MS, CFS, FM

Question 1

Damp Heat with Spleen Qi Deficiency

Answer 1

• Numbness
• Tingling in the legs
• Dizziness
• Fatigue
• Mental fogginess
Pulses - Weak and soft
Tongue - Flabby, and pale with teeth marks and a sticky coat

Question 2

Liver and Kidney Deficiency

Answer 2

• Visual disturbances
• Weakness in the back and knees
• Poor memory
• Tremors
• Urinary hesitancy and urgency initially then incontinence
Pulses and Tongue - Variable

Question 3

What are the main culprits for MS?

Answer 3

external dampness and wind heat

Question 4

During an episode, how do you treat?

Answer 4

• Treat the branch or manifestation

* Acupuncture is primary and herbs secondary

Question 5

During remission, how do you treat?

Answer 5

• Treat the root and address lifestyle, diet, etc..

* Herbs are primary and acupuncture is secondary

Question 6

During remission, how do you treat?

Answer 6

• Treat the root and address lifestyle, diet, etc..

* Herbs are primary and acupuncture is secondary

Question 7

CFS and FM are considered a combination of what?

Answer 7

excess and deficiency

Question 8

What types of excess can cause CFS/FM?

Answer 8

damp heat in muscles/ LV/GB/UB
interior heat in upper burner
Shao yang pattern

Question 9

What types of deficiency can cause CFS/FM?

Answer 9

Qi and blood deficiency

Yin deficiency - LU/ST/KD

Question 10

Damp heat in the muscles

Answer 10

• Aches
• Fatigue
• Post-exertional fatigue
• Poor appetite
• Poor concentration
• Poor memory
Pulses - Slippery
Tongue - Sticky yellow coat

Question 11

Liver/GB Damp heat:

Answer 11

bitter taste in mouth with wiry pulses

Question 12

Damp heat in the UB

Answer 12

Lin syndrome

Question 13

Interior heat in the Upper burner

Answer 13

• Muscle fatigue without aches
• Thirst
• Insomnia
• Cough with scanty yellow sputum
• SOB
• Fatigue
• palpitations
Pulses - rapid, full/wiry
Tongue - red tongue esp in the anterior 1/3

Question 14

Shaoyang pattern

Answer 14

• Alternating chills and fever
• Fullness and pain of the costal and hypochondriac regions
• Poor appetite
• Bitter taste in the mouth
• Irritability
• Dry throat and nausea
Pulse - rapid and wiry
Tongue - possibly one-sided tongue coat

Question 15

Qi and Blood deficiency

Answer 15

• Fatigue
• Post-exertional fatigue
• SOB
• Weak voice
• Spontaneous sweating
• Poor appetite
• Abdominal distention
• Loose stools
Pulses - Soft
Tongue - Pale

Question 16

LU Yin deficiency

Answer 16

dry throat, dry cough, exhaustion, breathlessness, hoarse voice, malar flush
Pulses - Rapid & thready
Tongue - Red with little or no coat

Question 17

ST Yin deficiency

Answer 17

dry mouth, no appetite, fatigue, dry stool, malar flush, thirst with little desire to drink
Pulses - Rapid & thready
Tongue - Red with little or no coat

Question 18

KD Yin deficiency

Answer 18

sore low back, fatigue, apathy (no will power), weakness in legs and knees, dizziness,
tinnitus, deafness, chronic sore throat, disturbed sleep
Pulses - Rapid & thready
Tongue - Red with little or no coat