The shoulder joint is very complex anatomically Better to treat the entire system to ensure you take away all the pain Anterior Medial Anterior Deltoid Anterior Lateral Medial Deltoid Subscapularis Very common culprit and almost always involved in rotator cuff…...
Always needle Posterior Lateral & Posterior Medial Jing Jins This will cover nearly all muscles groups for the lower back Relaxation needles Ear Shen Men, Ear Sympathetic Gb 20, Tai Yang, Du 20, Doing this may help the pain by…...
Upper Back pain depends on which Jing Jin is causing the pain Superficial Muscles Posterior-Lateral Trapezius muscle Levator Scapula Acupuncture Si 5, Ub 2 Can use Ben-Biao relationship for other side: Si 5, Ub 5 Ht 7, Si 5 Ub…...
Diagnosis Patient will have extremely warm hands This indicates shingles, gout or autoimmune Pulse will be low and pounding Patient will likely have a swollen hot ankle and foot Herbs Anti-inflammatory strategy Astringents 1 – 50 Clear heat – 50…...
Traditionally headaches are ascribed to liver heat or liver yang rising This is due to high blood pressure This doesn’t happen as much anymore because many people are medicated for high blood pressure Pulse Long, wiry pulse that starts in…...
Thin, Weak, Left Chi Lower back is likely cold and will need to be warmed Dang Gui Si Ni Tang – 30 Duo Hu Ji Sheng Tang – 30 Add Antibiotic herbs Bobs theory Bacterial infections are common for lower…...
Deep, thin pulse Can Be Spinal stenotic problem Use Acupuncture Check overall quality of pulse If overall pulse suggests a damp condition Astringents – 20 Shen Tong Zhu Yu tang – 40 Flex Spur – 10 Ru Xiang – 10…...
Compressed pulses Small seeds that represent masses, growths, cysts, or other abnormal structures in the body. What they are depends on what the seeds feel like, and what positions they are found in. The key to finding compressed pulses Don’t…...
Case Study patient presents with pain in the left upper back that radiates up the left neck and into the shoulder (posterior lateral). Bob first needles joint zone (prioceptive focus) : He needles into sore area at SI Joint Zone…...