Cervical Spondylosis: Yang Jiasan’s Medical Records
Liu, female, 65. Time: April 4, 1987
Chief complaint: Neck motor impairment with pain and snap for one year.
History: Her neck motor impairment with pain and snap, right hand numbness, dizziness, headache, nausea, back heaviness were better with massage treatment, but not cured.
Examination: there was pain when she moved neck, although the neck movement was relatively normal. The tenderness was at C6 and C7. X-ray showed a slightly straight cervical curvature, C4-7 hyperosteogeny, narrowing of intervertebral space. Impression: Cervical spondylosis. Tongue tip red, coating thin yellow, pulse deep wiry.
Diagnosis: Cervical spondylosis.
Treating principle: Clear the upper part, reinforce the lower part.
Treatment: Fengchi (GB20), Tianzhu (BL10), C4-7 Jiaji (EX-B2), Lieque (LU7), Houxi (SI3).
Fengchi (GB20) and Tianzhu (BL10) were reduced with medium stimulation; even method with medium stimulation was for the rest of points. The needles were retained for 20 minutes. Once every other day. Ten treatments stopped all the symptoms.
Note: Fengchi (GB20), Tianzhu (BL10), Cevical Jiaji (EX-B2) dispel wind and remove obstruction of channels to stop pain; Lieque (LU7) connecting with Conception vessel, Houxi (SI3) with Governor vessel, both extra channels originate from kidney, the two points in combination regulate yin and yang, treating the root cause of cervical spondylosis at the same time of relieving pain.
Writer: Wang Hongcai
