Traditional East Asian Medicine for Amenorrhea
Chief Complaint: lack of Period
Western Diagnosis: Amenorrhea
History: previous 24 hr labor ending in c-section, 5 month long urinary tract infection which antibiotics weren’t treating. Migraines once a month or more often for past 12 years.
Symptoms: 31 year old woman who had not experienced a period in 3 years. Fatigue, trouble sleeping, irritability, stress, dizziness, cloudy urination, slightly painful urination, shortness of breath, Headaches behind eyes.
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Tags: Acupuncture, amenorrhea, Herbs · Posted in: Gynecological
Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment for Knee Pain and Trauma
Chief Complaint: Knee Pain
Western Diagnosis: ACL Inflammation Post Surgery
History: ACL tear due to a soccer injury years prior. Surgery transplanted a donor ligament.
Symptoms: Pain due to over use.
Palpation: Rolling Pulse, Palpation of the knee presents tough scar tissue and a sensation of heat
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Tags: Acupuncture, Herbs, knee, pain · Posted in: Musculo-Skeletal
The Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Treatment of Diarrhea
Chief Complaint: Weight loss/diarrhea
Western Diagnosis: Diarrhea with unknown reason
Medical History: Diarrhea for 5 years. Has to go the rest room 6 to 7 times a day. Fatigue. Low back pain. He has consulted many different doctors and tried all kinds of alternative medicine but acupuncture before he finds me.
Questioning exam: He owns a small business. He fills stressful on managing the daily business. Business fluctuation, employee problem. Whenever he tries to take meal, he has to go to the restroom before he finishes it. He is tired all the time, because of lacking of nutrition. Food is going out before full digested.
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Tags: Acupuncture, diarrhea, Herbs · Posted in: Digestive
The Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment of Vulvar Vestibulitis
Chief Complaint: acute vaginal pain
Western Diagnosis: vulvar vestibulitis
Medical History: My patient has had the condition for 7 years. It first started as pain only on intercourse, then 2 years ago it became pain on arousal, and when she first came to see me there was constant pain. She is 28 years old, married, and a final year law student. The pain is predominantly on the right side of the vulva, it is a sharp pain that occurs with skin redness and inflammation, after the menses the pain will occur with itching. She is unable to have intercourse but the pain that is experienced constantly is a 6/10. The vaginismus only occurs on intercourse, but because the pain is so intense on arousal, it is not the immediate concern.
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Tags: Acupuncture, Herbs, vagina · Posted in: Gynecological, Musculo-Skeletal
The Chinese Medicine Treatment of Headaches
Chief Complaint: headaches
Medical History: female patient in her mid-thirties came to me five weeks ago. she had a whiplash in 98. Got rear endend by a car on the freeway with 80 km/h . Unfortunately she had her head turned and the SCM (Sternocleidomastoideus group) left went out and ruptured. Since then patient complains about headaches that are not specific at all. Can be occipital, temporal, not depending on weather . I could not find a pattern whatsoever…
CT was ok, Vertebrae did not show any damages whatsoever. No neurological absences or problems. No nausea. Patient works in computer company and sits in front of the screen frequently.
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Tags: Acupuncture, headache, Herbs · Posted in: EENT, Neurological
The Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Treatment of Infertility
Chief Complaint: being unable to get pregnant for 3 years
Western Diagnosis: Infertility
Medical History: The female patient hasn’t been pregnant for 3 years after getting married. The patient has irregular menstruation combined with clots and cramps, and stress from work.
Pulse exam: Pulse is wiry and thin.
Tongue exam: Tongue is purplish with tooth marks. Coating is thin and white.
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Tags: Acupuncture, Herbs, infertility · Posted in: Reproductive
The Treatment of menstrual pain with Acupuncture and Herbs
Chief Complaint: Dull pain in lower abdomen prior to and during menstrual period.
Western Diagnosis: Dysmenorrhea
Medical History: This 20-year-old female(height of 5.2 feet and weight of 105 pounds) came to Acutherapy & Herbal Clinic with a main complaint of dull periodic pain in the lower abdomen prior to and during menstrual period. She began suffering from this problem since age of 13 when she had the first period. At first, she took some pain killer when the pain happened, and then, she went to MD for check up. There were no sign of any organic diseases in the pelvic cavity. At last, she decided to try the alternative medicine for this problem.
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Tags: Acupuncture, dysmenorrhea, Herbs · Posted in: Gynecological
The Chinese Herbal Treatment of Infertility due to Tubal Obstruction
Chief Complaint: being unable to get pregnant after 5 year marriage
Western Diagnosis: 1.Tubal Obstruction, 2.Uterus dysplasia
Medical History: The patient hasn’t been able to get pregnant since she got married 5 years ago.She went to see western doctor and was diagnosed with tubal obstruction and uterus dysplasia. She has experienced scanty menstruation, light color, dark clots, accompanied with legs soreness
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Tags: Herbs, infertility · Posted in: Reproductive
The Chinese Medicine Treatment of Vitiligo
Chief Complaint: Vitiligo
Medical History: This is 37 years old male suffering from vitiligo for almost 12 years. No history of vitiligo in family.
Questioning exam: fatigued, pale skin color, brittle nails, dry and warm eyes, frontal headache, numbness on both legs and hands, poor memory, insomnia with dream disturbed sleep, hair falling out, right hypochondriac pain, constipation, some times ringing in ears, low back pain with frequent urination (two times per night) low sex drive.
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Tags: Herbs, vitiligo · Posted in: Dermatological
Treatment of Herpes Zoster (Shingles) with Asian Herbal Medicine
Chief Complaint: Damp heat
Western Diagnosis: Herpes Zoster
Medical History: 33 yr old male civil engineer with recent onset red inflamed area on left lateral thigh for one week.
Pulse exam: Liver pulse wiry Spleen pulse Xu
Tongue exam: Yellow coat on back scalloped on sides Red
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Tags: Herbs, shingles · Posted in: Dermatological, Infectious
