2012年3月26日 星期一


Date of First Visit: 29/02/2012                                             Name: Ms. R. J
Ages 43                                                                                Gender: female

Chief complaint: (L) shoulder pain for 5 days

The patient has left shoulder pain for 5 days.  She visited Singapore for a short time and returned here 5 days ago. When she woke up from 1st night sleep in NZ, she feels pain on bingfeng point area with dull pain and no limitation of movement.  When she was in Singapore, weather was very hot, but when she came back to NZ, she feels very cold.  
No chill & fever, good sleeping, normal defecation and urination, no thirst, normal drink. Prefer to warm water, no headache

Past illness history: nothing special detected
Life style: Busy, no smoking & alcohol

Family history:  healthy
Menstruation, marital & obstetrical history: 13, 5 / 28    normal amount & color, no pain, single

B) Inspection
General: Vitality 7-8/10, normal complexion & shape
Tongue: pink tongue, thin & white coating

C) Auscultation/Olfaction
Sound: speak clearly, normal breathing
Odors: Nothing abnormal detected


TCM diagnosis

A ) Diagnosis: Shoulder pain
B ) Syndrome Differentiation: Wind cold attack  
C) Explanation:
The patient has left shoulder pain caused after overseas trip in hot country. When she was back to NZ, she feels very cold. After short time overseas trip, she feel very tired and weak body couldn’t adjust sudden weather change. So, pathogenic wind evil entering the skin and invades channel. The wind is yang evil and tends to invade the barrier of skin and fight against defensive qi. When wind evil combines with cold evil, is shown pain. Cold evil is coagulating and obstructing. Thin & white coating and wiry pulse are manifestations marking wind cold evil. 


Treatment
A) Treatment principles:  Expel wind and dispel cold to release the pain

B) Treatment methods  /Needling: filiform Points:
     bingfeng (SI12), fengchi (GB20), fengmen (BL12)
      reducing method

C) Explanations:
  • Bingfeng: local point. It activates the channel with Moxa to dispel cold and releases the pain
  • Fengchi: a point at the intersection of gallbladder meridian and yang link vessel is used to  eliminate wind cold and relieve the exterior symptoms
  • Fengmen: a point of bladder meridian, which dominate the surface of whole body      is selected to regulate circulation of qi, to eliminate wind cold

Life style advice

     Avoid wind and cold, keep warm shoulder area,
     Have regular exercise and stretching
     Not lift any heavy things


  

             Case Conclusion


This patient has left shoulder pain caused after overseas trip in hot country. When she was back to NZ, she feels very cold. After short time overseas trip, she feel very tired and weak body couldn’t adjust sudden weather change. Pathogenic wind evil attacks the skin and  channel. The wind is pertained yang evil and tends to invade the barrier of skin and fight against defensive qi. When wind evil combines with cold evil, is shown pain, Shoulder pain sudden onset by cold evil attack the superficial skin and cold nature is coagulating and obstructing the circulation qi and blood . So treatment principle focus on expel wind and dispel cold to release the pain. After first treatment, patient condition was back to normal.

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2012年3月16日 星期五

四象限

人之一身, 不外陰陽, 而陰陽二字, 即是水火, 水火二字, 即是氣血, 水即化氣, 火即化血, 氣為血之帥,血為氣之母, 《難經》 氣先走三寸, 血才走三寸; 孫思邈講大醫一定要學《易》,因為《易經》教我們的就是陰陽,氣血是陰陽的概念,陰中有陽,陽中有陰,以氣來看,氣分為氣中之氣,氣中之血。血也分為血中之氣和血中之血。

太極生兩儀,分成陰陽; 兩儀生四象。將兩儀依左上右下直線續分成四象,四象生八卦。



 
     氣分為氣中之氣,氣中之血
  • 第一象限 (+,+) 氣中之氣,是往外出的淋 巴液,必如說我們的汗、涕、唾、尿、胃腸黏液(1)等,都是氣中之氣,一般是作散熱和排泄廢物用的。淋巴系統的組成有淋巴液(lymph)、淋巴管(ymph  vessel)和淋巴組織(lymphoid  tissue),淋巴液簡稱為淋巴,淋巴液 的形態和顏色與血漿類似,成分則與組織液一樣,不含紅血球且蛋白質量約為血液中的四分之一。當血液流到微血管後,由於滲透壓和靜水壓(Osmotic pressure and hydrostatic)的原因,所以會有少許 的血液經由管壁較薄的微血管中滲出,進入身體組織當中而變成組織液,而身體各部位組織佈滿比微血管還要大些的淋巴管,身體組織間的組織液,便會 進入淋巴管變成淋巴液,淋巴液從微淋巴管往較大的淋巴管流動,最後會匯流右淋巴管,其他部分則匯流到胸管,右淋巴管會匯入右鎖骨下靜脈,胸管最後匯入左內 頸靜脈和左鎖骨下靜脈的交會點,而淋巴液即與血液混成成為血液的一部份,最後再經由心臟血管接著再重複一次全身的循環,如過程中受到阻礙,會使 得組織液在體內過度累積,造成水腫(edema)。淋巴系統中還有些由淋巴組織所形成的淋巴器官,包含淋巴結、脾臟和胸腺等。淋巴結的功能是過濾淋巴液 中的異物,及製造可以消滅病菌的病原體的淋巴球,包括能製造抗體的B淋巴球,所以當淋巴液經過淋巴結後,淋巴結可以利用淋巴球消滅淋巴液中病菌的病原體。 而胸腺則可以引導T淋巴球攻擊病菌的病原體,並保留少數保有記憶的淋巴球,當再次碰到相同的病菌入侵時,便能迅速地產生抗體,來殺死入侵的病菌及病原體
  • 第二象限 (-,+)氣中之血,應該很多書都會看到氣中之血,其實就是 我們淋巴回流的部分,最後會到近心臟部的下腔靜脈而到血液裡面。所以我們說入心才化赤,淋巴回到血液系統,再經回肺動脈打到肺。

血也分為血中之氣和血中之血。 
  • 第三象限 (-,-血中之血,是指血液沿靜脈回流的部分。靜脈控制了全身體內大部分60~70%的血液。血流量很大,而人體內約40%的靜脈血液位於腿部
  • 第四象限 (+,-) 血中之氣,是指血液到末稍滲出來的淋巴液 ,組織液進入淋巴管,即成為淋巴液, 淋巴液回流的生理功能,主要是將組織液中的蛋白質分子帶回至血液中,並且能清除組織液中不能被毛細血管重吸收的較大的分子以及組織中的紅細胞和細菌等
十二經絡休養生息
  1. 多氣多血; 手陽明大腸、足陽明胃,此二經。
  2. 少血多氣; 有六經, 三焦,,,,,肺。
  3. 多血少氣心包絡, 膀胱,小腸, 肝經。
中醫講氣血和陰陽如氣納三焦,血歸包絡,就是說少陽三焦相火統領氣化,血分歸屬厥陰心包管轄,兩者也是陰陽氣血的太極關係。

少陽三焦相火不足則會導致 脾土水濕不能氣化,如太陽不南移,則不會出現春夏生長之氣;而厥陰心包血分不足,則會出現血液黏稠,口幹口渴,容易上火以及高血壓,腦血管病變的陰火病。

少陽三焦相火和厥陰心包是相輔相承的,所謂陽升陰長。少陽三焦相火和太陰脾土類似地球表麵的水氣循環,而厥陰心包和陽明胃土類似地下水循環和地下排水排汙 係統。地表水氣無法蒸騰降雨,直接導致地下水位降低,地下水少出現裂紋淤積(心腦血管堵塞)等。

三焦是氣的升降出入的通道,又是氣化的場所,所以說它們主持諸氣,總司全身的氣機和氣化的功能。元氣是人體最根本的氣。元氣根於腎,通過三焦而充沛於全身。人體的氣通過三焦而輸送到五臟六腑,充沛於全身。

戌時 (19點至21),心包經最旺。 心包為心之外膜,附有脈絡,氣血通行之道。邪不能容,容之心傷。心包是心的保護組織,又是氣血通道。心包戌時興旺可清除心臟周圍外邪,使心臟處於完好狀態。心發冷者戌時補腎陽;心悶熱者戌時滋心陰。
 
亥時 (21點至23),三焦經最旺。三焦是六腑中最大的腑,有主持諸氣、疏通水道的作用。亥時三焦通百脈。人如果在亥時睡眠,百脈可休養生息,對身體十分有益。







 



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