Herbs and Acupuncture for Poison Wood Rash
Chief Complaint: Severe Rash
Western Diagnosis: Poison Wood Rash
Medical History: 57 year old male in good heath with moderately good diet, Plays basketball three times a week for exercise. Past history of fungal type rashes and respiratory infections.
Questioning exam: Patient was hiking on vacation in the Bahamas and brushed against a poison wood tree coming in contact with a black sappy substance. Unaware of what it was, patient tried to remove the sap from his arm. This sap then got under his finger nails and was unknowingly spread to other parts of the body. This sap later caused a severe red, raised rash that oozed and crusted over with bright red margins. Since patient was long distance and had few resources, he was advised to use tea bags on lesions, drink mint tea, and eat cooling foods until return home for treatment.
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Tags: Acupuncture, Herbs, rash, skin · Posted in: Dermatological
Acupuncture and Herbs for Eye Pain
Chief Complaint: eye pain
Questioning exam: Gain weight, hot sensation in a head, night sweat, edema, can’t stay asleep, Neck pain, upper back pain, trembling hands,headache, dry, sensitive eye,tinnitus, stomach pain, gas, scanty urine,blood in stool, PMS, painful menses, clots, irritability, mood swing
Pulse exam: Lu-superficial, sp-slippery, kid(both),heart, Liv- deep,
Tongue exam: Pale-pink tongue body, thin white coating
OM Diagnosis: Liver yin deficiency,Liver Qi stagnation, wood overacting earth.
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Tags: Acupuncture, eye, Herbs, pain · Posted in: EENT
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Treatment of Endometroisis
Chief Complaint: Chronic Pelvic Pain
Western Diagnosis: Endometriosis
Medical History: 30y.o. female presents with main complaint of chronic lower pelvic pain. Patient states she got off of Aleese (birth control pill) approximately 6 months ago and began experience pelvic pain around ovulation and menses.
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Tags: Acupuncture, endometroisis, Herbs · Posted in: Gynecological
Acupuncture and Herbs for Emotional Trauma
Chief Complaint: A 38 year old male has been experiencing physical and emotional pain after trauma he experienced on 9/11/2002.
Medical History: Everything he eats tends to upset his stomach with gas, bloating and belching. He suffers from alternating constipation to loose stool and the urine is frequent and slight yellow. He has difficulty on inhaling. He refuses to take herbs for fear they will upset his stomach or interact with his medications. He prefers to take digestive crackers when his stomach is upset.
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Tags: Acupuncture, emotions, Herbs · Posted in: Well-Being
Acupuncture and Herbs for Neck and Shoulder Pain
Chief Complaint: neck and shoulder pain/tension
Medical History: patient woke up with crick in neck one week ago, initially got better, then today much worse.
Questioning exam: pain at base of skull (UB10/GB 20 area) and shoulders (GB21 area) more L sided; irritability; pain at 7 on scale of 1-10.
Pulse exam: pulse wiry overall
Tongue exam: red sides and tip, scant coat
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Tags: abdominal, Acupuncture, Herbs, neck, pain, shoulder · Posted in: Musculo-Skeletal
The Treatment of Anxiety and Depression with Chinese Medicine
Chief Complaint: anxiety/depression/fatigue/shortness of breath
Western Diagnosis: anxiety/depression
Medical History: 20-40 milligrams of Celexa (almost 1 yr),
Ht: 5’11 wt: 140
Childhood illnesses: chickenpox<
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Tags: Acupuncture, anger, anxiety, depression, Herbs · Posted in: Well-Being
Oriental Medicine Treatment of Crohn’s Disease
Chief Complaint: sporadic diarrhea followed by severe Rt. quadrant pain and high fever
Western Diagnosis: Crohn’s disease
Medical History: Diagnosed as Crohn’s Disease ten years ago. The frequency of the episode progressively changed to few times a year to twice a month. History of double hernia surgery 15 years ago.
Questioning exam: Malar flush, mild afternoon fever.
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Tags: abdominal, Acupuncture, anger, Crohn's disease, Herbs, pain · Posted in: Digestive
Acupunture and Herbal Treatment of Low Back Pain
Chief Complaint: low back pain
Medical History: 37 year old male presents with acute low back pain occurring for two weeks after turning to the left while squatting, and simultaneously holding a tire/wheel assembly, during an emergency tire change. Patient is a taxi cab owner/driver, sedentary, and a regular smoker.
Questioning exam: Patient has desire to sleep after eating, a bitter taste in mouth and experiences acid reflux. He drinks 8 cups of coffee daily, in addition to sodas. He sleeps in an uncomfortable bed 3-5 hours a night, has trouble falling asleep, and wakes up at night due to light, restless sleep and occasional disturbing dreams. Patient also reports an energy level of 5/10, low libido, a left knee that has pain in response to changes in weather, and a history of migraine headaches for 4 months.
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Tags: Acupuncture, Herbs, low back pain · Posted in: Musculo-Skeletal
Acupuncture and Herbs for Eye Pain
Chief Complaint: Right eye pain/pressure
Western Diagnosis: Secondary Hypertension
Medical History: Leukemia 10 years ago, remission. Truck driver with occasional sciatica. Secondary hypertension, stress from truck driving. Eats well, exercises regularly. Drinks excessive coffee on the road.
Questioning exam: Right eye pressure and pain for one week. Pressure behind the eye. Stress and worry about money and health issues. Bp was normal on examination. Difficulty falling asleep, prone to anger and feeling overwhelmed.
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Tags: Acupuncture, anger, eye, Herbs, hypertension, pain · Posted in: EENT, Metabolic
Oriental Medicine for Hives and GERD
Chief Complaint: Rashes, heart burn and sudden onset fatigue
Western Diagnosis: Hives and Acid reflex associated with stress
Medical History: Patient is a 40 year old female, who generally is in good health. She has had hives since childhood, hives comes and goes. Anti-histamine medication or prednisone did not help in the past. She used to take patent herbs for a few days, the rashes would be gone for a couple of months. Wherever she did not get enough sleep or stressed out, the rashes showed up again. Also each time she got pregnant, she tends to get hives. She never had heart burn before, but sometimes has bloating and indigestion when she eats greasy food .
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Tags: abdominal, Acupuncture, allergies, fatigue, GERD, heartburn, Herbs, hives, rashes · Posted in: Allergic, Dermatological, Digestive
