DTD 2 - week three: tremor
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 3 causes of internal wind | qi and blood deficiency, liver and kidney yin deficiency, phlegm heat and fire. |
| for tremor due to qi and blood def., the tongue may be pale or dark with stasis spots. how would the stasis develop in this pattern? | qi and blood ahve a close relationship when blood is deficient, qi also becomes deficient, resulting in a lack of movement.yang qi is not there to move the blood, creating stasis |
| which pattern would have the quickest results with acupuncture. | phlegm heat/fire because it's an excess pattern. |
| waht is familial (benign essential) tremor | it's an intention tremor, inherited, affects hand first then head and can involve the voice, can affect yes-yes-or no no motion of head |
| parkinson's disease | resting tremor, mask like face, rigid muscles, stooped posture |
| huntington's chorea | progressive, degenerative dx that causes certain nerve cells to waste away. as a result have uncontrolled movements, emotional diturbances and mental deterioration. |
| rheumatic fever | inflammatoryy disease that results as a complication of poorly treated strep throat.caused by streptococcus bacteria. |
| restless leg syndrome (rls) | legs feel extremely uncomfortable while sitting or lying down. when you get up, the feeling goes away |
| myoclonus | refers to a quick, involuntary muscle jerk. hicccups are a form of it, as well as "sudden jerks" or "sleep starts." |
| tourette's | neurological d/o in which you display unusual mmts or sounds over which you may have little or no control. |
| what is the function of da ding feng zhu, when it does not have wind extinguishing herbs gou teng or tian ma? | contains sheng di huang, bai shao, mai men dong. this formula nourishes liver and kidney yin so that yin can anchor yang and prevent tremor |
| what does tian ma gou teng yin treat? | qi and blood deficiency tremor. contains tian ma, gou teng, shi jue ming and shu di huang. |
| what does dao tan tang treat? | treats phlegm fire engendering tremor. contains tian ma, gou teng, shi jue ming, ban xia and fu ling |
| head point for foot tremor | du 21 area |
| head point for hand tremor | du 22 |
| head point for upper jiao tremor | du 23 and 24, st 8, ren 22 |
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