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Different Treatment of same Disease, same
treatment of different Diseases
i.e.
headaches may be caused by many pathogens (phlegm, heat, Yang rising, etc)
i.e. Phlegm (or any other pathogen can cause many
conditions.
Clinical Application
- same
disorder in different people may be treated the same or differently
depending on differential diagnosis.
Different diseases in different people may be treated the same. Different environment, location, person,
and time all effect how treatment should be done.
Time – Season
- spring, Qi is near surface
(insert shallow)
- summer, Qi is subcutaneous
(insert slightly deeper)
- fall, Qi is in the muscles
(insert deeper)
- winter, Qi is in the bones
(insert deep)
Time – Disease
i.e. Malaria, PMS, etc. if
one can catch before onset results of treatment will be significantly
improved.
Location
- different areas have
different climates, diets, cultural influences, and standards of living
which may effect treatment.
Age, sex, body type, personality
- young people, Yang is superficial, they are
fragile, (needle for short time, shallow, gently, and only do a few points)
- women handle pain better, although at
different times in their cycle women react differently, keep track of the
cycle even if not treating gynecological problems.
Harmonizing/regulating methods
Must
do while treating root and branch.
- regulate Yin Yang
- regulate Zang Fu
*Use
neutral stimulation needling methods.
*For
deficiency tonify the Mother, for excesses sedate the Son.
Harmonize Shaoyang – alternating chills
and fever, dizziness, bitter taste, wiry pulse
Acu – SJ 5, GB 43
Harmonize GB ST – GB attack ST, hypochondiac pain,
nausea, vomiting, epigastric fullness
Acu – GB 24 (sun moon), GB 34, (ST 36, SJ 6 –
hypochondriac pain)
Harmonize LR SP – Qi stagnation from emotions – alternating constipation and
diarrhea, poor appetite, PMS, IBS
Acu – LR 14 (sun moon), LR 3, SP 4, 6, 15
Harmonize ST and intestines – abdominal pain, fullness, belching, GI
complaints
Acu – Low he-sea, Ren 6, 12, ST 25, 36, PC 6
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