Case Study – Treatment Details

1. Treating Cold/Damp Bi in knees/lower back Sp9; Sp10; Xixian: St36; St34 (knees) moxa applied on ‘eye of knee’

Points; Bl23 + moxa box over
low back area

Note: Points and moxa used will also tonify Spleen (St36) and Kidneys (Bl23)
Moxa will also help to tonify the Yang qi

2. Kidney & Spleen Tonification:

In addition to points mentioned above, acupuncture was also given to Kid 7; Sp 3; Sp 6: Ren 4; Ren 6; Ren 12; Du 4 (moxa was used on the needles) The patient was initially treated on the back points with moxa box on low back area over Bl 23 and Du 4. After 15 minutes the treatment was given on the front points for another 15 minutes.

Not all points were used every treatment, but the point selection varied from the one’s noted. The back points and moxa was used on each occasion.

George made slow progress initially, but after 8/10 treatments his urinary problems were much better and his general aches and pains had improved markedly. Treatment continued weekly until week 15 after which George decided that he had improved enough. He continued taking the herbal preparation for another month or so by which time the summer had arrived and he was generally feeling much better.

George has not returned for treatment since.

[boxibt style=”success”]About the Author

Tom Williams is a member of the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) and of the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (RTCM). He runs a busy practice in Glasgow and lectures at the Northern College of Acupuncture in York. He has written various easily accessible books on Chinese medicine including the Complete Illustrated Guide to Chinese Medicine originally publishes by Element Books and now published by Harper Collins.

Tom can be contacted at the Kun Chen Clinic in Glasgow:

Tel: 0141 638 8801
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