34. Lower back pain (Yao Tong)
Definition
A subjective sensation of discomfort or pain on the lumbar region, that may be unilateral, bilateral or centered.
Relevant diseases of western medicine
1. Strain of lumbar muscle
2. Sprain of the lumbar ligment
3. Heriated intervertibral disk
4. Glomerulonephritis
5. Pyelitis
6. Rheumatoid spondylitis
Etiology & pathogenesis
1. Invasion by exterior pathogens
2. Qi and blood stagnation
3. Kidney essence deficiency
Differential diagnosis
Excess and deficiency
Classification & treatment
1. Cold-dampness invasion
Gan jiang ling zhu tang
Gan jiang, Gan cao---
Fu ling, Bai zhu---
2. Damp-heat invasion
Si miao wan
Cang zhu, Huang bai, Yi yi ren---
Niu xi---
3. Blood stasis
Shen tong zhu yu tang
Tao ren, Hong hua, Dang gui, Chuan xiong---
Mo yao, Wu ling zhi---
Xiang fu---
Niu xi---
Di long---
4. Kidney essence deficiency
Zuo gui wan
Shu di huang, Shan yao, Shan zhu yu---
Tu si zi, Gou qi zi---
Gui ban jiao, Lu jiao jiao---
Niu xi---
You gui wan
Shu di huang, Shan yao, Shan zhu yu---
Gou qi zi, Du zhong, Tu si zi---
Dan gui---
Lu jiao jiao---
Fu zi, Rou gui---
Acupuncture treatment
UB 23, UB 40, DU 3, UB 57
A subjective sensation of discomfort or pain on the lumbar region, that may be unilateral, bilateral or centered.
Relevant diseases of western medicine
1. Strain of lumbar muscle
2. Sprain of the lumbar ligment
3. Heriated intervertibral disk
4. Glomerulonephritis
5. Pyelitis
6. Rheumatoid spondylitis
Etiology & pathogenesis
1. Invasion by exterior pathogens
2. Qi and blood stagnation
3. Kidney essence deficiency
Differential diagnosis
Excess and deficiency
Classification & treatment
1. Cold-dampness invasion
Gan jiang ling zhu tang
Gan jiang, Gan cao---
Fu ling, Bai zhu---
2. Damp-heat invasion
Si miao wan
Cang zhu, Huang bai, Yi yi ren---
Niu xi---
3. Blood stasis
Shen tong zhu yu tang
Tao ren, Hong hua, Dang gui, Chuan xiong---
Mo yao, Wu ling zhi---
Xiang fu---
Niu xi---
Di long---
4. Kidney essence deficiency
Zuo gui wan
Shu di huang, Shan yao, Shan zhu yu---
Tu si zi, Gou qi zi---
Gui ban jiao, Lu jiao jiao---
Niu xi---
You gui wan
Shu di huang, Shan yao, Shan zhu yu---
Gou qi zi, Du zhong, Tu si zi---
Dan gui---
Lu jiao jiao---
Fu zi, Rou gui---
Acupuncture treatment
UB 23, UB 40, DU 3, UB 57
