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PatternsofDisharmony ConstrainedLVQiattackingtheSpleenisaconditionthatmayoftenleadtonauseaThis pathologywouldpresentwithulcersinthestomach,vomiting,belchinganddiarrhea.[[#_ftn1| [1]]]Thisoftenhappenswhenthespleenisindeficiencyduetoavarietyoffactorssuchasa personlivinginadampenvironment,overthinkingorstudying,worryingtoomuchandeatinga dietofcoldandrawfoods.Occasionally,nauseasmaybedotoYangMingConstrictionas well. Prognosis IrregulareatingoreatingwheninahurryorworriedmaycausetheLiverQitorebeltowardsthe spleen.IftheLiverQiisnotsubduedandthespleencontinuestobeindeficiency,dampness mayensueduetothespleennottransformingandtransportingfluids.Thepatientmustbe instructedonhowonemustbeinarelaxedstatewhenoneeats,andtheimportanceofeating atregulartimeseachdayandnottoolate. Thereareconnectionsbetweentheunderlyingdysfunctionofthenervoussystemandthe subsequentmusculoskeletalsyndromesthatdevelop.Thiswouldmeanthatissueslike spondylosiscouldbeacauseofchronicpainsyndromes.Thissupersensitivityofthenervous systemcanextendedalsotoincludesweatglands,braincells,neurons,adrenalglands,etc. Thereleaseoftightandshortenedmusclesliketheparaspinalsbladdermeridiancanbe effectiveintreatingdisorderslikenausea.Onemightchooseatightpointthathappenstobeon Bladder14,whichfromaTCMstandpointalsohastheabilitytotreatnausea.[[#_ftn2|[2]]] PalpatoryFindings Weoftentimesdeveloprepetitivestraininjuryfromlifestyleandhabitualmovements.Ourbody respondsbydevelopingtightmusclesandtriggerpoints,whichoftencanreferpainandeven mimicinternaldysfunctions.Theseholdingspatternsareawayforthebodytoadaptandadjust totheconstantstrain. Musclescanhaveaviscerosomaticeffectorasomativisceraleffect.Sometimesatriggerpoint intheabdomenwillreferpainandlooklikeavisceraldisorder,thisisasomatovisceral response.Nauseaisoneofthesymptomsthatmaymanifestfromatriggerpointinthe abdomen.Othersymptomsareanorexia,diarrhea,vomiting,anddysmenorrhea. Viscerosomaticresponsesarewhenavisceraldiseaseactuallycausesatriggerpoint.Once triggerpointsoccur,theycanbeworsenedbyrepetitivestrain. Triggerpointsontherectusabdominiscanreferpaintothemidback.Thesetriggerpointsmay causenasea,heartburn,fullness,andevenvomiting.Thesetriggerpointsmayseemlikea visceralissue,butoncethereactivetriggerpointsarereleasedthesymptomsshoulddissipate. Ifonedoesfindthesetriggerpoints,onecandeconstrainYangMing.

Treatment Qihastheresponsibilityforactivationallthebodysmovementsandinvoluntaryactivitieslike breathing.Itwarmsthebodyandenablesthebodytofunctionnormally.Itprotectsthebody frominvasionandtransformsnourishmentintoothersubstanceslikeblood. Qihastheresponsibilityforactivationallthebodysmovementsandinvoluntaryactivitieslike breathing.Itwarmsthebodyandenablesthebodytofunctionnormally.Itprotectsthebody frominvasionandtransformsnourishmentintoothersubstanceslikeblood.

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frominvasionandtransformsnourishmentintoothersubstanceslikeblood. IfQiweretobecomerebelliousandflowinthewrongdirectionmanysymptomslikenausea, hiccup,andvomitingmayensue.Forexample,nauseasisoftenduetotheQiflowingup,when itshouldbeflowingdownward.Acupuncturepointsshouldbeusedtoensuethesmoothflowof Qi. InAPMstyleyouwouldoftenusepointslikeST36,37,and39toreleasetheabdomen.You wouldusearoottreatmentofSP4andPC6.[[#_ftn3|[3]]]YoucanalsouseLV14,CV13,CV12, CV10,ST25,LI4andLV3. Recommendations Youcouldthencounsilyourpatientontheirdiet.Iftheyareeatingatworkorwhentheyareina rushyoucanurgethemtoeatinarelaxedsetting.Perhapstheyhaveafoodallergyof overindulgeonheavyandfattyfoods.Youcouldaskthemtokeeptrackofwhatmakesthe nauseaworse.[[#_ftn4|[4]]]

[[#_ftnref1|[1]]]AcupunctureEnergetics,pg31 [[#_ftnref2|[2]]]ANewAmericanAcupuncture,9798 [[#_ftnref3|[3]]]AcupuncturePhysicalMedicine,pg77 [[#_ftnref4|[4]]]AcupuncturePhysicalMedicine,pg110

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