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BONE SPUR

GENERAL

Clinical Manifestations	Calcaneus pain May be bone spur
Treatment Principle
Herb Formulas
Points	PC-7, KI-3 + for inner side pain: HT-7, for outer side pain: SI-6

WIND DAMPNESS WITH BLOOD DEFICIENCY AND BLOOD STAGNATION

Clinical Manifestations	Muscle aches Joint pain Radiating pain in the legs Low back pain Edema Numbness in the lower extremities Pain in the trunk and extremities Abdominal pain Sciatica Aversion to Wind and Cold Knee pain T: Pale or Pink with purple spots C: Normal P: Choppy or Taut
Treatment Principle	Unblock and relax the channels Activate the Blood Break up Blood Stasis Dispel Wind-Dampness Strengthen the tendons
Herb Formulas	Bai Shao Mu Gua Tang
Points	PC-7, KI-3 + for inner side pain: HT-7, for outer side pain: SI-6

WIND-COLD-DAMP

Clinical Manifestations	Aversion to Cold Stuffy nose Neck and back spasms Joint pain Headache Anhidrosis Muscular pain Joint swelling Slight fever Slight expectoration of white Phlegm Heaviness of the body and joints Cold feeling in the joints Cough Heaviness of the head Preference of the joints for warmth Limited movement of the joints T: Normal C: Thin and white or Thin, white and greasy P: Superficial and tight
Treatment Principle	Warm the channels Activate Qi and Blood
Herb Formulas	Xiao Huo Luo Dan Gu Jin Shi Si Hao
Points	Moxa LU-7 + LI-4 or LI-4 + KI-7, DU-16, GB-20, LU-5, SP-6, SP-9 UB-12, UB-13 + general points

LIVER AND KIDNEY DEFICIENCY WITH WIND-COLD-DAMP INVASION

Clinical Manifestations	Calcaneus pain Maybe bone spur
Treatment Principle	Tonify the Kidneys Nourish Jing and Blood
Herb Formulas	Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang modified
Points	PC-7, KI-3 + for inner side pain: HT-7, for outer side pain: SI-6

QI AND BLOOD STAGNATION DUE TO TRAUMA

Clinical Manifestations	Calcaneus pain May be bone spur
Treatment Principle	Regulate Qi Invigorate the Blood
Herb Formulas
Points	PC-7, KI-3 + for inner side pain: HT-7, for outer side pain: SI-6

BLOOD STAGNATION

Clinical Manifestations	Pain that is fixed, stabbing and /or severe Pain is worse with pressure Dark complexion Fixed, palpable masses Bleeding with clots Purple lips Purple nails Dry skin Blue, dark or purplish discoloration of skin in small or large areas Varicose and spider veins Cold hands and feet Tendency to hemorrhage dark blood or clots T: Purple, possible purple or red spots Red purple if there is Heat Blue purple if there is Cold C: White P: Choppy or Wiry and choppy
Treatment Principle	Invigorate the Blood Break up Stagnation Move Qi Warm and unblock the channels
Herb Formulas	Gu Jin Ba Hao
Points	SP-6, SP-10, ST-36, UB-17, UB-40

BLOOD AND YANG DEFICIENCY WITH COLD

Clinical Manifestations	Localized painful swellings without a head that bleed into the surrounding tissues and do not affect the color or texture of the skin The swellings are not hot to the touch No thirst Swollen and painful joints Wasting of the muscles of the thigh and calf T: Very pale or Pale-pink C: White P: Thready and forceless or Deep and slow
Treatment Principle	Warm Yang Tonify the Blood Disperse Cold Eliminate Stagnation
Herb Formulas	Yang He Tang modified Kang Gu Zhi Zeng Sheng Pian Gu Zhi Zeng Sheng Wan
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