For Painful Heels - an Example for Treating Diseases of the Lower Body by Needling Points at the Upper Part of the Body
Mrs. Mai, 40 years old, paid her first visit on the 4th August 1991, with the chief complaint of ...For Painful Heels - an Example for Treating Diseases of the Lower Body by Needling Points at the Upper Part of the Body
Mrs. Mai, 40 years old, paid her first visit on the 4th August 1991, with the chief complaint of pain in the heels after getting up in the morning for 5 years. The pain was gradually aggravated and so severe that she could only walk on the tiptoes. On examination, her tongue proper was reddened with whitish fur, the pulse was thready, and with no abnormal findings of the sole and calcaneus revealed on X-ray films. The condition was due to deficiency of yin,and obstruction of blood stasis in the channels and collaterals. Prescription of acupoints: bilateral Fengchi (GB 20) and Taixi (KI 3).展开更多
文摘For Painful Heels - an Example for Treating Diseases of the Lower Body by Needling Points at the Upper Part of the Body
Mrs. Mai, 40 years old, paid her first visit on the 4th August 1991, with the chief complaint of pain in the heels after getting up in the morning for 5 years. The pain was gradually aggravated and so severe that she could only walk on the tiptoes. On examination, her tongue proper was reddened with whitish fur, the pulse was thready, and with no abnormal findings of the sole and calcaneus revealed on X-ray films. The condition was due to deficiency of yin,and obstruction of blood stasis in the channels and collaterals. Prescription of acupoints: bilateral Fengchi (GB 20) and Taixi (KI 3).