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musculoskeletal system
epicondylitis
acupuncture
patterns and combinations
after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Wind-Cold; Wind-Cold-Damp; Damp Bi Syndrome; Wind-Damp Bi Syndrome; Xue Yu (Blood Stasis); Qi Stagnation
» illustrative combinations:
LI-11, LI-4 and ashi (tender) points for painful obstruction manifesting as lateral humeral epicondylitis due to Xu (Deficiency) and Stagnation of Qi and Xue (Blood) (Jirui and Wang, p. 178)
ashi (tender) points for tendinitis of the elbow; also consider: LI-4 and/or LI-10 (Shanghai, p. 658)
LI-11, St-42 and TW-15 for painful elbow (Shanghai, p. 659)
LI-10 and GB-44 for inability to extend the forearm (Shanghai, p. 659)
LI-11, TW-10, PC-5, LI-5, TW-3, Lu-9, SI-4, Lu-7 and TW-2 for exhausted elbow (Shanghai, p. 659)
point analysis
» palpate and consider:
local ashi (tender) points (-): facilitate flow of Qi and (Xue); reduce inflammation; clear the channels; relax sinews and tendons; alleviate pain
LI-11 (+ and D): local; eliminates Wind and dispels Exterior conditions; regulates and harmonizes Qi and Ying; harmonizes Xue (Blood); eliminates Dampness through the Intestines; benefits sinews, tendons and joints; frees the channels; Large Intestine Upper He Sea Uniting, Earth and Tonification point; budding point of Large Intestine Muscle channel
LI-10 (+ and D): local; dispels Wind; promotes the circulation of Qi and Xue (Blood); tonifies Qi and Xue (Blood) (Maciocia, p. 378); benefits Qi of arms and shoulders; removes obstruction from and invigorates the channels; frees collateral vessels
LI-4 (+ and D): dispels Exterior Wind, including Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat; regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); relaxes sinews and tendons; sedates pain; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; alleviates pain; Large Intestine Yuan Source point
TW-11 (-): local; 0 frees Qi of channel and collateral vessels
TW-10 (-): local; dispels Wind; transforms Phlegm-Damp in the channels and collateral vessels; Triple Warmer He Upper Uniting, Dispersion and Earth point
Ht-3 (-): local; regulates the circulation of Qi and Xue (Blood); Heart Hea Sea Uniting and Water point
SI-8 (-): dissipates Wind; invigorates the channels; sedates pain; relaxes the sinews and muscles; Small Intestine He Sea Upper Uniting, Earth and Dispersion point
ginger moxa on painful areas
GB-34 (=): strengthens and relaxes sinews and tendons; benefits joints; alleviates pain; relieves soreness from fatigued muscles; Gall Bladder Sea and Earth point; Hui Reunion point of the Jin (sinews and tendons)
footnotes
Reprinted from The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia, Giovanni, 1989, by permission of the publisher Churchill Livingstone, a division of Elsevier Limited.