[Acupuncture-students] Ishiyas& sorts

[Al Stone]

On Apr 25, 2004, at 12:22 PM, chanalee kaplan-Arusy wrote:

> Hi!
> Has anyone treated Ischias  (now I probably miss spelled it I mean the 
> nurve in the lower back) pain? isn't it considered dampness (of course 
> all depends on what I find in pulse and history)

Yup, gotta know what it is before you treat it.

> She claims it's related to getting upset about or at someone.. so I'm 
> assuming Liver could be involved as well..

Me too.

> Also has anyone any knowledge about Lumbago??? I never heared of this 
> diseas though I understand it has to do with the Lumbar spinal area.

You might consider using the vast resources of the internet to at least 
look up this word before posting this question here.

For the record, "lumbago" means "lumbar pain" which is to say "low back 
pain".

Here's an article that describes a few possible diagnosis for the 
different types of low back pain:
http://gancao.net/ht/back.shtml

-al.

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Al Stone, L.Ac.
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.
-Adlai Stevenson