Atrophy - Flaccidity Flashcards

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General Red Flags

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  • Loss of voluntary motor control
  • Difficult mobility without pain
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6 points

Western Medical Diseases

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  • Guillain Barre Syndrome
  • MS
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Poliomyelitis
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Motor Neuron Disease
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Etiology

Atrophy - Flaccidity

6 Points

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  • Wind - Heat with with virulet or infection (polio or measles)
  • External Dampness
  • Diet
  • Excessive sexual activity / overwork
  • Tramas
  • Shock
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Etiology

Atrophy - Flaccidity

3 Excess Patterns

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  • Heat in Lungs injure Yin Fluid
  • Invasion of Damp - Heat
  • Invasion of Cold - Damp
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Etiology

Atrophy - Flaccidity

4 Deficient Patterns

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  • ST and SP deficiency
  • SP and HT collapse
  • KD and LR deficiency
  • Blood Stasis in channels
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According to the Classics:

Which of the 6 Channels should be primarily used to treat flaccidity?

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Yang Ming
‘it nourishes the convergence of the tendons which control the bone and muscles and benefit the joints’…

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What is the second channel most commonly used to treat Flaccidity?

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Shao Yang

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