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Hi Suzan,
It is difficult to offer an answer without any details other than a change in the pulse. Maybe the patient needed that one Daimai treatment on that session when the pulse changed, but Daimai might have been no priority for that patient on subsequent treatments and that is why you could not find any change in the pulse. If you could give us a bit of a description of the case or at least the signs and symptoms to justify your treatment choice it might be easier to give a lengthier explanation.
All the best,
Monica
Hi Ada,
It sounds like a challenging case, indeed! I was wondering what’s her situation like emotion-wise. How does she really feel about starting a family of her own? I’m wondering whether the possibility to become a mother triggers any issues related to her own deceased mother and what was unresolved between them too.
A Bladder Divergent channel treatment could help to consolidate Yang and address the foot problem as well as the UTI. Antibiotics are bitter and cold in nature. If her Yang was not consolidated in the first place (a manifestation of it would be scoliosis), the antibiotic might have worsened the condition by introducing Cold in the interior (intestines) and activating the unresolved PF (virus) that originally triggered her fatigue. Her cold feet could be an attempt of the body to release that Cold through the external layers of the body (Wei level) and also through the inferior portals, the Fu-bowel (Bladder) through urination leading to UTI. Possibly there’s not enough mediumship to neither mount a release nor even to keep latency for the virus in the deepest layer of the exterior anatomy (bones) so Cold (PF) flares up from the joints and it stagnates there causing cold, tight and painful joints in the feet. If she’s drinking a lot of water for the UTI, make sure that the water is not cold, but warm, otherwise that can further weaken her condition. If you’re not too familiar with Divergents this could be a perfect patient to start working with them.
Within an 8X scope, I wonder if you’ve encountered any Yin Qiaomai pulse in this patient (damp wrist, deep pulses, pulses only felt on the chi position…). It might be interesting to correlate her present physical symptoms (freezing cold limbs, fatigue, UTI…) with her emotional state (in particular how she feels about herself and whether she feels “fit” enough to start her own family given her history). How did she deal with her mother’s suicide? Is there any sense of trauma, guilt, grief that has settled deep down enough to “prevent” her from taking that important step in life, namely, starting her own family? What’s freezing and paralyzing her?. I can’t help thinking that her mother’s death must having deeply traumatic.
Tuina sounds like a great idea, the warmth of human touch might work wonders to counteract cold.
Keep us posted with any updates, Ada 🙂
Monica
Hi Anna,
There seems to be an insult to the that which symbolizes the bonding with the mother, namely Renmai. Since this occurred within the first cycle of 7 and 8, a Renmai treatment may be considered. Ren23 is an interesting point that connects with the root of the tongue.
In an Divergent scenario, a Spleen channel treatment may be appropriate, since the Spleen is the organ that represents the source of postnatal nourishment that the mother embodies at an emotional level. By virtue of it being a Divergent channel you can access also emotional material (trauma) that might be buried in the unconscious mind (Yuan level). This channel also happens to feature Ren23 which is a prominent point to treat problems related with the tongue and speech.
She might have resolved her issues with both mother and grandmother at a conscious level, but if the stuttering persists there might be other deeper issues operating at an unconscious level. If the damage to Renmai was deep, it might have affected Chongmai. The chest trajectory of Chongmai could be considered as a treatment to reconnect Heart to Kidney (particularly if trauma is suspected and this axis has been affected), and to free the chest so Renmai can flow and reach Ren23, which also happens to be a point of this trajectory. You might find that by treating this trajectory she can get out of her chest all the pain and she can effectively “verbalize” it (Ren23).
What an interesting case, Anna! Let us know how you’re doing!
Una abraçada
Mònica
Hi Armin and everyone,
It is often the case with these sort of “accidents” that the person “hit” experiences a sort of misalignment between head (mind), and body (emotion) in the area that connects them both, the neck. This tends to happen when the person is undergoing a period of stress, or when the person feels overwhelmed for many reasons that may lead her to feel that she can’t stop (so life does so for you). Sometimes is the drive to do, to achieve, to accumulate….whatever that is, the accident is a “call” to stop. I’ve had patients who clearly understood the “message” and they improve a great deal with simple sinew treatments after an accident. They usually report there being a before and after the accident. And they tend to regard the accident as a turning point in their lives.
For patients like the one you describe I would consider the fact that she probably was bearing a high degree of tension in the neck prior to the accident (she was not listening to her body). Damage to tendons in the deepest level may suggest that the most superficial layer was not fit enough (probably too tight) to “guard” her from damage due to the shock. This prior tension could have been the result of fear (BL) or indecision (GB) or inaction (St). In any case what could have been “liberating” (the hit) in her case worsened the condition because instead of inducing “change” created “resistance” (has she changed anything in her life after the accident? or has life changed for her after the accident?).
Possible treatment avenues could be Yang Wei Mai to restore the balance and integration of Yang in the neck particularly if it’s all driven by fear of change and more even so if the fear is due to not being present in the present moment or having difficulties embracing a new phase in life.
Within the Divergent context, it could be useful to find out what emotion is she holding at an UNCONSCIOUS level (Wei / Yuan being about unconscious emotions). If you encounter too much fear, indecision or bearing, you could use BL DC, GB DC or St DC respectively making sure to guasha the corresponding areas properly prior to needling. Correlating the state of Yin through the pulses might yield more info on what confluence to pick. Window to Heaven points are extremely useful in these cases, and particularly TH16 Tianyou 天牖 Window of Heaven (master point of this series of points) to restore the communication between mind and body. It is clinically interesting to see this very lack of communication which lies behind the original tension as the reason for a whiplash injury to become intractable (resistance). The fact that she responds “nicely” to treatments when you when you address her emotions seems to point to that.
All the best with this patient, Armin. Keep us posted.
Monica
