But TCM can rescue me!
I love to hike, mountain bike and play tennis with my hubby. But as I get older (OMG, 50 is just around the corner, yikes!) injuries seem to happen more often. I don’t stretch as much anymore, I don’t take the time to warm up and I still think I can take risks and bike down a mountain at breaking speed (because, let’s face it, it’s so much fun!).
TCM is amazing and so quick to treat sports injuries, especially when it’s done right away. I thought it’d be fun to review the TCM way to deal with acute sports injuries. In case you or your friends happen to be dare devils!
Fractures, Dislocation & Soft Tissues Injuries
General TCM internal Tx principles
– Initial stage: move blood, reduce swelling & inflammation (clear heat).
– Middle stage: strengthen bone, muscle, sinews.
– Late stage (recovery): tonify Sp, Lv & kd, warm meridians & move Qi.
General TCM external Tx principles
- Initial stage & middle stage: Acupuncture, seven star, electro-acupuncture every two days for 1st week, then 2/week till healed. Treat the affected area and the opposite side, or if too painful or in a cast treat opposite side only.
- Middle stage: Moxa & Zheng Gu Shui spray or lotion.
- All stage: herbal treatment in cheesecloth (can be reused every day for 1 week), equal parts of Dang Gui, Qiang Huo, Hong Hua, Xu Duan, Fang Feng, Gu Sui Bu, Mu Gua, and Bai Zhi (15gr. each for a total of 120gr.)
- Late stage: acupuncture, Tui Na.
Area affected and their corresponding organ & meridians, best points & best herbs
Go play outside & keep rocking it with TCM,
Clara
TCM Geek
PS: Have you seen my Chinese Medicine Treatments Made Easy book yet? It covers over 160 syndromes treatments using acupuncture points, herbal formulas, ear points, diet and more!
Any suggestions for sacroiliac joint pain?
Hi Alex,
It’s tough without a proper TCM Diagnosis, but usually Gb 30, Bl 54, Bl 52, Bl 23, Bl 40, GB 34, and Tui Na should help 🙂
I am always doing these treatments. This tabular form is very nice It is helpful.
Thanks a lot
Clara first of all thank you for your adding me. You are doing great work. These materials are very useful and easy to understand. you are really fantastic and of course very helpful. Thanks a lot
You’re so welcome 🙂
Thank you for adding me in this list- very useful information as I mainly treat pain related MusculoSkeletal conditions- Thanks again Keep it coming !!!!!
Thanks Clara…. cool advice as usual. Rock on… 50 is just the number of times you have cycled around the sun! Nothing more! Add another 25yrs and that’s where I am…. maintaining balance is the key!
Hahaha Thank you Michael ?
Hi Clara! You are making acupuncture rock! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. I deeply appreciate that!
I am dealing with this patient she has 3 fibroids in her lower abdomen area 11cm,8cm,7cm. Its not painful at all but she has a bumpy abdomen which is visually seen with naked eyes. she is just got divorced but not stress now , she has 2 kids 19yrs boys, she has no sphincter when she has to poop she cant hold it she has to be close to the bathroom but this happens only once in the morning. Her sleep is good stools and urination is good. she is not overweight she doesn’t want to go through surgery she just want them to be reduced in size. What do you suggested how should i proceed with this patient?
Hi Anna,
Those are quite large fibroids! And in TCM we need to go in depth.Remember: TCM doesn’t work that way, we treat the person as a whole, not the disorder. We look at the tongue, observe the skin, eyes, hair…we take the pulse, ask questions on sleep, digestion, diet, immune system…and then we make a TCM diagnosis and create a treatment plan accordingly ?
Acupuncture won’t reduce her fibroids unfortunately. Sorry ?
Hi Clara and all friends therapists
What suggestions for broken ribs and broken nose after car accident.This is about a very beautiful girl who had nose surgery and is now ashamed to leave the house.
All Broken bones protocols are in my Chinese Medicine Treatments Made Easy book. It will explain how to treat it. It’s a long process depending which stage she’s in 🌷