Patterns According to Channels Flashcards
Channel problems can arise from 4 factors
- invasion of exterior pathogenic factors
- overuse of a limb or body part, giving rise to qi stagnation
- Sports injuries
- internal organ disharmonies
Channel problems: ext pathogenic factors invasion
invade Luo first, then main, then settle in joints (bi syndrome)
Channel pathology mimics
joint pathology
Joints are where what gathers
qi and blood and where qi goes from interior to exterior
Where does qi go from interior to exterior
joints
When a pathogenic factor invades joints, what does it alter?
balance of yin and yang and upset the circulation of qi in the channel causing qi and blood to stagnate
Joints are affected by what deficiency?
qi and blood
Fever, aversion to cold, feeling of chest oppression, pain in clavicle, shoulder, and arms
Lung, main channel
yawning, frequent urination, shortness of breath
Empty Lung Connecting Channel
Hot palms
Full Lung Connecting Channel
Pain, contraction, sprain of muscles along course of channel, pain and contraction of muscles of chest and shoulder
Lung Muscle Channel
sore throat, toothache, epistaxis, runny nose, swollen and painful gums, swollen eyes, pain along course of channel
Large Intestine Main Channel
sensation of cold in teeth, feeling of tightness in diaphragm, loss of sense of smell
LI Empty Connecting Channel
toothache, deafness, tinnitus, sensation of heat in center of chest, breathless
LI Full Connecting Channel
Pain, stiffness or sprain of muscles along course of channel, inability to raise arm, inability to rotate neck, shoulder ache
LI Muscle Channel
pain in eyes, epistaxis, swelling of neck, facial paralysis, cold legs and feet, pain along course of channel
Stomach Main Channel
Flaccidity or atrophy of leg muscles, feeling of cold in upper teeth
ST Empty Connecting Channel
Epilepsy, manic behavior or depression, swollen and sore throat, sudden loss of voice, nosebleed
Full stomach channel
Palpitations, feeling of fullness of chest
(in ST category?)Great SP connecting Channel
Sprain of middle toe, contraction of the muscles of the lower leg and foot, stiffness of thigh muscles, swelling in groin, hernia, spasm of abdominal muscles, strained neck and cheek muscles, deviation of eyes and mouth. inability to close the eye due to muscle spasm, inability to open eyes due to flaccidity of the muscles
ST muscle channel
vaginal discharge, cold feeling along channel, weakness of leg muscles
spleen main channel
abdominal distention
Spleen empty connecting channel
abdominal pain, food poisoning, vomit, diarrhea
SP Full Connecting Channel
Pain all over body, weakness and flaccidity of the joints of 4 limbs, backache radiating to abdomen
Great connecting channel of the spleen
Strain of big toe, pain in inner aspect of ankle, pain in muscles of medial aspect of knee and thigh, strain of muscles and groin, strain of abdominal muscles, pain in muscles of chest and middle back
SP muscle channel
Pain in eyes, pain on inner side of arm, pain along scapula
Heart main channel
aphasia
empty heart connecting channel
feeling of distention and fullness of chest and diaphragm
heart full connecting channel
Pain, stiffness and spring of muscles along the course of channel
Heart muscle channel
pain in the neck, pain in elbow, stiff neck, pain along lateral side of arm and scapula
SI main channel
scabies, long, finger shaped warts
empty SI connecting channel
loose joints of shoulder, weakness of muscles of elbow joint
Full SI connecting
stiffness and pain of muscles of little finger, arm and elbow, sprain and pain of muscles in scapula, pain and sprain of neck muscles, pain from ear to mandible, earache radiating to chin, swelling of side of neck
SI muscle channel
Fever and aversion to cold, headache, stiff neck, pain in lower back, pain in eyes, pain behind the legs along channel
UB main channel
runny nose, nosebleed
UB empty connecting channel
stuffy nose, headache, backache, neck ache, shoulder ache
UB full connecting
Pain and stiffness of muscles in little toe, foot, heel, knee and spine, backache and spasms of the back, stiff neck, inability to raise shoulder, stiffness of the muscles of axillary region, inability to twist waist
UB muscle channel
Pain in lower back, pain in sole of foot
KD main channel
lower backache
KD empty connecting channel
mental restlessness, depression, retention of urine, pain in heart region, distention and fullness of chest
KD full connection channel
pain, stiffness and sprain of muscles of toes, foot, inner aspect of ankle, stiffness of muscles of the spine and neck, inability to bend forward (if back affected), inability to bend backward (if muscles of chest are affected, convulsions (arching of back)
KD muscle channel
Stiff neck, pain along the course of the channel, contraction of elbow or hand
Pericardium main channel
Stiffness of head
PC empty connection
pain in heart region, mental restlessness
PC full connecting channel
Pain, stiffness and spring of muscles of palms, inner aspect of arm, elbow and axilla, pain in heart region
PC Connecting Channel
Pain along course of channel, pain in elbow, alternation of chills and fever, deafness, pain and discharge from the ear, pain at the top of the shoulders
SJ main Channel
Loosening of elbow joint
SJ empty connecting
Contraction of elbow, swollen and painful throat, dry mouth, pain of the outer aspect of the arm, inability to raise the arm
SJ full connecting
Sprain, stiffness and sprain of muscles of ring finger, wrist, elbow, upper arm, shoulder and neck, curling of tongue
SJ muscle channel
Alternating chills and fever, headache, deafness, pain in hip and lateral side of legs, pain and distention of breast
GB main channel
Weakness and flaccidity of foot muscles, cold feet, paralysis of legs, difficulty standing
GB empty connecting channel
Fainting, hypochondrial pain
GB full connecting channel
pain, stiffness and spring of muscles of fourth toe, external aspect of ankle, lateral aspect of leg and knee, difficulty bending knees, leg paralysis, chest and hypochondrial pain, iinibility to open the eyes
GB muscle channel
headache, pain and swelling of eyes, cramps in legs
Liver main channel
itching of genital region, impotence
Liver empty connecting channel
Swelling and pain of testicles, colic, abnormal erection, hernia
Liver full connecting channel
pain, stiffness, sprain of muscles in big toe, inner aspect of ankle and leg, impotence, contraction of scrotum and vagina, priapism
Liver muscle channel