Case Histories - Bursitis
A 75-year old woman had been suffering from bursitis of the shoulder
joint manifesting with pain in the acromio-clavicular joint and
over the scapula; the movement of shoulder (abduction) was severely
restricted and the pain was intense. Her pulse was Wiry and Slippery
and generally Full and her tongue had a normal colour, although
the sublingual veins were quite dark-purple. The intensity of the
pain, the restriction of movement and the dark-purple colour of
the sublingual veins led me to the conclusion that, within the usual
pathology of Bi syndrome's invasion of Cold, there was also an element
of Blood stasis. After treating this patient with acupuncture three
times I therefore gave her Red Stirring,
one tablet three times a day: the use of this remedy definitely
produced a marked improvement and helped the acupuncture to work
better by eliminating Blood stasis in the joint. |
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