十二经筋辩证 Muscle Channel Pathology （MLN）

Question 1

LIMB: Cramping and pain along the course of the channel
SEVERE: Accumulation of lumps below the right lateral costal region, tension along the lateral costal region and spitting of blood

Answer 1

Hand Tai Yin LU

Question 2

LIMB: Cramping and pain along the course of the channel
TRUNK: Inability to raise t he shoulder, inability to turn the neck to the left or to the right

Answer 2

Hand Yang Ming LI

Question 3

LIMB: Strained middle toe, cramping of the lower leg, spasmodic twitching and hardness of the muscles of the foot, spasm of the thigh
TRUNK & FACE: swelling of the anterior inguinal region, Shan (hernia) disorder, abdominal sinew spasm that extends to the ST12 (SCF), region and cheek, sudden deviation of the mouth
EYE: Cold: inability to close the eye /Heat: laxity of the sinews and the eye cannot be opened
DEVIATION: Cold: tense and pull the cheek— deviated mouth / Heat: sinew —deviated mouth

Answer 3

Foot Yang Ming ST

Question 4

LIMB: Strained big toe, pain of the medial malleolus, pain and cramping (along the course of the channel), pain of the medial aspect of the knee, pain of the medial thigh that reaches the inguinal region
TRUNK: Twisting pain of the genitals that may reach the navel and the lateral costal region or lead to pain of the chest and interior spine

Answer 4

Foot Tai Yin SP

Question 5

LIMB: Pain, cramping and strain along the course of the channel
TRUNK: Internal tension, accumulation below the HT

Answer 5

Hand Shao Yin HT

Question 6

LIMB: Strain in little finger, pain along the medial aspect of the elbow and upper arm, pain below the axilla and on the posterior aspect of the axilla
NECK & HEAD: Pain of t he scapula that reaches the neck, tinnitus, pain of the ear that may reach the submandibular region, a need to close the eyes for a long period of time before being able to see clearly, tension of the neck sinews that leads to sinew atrophy and swelling of the neck

Answer 6

Hand Tai Yang SI

Question 7

LIMB: Strain of the little toe, pain and swelling of the heel, spasm of the popliteal region
TRUNK: Opisthotonus, spasms and tension of the nape of the neck, inability to raise the shoulder, strain of the axilla, pain and strain of the SCF (Supraclavicular fossa)

Answer 7

Foot Tai Yang UB

Question 8

LIMB: Cramping of the bottom of the foot, cramping and pain along the course of the channel, convulsion and spasm associated with epilepsy
YANG DISORDER (=Exterior): Inability to bend the lumbar spine forwards I YIN DISORDER (=Interior) : Inability t o bend the lumbar spine backwards.

Answer 8

Foot Shao Yin KD

Question 9

LIMB: Strained and cramping sensation along the course of the channel
TRUNK: pain of the chest with urgent breathing and an “inverted cup sensation” below the lower right ribs

Answer 9

Hand Jue Yin PC

Question 10

LIMB: Strained and cramping sensation along the course of the channel
HEAD: curled tongue

Answer 10

Hand Shao Yang SJ

Question 11

LIMB: Strained and cramping of the fourth toe leading to cramping of the lateral aspect of the knee, inability to extend and bend the knee, spasm of the popliteal region, spasm of the upper thigh (front)
TRUNK: spasm of the sacrum (back), radiating to the lateral costal region and the area below the lateral costal region, spasm of the SCF, the sides of the neck and the neck
HEAD: If one looks to the right, then the right eye will not open and vice versa

Answer 11

Foot Shao Yang GB

Question 12

LIMB: Strain of t he big toe, pain anterior to t he medial malleolus, pain of the medial aspect of the knee, spasm and pain of the medial aspect of t he thigh
TRUNK: Dysfunction of the genitals (with internal injury there is inability to have an erection, with injury by cold there is retraction of the genitals, with injury by heat there is persistent erection)

Answer 12

Foot Jue Yin LV