Pain Flashcards
Dull ache in the 4 limbs or trunk
Soreness
What is soreness caused by
deficiency or damp
Combined dull ache w/ sense of heaviness in the 4 limbs or trunk
Heaviness
Cause of Heaviness
Dampness or phlegm
Descended like a drum
Distention
Cause of distention
LV stagnation
Sharp stabbing spastic; feels cold; allev. By warmth (typically on abdomen or limbs)
Cold
cause of cold
Yang def or XS Def Cold
Burning or sensation of heat
Burning
Cause of burning
- Due to XS or
- def heat
General feeling of emptiness, usually in the head
Emptiness
Cause of emptyness
- Qi Def. or
- Blood Def or
- KID def.
GI. - sharp and colicky nature, upper gastrointestinal
Colicky
cause of colick
- Blood Stasis,
- cold in intestine;
- cold in the Uterus due to XS
Sharp pain with spasm or contraction or sensation of spasm; usually in the limbs or related to sinews
spastic
Cause of spastic pain
- LIV Qi stag. W/ LIV blood Def. or
- LIV yang rising ( usually in the head)
Ache or pain accompanying with anxiety or uneasiness
distressing
cause of distressing pain
- Phlegm in epigastrium;
- combo of def in LIV KI; gyno - menopausal symptoms
Mild fullness that feels soft on Palpation, dull ache,
stuffiness
cause of stuffiness
Combo pack: SP def and heat and phlegm
Sharp that is coming out, eg. bone spurs, commonly seen in hypochondrium or epigastrium
pushing
cause of pushing pain
severe Qi stagnation
Sharp pain accompanied by a sensation of the skin being pulled, occurs mostly in the head
pulling
cause of pulling pain
LIV wind
Sharp like a knife, usually low abdomen
cutting
cause of cutting pain
XS blood stasis
pulsing or throbbing pain
Yang rising
Fixed location; tip of a nail or screw; low abdomen, hypochondrium, chest head
boring pain
cause of boring pain
Blood Stasis XS; gyno, painful periods due to blood stasis
Chronic and enduring, chronic, lower back, knees, joints, shoulders; improves with heat.
lurking pain
cause of lurking pain
- Qi and blood def, or
- def. cold on interior
List the 17 types of pain
Soreness, heaviness, distention, fullness, cold, buring, emptiness, colicky, spastic, distressing, stuffiness, pushing, pulling, cutting, throbbing, boring, lurkin
If the pain is at night
yin def. or blood stasis
Acute pain
XS
pain that gets better with pressure
Def
pain that gets worse with pressure
XS, stasis of blood or Qi
continuious pain, nagging and sharp
blood stasis
