Ankle pain in a clinical setting has its basis in tissue damage and Blood Stasis. Treatment with herbs is always directed at increasing Blood flow, reducing Heat and Fire or Inflammation and or reducing Cold Stasis. Cold and Blood Stasis:…...
The most common causes of ankle pain are bone fractures and strains and sprains of the soft tissues of the ankle. Fractures Fractures can occur on any of the 3 bones of the ankle: the tibial bone (shin bone) associated…...
There are 3 main etiologies of foot pain, toe joint pain and neuropathy Blood and Cold Stasis (with or without Dampness) Pulse: The Left Chi is Deep, very thin and tight and the feet are cold Herbs: Shen tong zhu…...
The muscular/tendon/ligament structures of the feet are numerous and complicated. From an acupuncture point of view the JingJin of the feet are divided into Anterior and Posterior segments. The Anterior Medial portion of the feet constitute all soft tissue structures…...
4 main etiologies: Heat, Cold, Dampness, Blood Stasis or combinations thereof. Pulse: Heat: Left Chi position has a short, condensed, strong shape usually found at mid depth and in the middle of the Chi position. This pulse is in the…...
Where is the pain? Muscles and tendons: Quadricep muscle and tendon, Patella and Patellar tendon, Anterior cruciate ligament – Anterior Lateral – Foot Yang Ming (ST) Jing Jin Lateral meniscus, Fibular collateral ligament – Lateral Lateral – Foot Shao Yang…...
Treating high blood pressure with Chinese herbal medicine is difficult and not always successful. Formulations are based on MPD but there has to be different possibilities available for each etiology. This way if one combination is not successful then another…...
Stages of high blood pressure are different for the USA medical establishment and for the International medical establishment. Outside the USA and according to the International Society for Hypertension high blood pressure has 4 stages: Normal blood pressure: Systolic less…...
Chronic or Acute wrist pain falls into 2 categories. Both are Excess. One is Excess Cold with or without Blood Stasis, and the other is Excess Heat with or without Blood Stasis. Excess Cold: MPD: Right Proximal pulse is…...