[Acupuncture-students] Ishiyas& sorts

[chanalee kaplan-Arusy]

Hi!
Well I did search High and low on the internet etc.. and never found Lumbago 
listed since as my MD friend explained it is not the professional (or 
medical ) term.. but rather means LBP.. (lower back pain) my patient was led 
to believe she had a serious problem (because the Orthopedic Doc I;m 
assuming wanted her to feel like he's taking her seriously.. or because of 
the severity of her pain at the time) but had LBP that was unexplained.

I think there is a lesson to be learned.. for me and maybe for others as 
well.. A) to check  always (well I try..) basically to know our stuff.. once 
a patient claims they have a medical condition.. that we don't know, while 
setting up an appointment over the phone or however we have to research.. 
which i did.. without luck until I asked an MD...... there is slang used for 
medical conditions that can't always be found in text books and on the net

B) many times Patients are led to believe that their condition is a lot 
worse than they think.. only because the doctor does not explain what he 
means or they don't understand what he's saying... calming them down is 
sometimes have of the work... (of course never make them feel like their 
pain is not real..of course it is!)


Regards to all!

Chanalee

>From: Al Stone <alstone at beyondwellbeing.com>
>Reply-To: acupuncture-students at gancao.net
>To: acupuncture-students at gancao.net
>Subject: Re: [Acupuncture-students] Ishiyas& sorts
>Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 11:28:31 -0700
>
>
>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.
>
>--
>Al Stone, L.Ac.
>Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.
>-Adlai Stevenson
>
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