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Acupuncture Therapeutics Quizes 2, 3
Facial deviation, Low back pain, Hypochondriac pain
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Health Care
Graduate
02/26/2011

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Term
What facial pain is primarily in women of middle age?
Definition
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Term
What is the TCM etiology of Trigeminal Neuralgia?
Definition
1) pathogenic wind obstructs facial vessles & qi
2)food stag, ST & LV fire flare, attacking face
3)Yin xu with fire excess flaring
Term
What facial pain is primarily in men age 20-40?
Definition
Palsy
Term
What is the TcM etiology of Palsy?
Definition
Pathogenic windcold attack yang ming & shao yang, blocking nourishment to muscles causing paralysis
Term
In Bells Palsy, what points does CAM say can be Moxaed?
Definition
Tai Yang, ST 3, St 4, St 6, ST 7
Term
In Bells Palsy, what points does Shanghai say can about Moxa? (3 points)
Definition
14 cones at points GB 2, ST 6, ST 4
"if face is pulled to right, apply moxa to left; if face is pulled left, apply moxa to right."
Term
In Cam, what are 2 types of excess hypochondriac pain? And what aggrivates them?
Definition
1)Qi STag - emotional state aggrivates
2) Blood STag - Worse at night
Term
In CAM, what 3 main points treat excess hypochondriac pain?
Definition
LV 14, GB 34, TW 6
Term
In shanghai, what 4 main points treat excess hypochondriac pain?
Definition
LV 5, GB 34, TW 6,
Jia ji at rib level corresponding to pain location
Term
In CAM, what are 3 main s/sx for Hypochondriac pain due to deficient essence and blood?
Definition
1) dizziness
2) blurring vision
3) dull costal & hypochondriac pain
Term
If a patient has deficient hypochondriac pain and dry mouth, what is the dry mouth due to?
Definition
deficient yin with endogenous heat
Term
In CAM what is the general cause of low back pain from Kd qi xu?
Definition
excessive sexual activity consumes essence and qi so lumbar region is poorly nourished
Term
IN CAM, what method do you use for low back pain from trauma (and to release luo vessles)?
Definition
Prick
Term
CAM main 3 points for low back pain
Definition
BL 23, GV 3, BL 40
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Shanghai main 3 points for low back pain?
Definition
BL 54, Ashi, BL 60
Term
Shanghai 3 main points for acute sprain in back?
Definition
GV 26, BL 54, K 2
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