Acupuncture and Herbs for Hypothyroidism
Chief Complaint: Fatigue
Western Diagnosis: Hypothyroidism
History: none
Symptoms: No energy, wants to sleep all the time, inability to lose weight, feel cold, low back pain, hair loss.
Palpation: Very deep in the kidney positions, slippery in the spleen position, weak.
Observation: Pale tongue with teeth marks
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Tags: Acupuncture, fatigue, Herbs, hypothyroidism · Posted in: Metabolic
Herbs and Acupuncture for Drowsiness
Chief Complaint: overmedicated, drowsy
Western Diagnosis: Psychosis NOS
History: Client is 38 y old female in a “sober living” facility. Has used drugs and alcohol. Two children in foster care. Mother is supportive and wants her to get some help and reduce medication. Accompanied by mother, sometimes with one daughter.
Symptoms: Pt is very bloated, with two negative pregnancy tests. Has loose stools, and stress urinary incontinence. Imagines people looking at her and herself attacking their eyes and feels depressed about this recurrent idea.
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Tags: Acupuncture, drowsy, fatigue, Herbs · Posted in: Metabolic
Acupuncture and Herbs for Uncontrollable Laughter
Chief Complaint: Uncontrollable Laughter
Medical History: This patient is a 24-year old woman who has periods of uncontrollable laughter for two years. She was in a very bad car accident two years ago, and since that time has been easily startles or “jumpy” and had laughing spells that she is unable to stop. The laughter is worse when she feels overwhelmed. She describes the laughter as a sensation of stress in her chest which moves to her throat and then comes out as laughter. The patient reports that she can partially control the laughter by thinking peaceful thoughts.
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Tags: Acupuncture, anxiety, Herbs, Uncontrollable Laughter · Posted in: Well-Being
Acupuncture and Herbs for Infertility
Chief Complaint: Infertility
History: Has tried for 8 yrs. to conceive with her husband w/out success. Has tried 2 IVF cycles and two donor egg cycles w/out success.
Symptoms: Hx of hemorrhoids, oligomenorrhea, varicose veins, chronic constipation is a smoker and a drinker.
Palpation: Slightly Choppy, Slightly Thin
Observation: Red Body, No Coat, large purple spots scattered throughout the body, slightly dry
OM Diagnosis: Yin Deficiency with some Heat, Blood Stagnation
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Tags: Acupuncture, Herbs, infertility · Posted in: Reproductive
Acupuncture for Stomachache
Chief Complaint: Stomach Pain, irregular stool
Western Diagnosis: Ulcerative Colitis
History: As a young child, parents divorced and patient began having “stomach and digestive issues”. 9 years ago began experiencing bloody stool and severe abdominal pain after mother died of cancer. Several doctors and testing are really not definitive, but they diagnosis her with ulcerative colitis.
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Tags: abdominal, Acupuncture, pain, stomach, ulcerative colitis · Posted in: Digestive
Acupuncture for Shoulder Pain
Chief Complaint: shoulder pain
Western Diagnosis: sprain and strain
History: acute overwork due to yard work; no other acute or chronic health complaints.
Symptoms: Left sided shoulder pain between scapula and spine.
Palpation: pulse is slightly rapid, overall slightly tight.
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Tags: Acupuncture, pain, shoulder · Posted in: Musculo-Skeletal
Chinese Medicine for Male Infertility
Chief Complaint: male infertility
Western Diagnosis: low sperm count, low testosterone, hi LH & FSH
History: lost several hundred pounds a few years ago. currently on raw food diet. leads mentally healthy lifestyle.
Symptoms: frequent urination (but drinks ~2 gallons of water a day); high energy; good attitude; low back pain; loose stool; diagnosed w/gall stones; craves salt; foot fungus; occasional headaches; on and off exhausted, but only sleeps 6 hours/night due to schedule.
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Tags: Acupuncture, acupuncturist, Herbs, infertility · Posted in: Reproductive
Acupuncture Treatment of Sciatica
Chief Complaint: Low back and leg Pain
Western Diagnosis: Sciatica
History: Patient had been seeing a chiropractor for some time with some improvement, but the progress had stopped.
Symptoms: Intense back pain on the right side lateral to L2-L5
Palpation: Choppy, big
Observation: Dark red and purple
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Tags: Acupuncture, pain, sciatica · Posted in: Musculo-Skeletal, Neurological
Chinese Medicine Treatment of Premature Menopause
Chief Complaint: early menopause symptoms
Western Diagnosis: early menopause
History: For past year, at age 39, patient complains of irregular menstruation (missing months, or 2x per month), hot flashes, migraines, night sweats, fatigue. High anxiety. Healthy prior to this.
Symptoms: Night sweats, fatigue, hot flashes, irregular menstruation, frontal headache / migraines, constipation, PMS / irritability, anxiety, insomnia
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Tags: Acupuncture, anxiety, menopause · Posted in: Gynecological
Chinese Medicine Treatment of Fibromyalgia
Chief Complaint: Fibromyalgia
History: Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia by a specialist in 2002
Taking oxycodone for pain, and ambien and trazadone for sleep
Symptoms: Arthralgia of neck, back, elbows, jaw – Insomnia, Loose stools
Palpation: Slippery full
Observation: pink, swollen, greasy yellow coating
OM Diagnosis: Damp heat in the muscles
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Tags: Acupuncture, fibromyalgia, Herbs · Posted in: Metabolic, Neurological
