Chapter 37 Questions about the body concern mostly pain and numbness. Chest and abdomen are discussed in Chapter 38 and limbs in Chapter 39. Symptoms and Signs, Chapter 68 By ‘aches in the whole body’, I refer to aching or pain in most of the joints and muscles; it is not a common symptom. The most important distinction is that according to onset. Aching or pain in the whole body with sudden onset is due to invasion of external Wind and it is therefore accompanied by aversion to cold, shivers, fever and a Floating pulse. Pain in the arms and shoulders experienced only when walking is due to Liver-Qi stagnation. Box 37.1 summarizes the patterns underlying aches in the whole body. BOX 37.1 ACHES IN THE WHOLE BODY • Invasion of external Wind: aching with aversion to cold, shivers, fever, Floating pulse • Deficiency of Qi and Blood: aching with lassitude, ameliorated by rest • Retention of Dampness in the muscles: aching with feeling of heaviness of the limbs and body • Stomach-Heat: aching with hot sensation of the body • Liver-Qi stagnation: pain in the arms and shoulders when walking • Blood deficiency: dull pain after childbirth
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