Sciatica |
Tongue: White, greasy coat
Pulse: Wiry and floating
2) Kidney Jing Defeciency.
Lingering soreness and weakness of the loins and knees, lassitude and listlessness.
Tongue: Pale with white coating.
Pulse: Deep, thin, weak pulse.
3) Blood stasis obstructing the collaterals.
Severe fixed prickling pain in the lumbar region and leg, aversion to pressure.
Tongue: Dark purplish, sometimes with purple spots.
Pulse: Deep, uneven
Lumbar level Hwa To Jia Ji points: These are local points located just above where the posterior branch of the spinal nerves exit the vertibrae.For Wind-cold-damp Bi, add:GB 30: An extremely important point if the leg pain occurs along the GB channel. This point should be needled at lease 2 cun deep, with the patient lying in a lateral recumbant position, the affected side facing up. The prefered needling sensation should radiate all the way down to the ankle.
UB 36, 37, 40, 57, and 60: More local points. With UB 36 and 37, again, the needling sensation should radiate down the leg.
GB 34: The influential point of tendons. The sciatica nerve is said to belong to the tendons.
GB 41: Shu stream point for heaviness and pain, especially usefull for pain along the GB channel.
Du 14: (even) The crossing point of all the Yang channels, very good for dispelling Wind-cold-damp.For Kidney Jing deficiency, add:Sp 9: (reduce) He sea point. Belonging to the element of water, it is used to dispel damp.
UB 23: (reinforce) Kidney Shu point.For Blood stasis obstructing the collaterals, add:Kid 3: (reinforce) Tonifies Kidney Jing. This point is called Tai Xi, or "Great River". It is near the bottom of the Kidney channel, and because of its location, low on the leg, and a deep depression in the tissue, it is believed that Kidney Yin collects here similar to the way in which water will always seek out the lowest place to collect.
Kid 4 (reinforce) Luo connecting point of the Kidney channel. A good distal point to chose where there is underlying Kidney deficincy. This point simultaneously tonifies the Kidneys and invigorates the channel to which it is connected, the U.B.
UB 17: (reduce) The influential point of blood, removes blood stasis.Ashi points: (reduce)
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