NECK, SHOULDERS AND UPPER BACK

NECK, SHOULDERS AND UPPER BACK

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NECK AND SHOULDERS

Stiff neck

Interrogation, Chapter 36

Wind-Damp Painful Obstruction Syndrome

Stiff neck, body aches, a feeling of heaviness of the body.

Liver-Qi stagnation

Stiff neck when tense, tense upper back muscles, hypochondrial or epigastric distension, irritability, moodiness, a feeling of a lump in the throat, premenstrual tension, Wiry pulse.

Liver-Yang rising

Stiff neck, tense upper back muscles, headache, dizziness, tinnitus, irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, Wiry pulse.

Kidney deficiency

Slightly stiff neck, dizziness, tinnitus, lower backache.

Other symptoms depend on whether there is a Kidney-Yin or Kidney-Yang deficiency.

Invasion of Wind-Cold

Stiff neck with acute onset, aversion to cold, fever, occipital headache, stiff neck, sneezing, body aches, tongue with thin white coating, Floating-Tight pulse.

Liver-Wind

Stiff neck, headaches, tremors, severe dizziness, tinnitus, headache, numbness of the limbs, tics, Stiff, Deviated or Moving tongue, Wiry pulse.

Rigidity of the neck

Observation, Chapter 10

Cold Painful Obstruction Syndrome

Rigidity of the neck with acute onset which may continue for months, neck ache that is aggravated by exposure to cold and damp weather and ameliorated by the application of heat.

Liver-Qi stagnation

Rigidity of the neck which is aggravated by emotional upsets, hypochondrial or epigastric distension, irritability, moodiness, a feeling of a lump in the throat, premenstrual tension, Wiry pulse.

Liver-Yang rising

Rigidity of the neck, headache, dizziness, tinnitus, irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, Wiry pulse.

Liver-Wind

Rigidity of the neck, stiff neck, tremors, severe dizziness, tinnitus, headache, tics, tremor of limbs, Stiff, Moving or Deviated tongue, Wiry pulse.

Neck pain

Interrogation, Chapter 36

Wind-Damp Painful Obstruction Syndrome

Neck pain, stiff neck, body aches, a feeling of heaviness of the body.

Liver-Qi stagnation

Chronic neck ache, tense upper back muscles, hypochondrial or epigastric distension, irritability, moodiness, a feeling of a lump in the throat, premenstrual tension, Wiry pulse.

Liver-Yang rising

Chronic neck ache, tense upper back muscles, headache, dizziness, tinnitus, irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, Wiry pulse.

Invasion of Wind

Neck pain, stiff neck, aversion to cold, fever, occipital headache, body aches, Floating pulse.

Other symptoms and signs depend on whether it is Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat.

Liver-Wind

Neck pain, stiff neck, tremors, severe dizziness, tinnitus, headache, numbness of the limbs, tics, Stiff, Deviated or Moving tongue, Wiry pulse.

Soft neck

Observation, Chapter 10

‘Soft neck’ refers not only to a feeling of softness of the neck on palpation but also to a subjective feeling of softness and weakness of the neck, as if the patient found it difficult to keep the head up.

Severe deficiency of Qi and Blood

Soft neck, exhaustion, poor appetite, loose stools, weak voice, tiredness, blurred vision, dizziness, numbness/tingling of limbs, palpitations, dull-pale complexion, Pale tongue, Weak or Choppy pulse.

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