pain aggravated by fatigue, better with bed rest
Yang def:
-cramp-like sensation in lower abdomen
-pallor, cold limbs
Yin def:
-irritability
-insomnia
-dry mouth and throat
-flushed face, 5 palm heat |
-pale tongue
-deep thready or deep, slow pulse
-red tongue with scanty coat
-thready, rapid or thready, weak pulse |
Du 4
Yaoyan (Extra)
UB 52
KD 3
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-You Gui Wan
-Zuo Gui Yin |
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-Damp heat |
-flaccid or slight swollen legs
-little hot sensation on touch
-general heaviness
-fullness in chest and epigastric regions
-painful urination
-hot, brownish urine |
-yellow, sticky tongue
-soft, rapid pulse |
UB 20
SP 9
*ashi points |
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-Deficiency of Liver and kidney yin |
-muscular flaccidity of lower limbs
-motor impairment
-soreness and weakness of lumbar region
-seminal emission/ leukorrhea
-dizziness, blurring vision |
-red tongue
-thready, rapid pulse |
UB 18, 23
*ashi points
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-Trauma |
-history of trauma
-flaccid paralytic limbs
-incontinence of urine and feces |
-pink or dark purplish tongue
-relaxed or hesitant pulse |
Huatuojiaji points on corresponding levels of spinal injury |
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