Pain and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Every human being will experience some form of pain in their lifetime. Pain is more or less a feeling of discomfort, distention, distress, or agony that is felt throughout the body.Pain can be felt in any part of the body and in Chinese Medicine pain is a major indicator of diagnostic information. There is an ancient saying in Traditional Chinese Medicine that states, "when there is pain there is no free flow of energy(qi)". This basically means that pain is caused by lack of free flow of energy. Something has blocked the free flow of energy. In traditional chinese medicine(TCM), cold, wind, heat, dampness, dryness, fire, blood stasis and deficient energy can all block the free flow of energy.
There are many ways to differentiate the cause of pain. Here are some examples.
1) Pulse and tongue diagnosis are important tools in determining the dominant pattern of the dysfunction.
2) Determining the exact location of the pain, as well as its quality of sensation and current degree of severity is critical.
3)Information on what time of day, specific climates and activities that affect the pain define the pattern even further.
4)Palpation is a essential tool as it reveals a great deal. For example, muscle rigidity indicates local blood stasis.
5)A small area of pain is usually due to a sprain or other trauma, and a larger area could possibly relate to some internal organs such as kidnet yin or kidney yang deficiency.
6)As we age and our reserve of energy is depleted and people generally have a tendency to manifest one of two common patterns in TCM. Those who began with very strong constitutions have a tendency to develop kidney yin deficiency. There painful condition is aggravated by heat and activity. Those who began with weaker constitutions have a tendency to develop kidney yang deficiency. Their painful condition will be aggravated by cold and can be relieved by moderate activity.
7) The lower back is the domain of the kidneys. Most pain, or even a propensity to injury is attributed, at least in part to a kidney yin or yang deficiency.
8) This deficiency may be due to a congenital predisposition or chronis illness and may be aggravated by environmental factors such as cold, wind, damp, heat, as well as internal factors which cause blood stasis or energy(qi) stagnation.
9) This condition can be worsened by lifestyle and physical labour, including heavy lifting, bending, prolonged standing, exposure to cold, as well as , shock or prolonged anxiety.
There are many ways to differentiate the cause of pain. Here are some examples.
1) Pulse and tongue diagnosis are important tools in determining the dominant pattern of the dysfunction.
2) Determining the exact location of the pain, as well as its quality of sensation and current degree of severity is critical.
3)Information on what time of day, specific climates and activities that affect the pain define the pattern even further.
4)Palpation is a essential tool as it reveals a great deal. For example, muscle rigidity indicates local blood stasis.
5)A small area of pain is usually due to a sprain or other trauma, and a larger area could possibly relate to some internal organs such as kidnet yin or kidney yang deficiency.
6)As we age and our reserve of energy is depleted and people generally have a tendency to manifest one of two common patterns in TCM. Those who began with very strong constitutions have a tendency to develop kidney yin deficiency. There painful condition is aggravated by heat and activity. Those who began with weaker constitutions have a tendency to develop kidney yang deficiency. Their painful condition will be aggravated by cold and can be relieved by moderate activity.
7) The lower back is the domain of the kidneys. Most pain, or even a propensity to injury is attributed, at least in part to a kidney yin or yang deficiency.
8) This deficiency may be due to a congenital predisposition or chronis illness and may be aggravated by environmental factors such as cold, wind, damp, heat, as well as internal factors which cause blood stasis or energy(qi) stagnation.
9) This condition can be worsened by lifestyle and physical labour, including heavy lifting, bending, prolonged standing, exposure to cold, as well as , shock or prolonged anxiety.
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