Shoulder pain — TCM (local + distal)
Belongs to: tcmC — limited
- Purpose
- Activate the channel, dispel wind-cold-damp, relieve pain.
- Diagnosis
- Channel obstruction (bi) on LI/TE/SI; channel diagnosis by palpation.
- Symptoms
- Shoulder pain with restricted movement.
- Treatment order
- Distal points first (ST38 toward BL57 while moving the shoulder), then local.
- Technique
- Needling, EA on local points, moxibustion in cold patterns.
- Frequency
- 2–3 times a week, 10 sessions.