Atrophy - Flaccidity

Question 1

General Red Flags

Answer 1

• Loss of voluntary motor control
• Difficult mobility without pain

Question 2

6 points

Western Medical Diseases

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Etiology

Atrophy - Flaccidity

6 Points

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Etiology

Atrophy - Flaccidity

3 Excess Patterns

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Etiology

Atrophy - Flaccidity

4 Deficient Patterns

Answer 5

• ST and SP deficiency
• SP and HT collapse
• KD and LR deficiency
• Blood Stasis in channels

Question 6

According to the Classics:

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

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Shao Yang