TCVM Newsletter: Voice of Dr. Xie’s Jing Tang Herbal, Issue 15, Summer 20112
TCVM Newsletter: Voice of Dr. Xie’s Jing Tang Herbal, Issue 15, Summer 2011(Continued from Page 1)complimentary for those students that have completed,are currently enrolled or registered in any 2011 <strong>Chi</strong><strong>Institute</strong> courses. This 27 CE hour online course will alsobe free to any students who register for any 2011/2012<strong>Chi</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> course <strong>by</strong> October 7, 2011. The course will beavailable to all o<strong>the</strong>r veterinarians for 27 credits for a feeof $900.Thank you again for your strong support. If all of uscontinue to work toge<strong>the</strong>r, we will change <strong>the</strong> RACE CEcredit status for all TCVM and o<strong>the</strong>r complementary andalternative medicine courses in <strong>the</strong> future. I stronglybelieve that <strong>the</strong> good is good, <strong>the</strong> bad is bad andeventually <strong>the</strong> good will prevail against <strong>the</strong> bad.Keep up your great work,Shen Xie DVM, PhD By Ferdinand Niessen, DVM, CVA(Duesseldorf, Germany)An 11 year old Islandic gelding usedfor western horse riding was injuredduring training in <strong>the</strong> field. Duringtraining outdoors, both <strong>the</strong> riderand <strong>the</strong> horse fell down. The horseshowed a lameness in <strong>the</strong> left front leg immediately afterfalling down.The western vet made <strong>the</strong> diagnosis of a subluxation of <strong>the</strong>left shoulder joint: Lamenes Grade IV. The patient wastreated with Phenylbutazone 1mg/kg BID and stall rest for14 days. There was only a little improvement after 2 weeksof treatment. The western vet referred <strong>the</strong> case to me.TCVM Patient EvaluationConstitution: EarthPulse: wiry to normalTongue: little lavenderChannel: LI, THSensitive points on palpation: LI-1 (Ting point) on <strong>the</strong> left,LI-15 on <strong>the</strong> left, TH-14 on <strong>the</strong> left, TH-15 on <strong>the</strong> leftBL-54 on <strong>the</strong> rightTCVM Diagnosis: Qi and Blood Stagnation in <strong>the</strong> LargeIntestine and San Jiao Meridian (Channel Bi syndrome)TCVM TreatmentsHerbal Medicine: Body Sore 15 grams BIDAcupoints dry needled: LI-1, TH-1, GB-34, BL-11Tui-Na Techniques Applied:1. Moo-fa (Touching skin and muscle)a) Action: Harmonizes <strong>the</strong> middle Jiao, regulates Qi,removes accumulation and drains stagnation.b) Indications: Chest, abdomen and hypochondriac areasc) Locations applied: From neck to hip region (Zhang-mofa)concentrating over inner and outer bladder channel.Back-shu points, Hua-tuo-jia-ji points of cervical areathru <strong>the</strong> lumbar region, concentrating over <strong>the</strong> hips andGB points around <strong>the</strong> hips.2. Gun-fa (Rolling)a) Action: Invigorates <strong>the</strong> Blood, smoo<strong>the</strong>s <strong>the</strong> tendonsand joints, warms <strong>the</strong> Channels and expels Cold.b) Indications: Pain in <strong>the</strong> shoulders, waist, buttocks and<strong>the</strong> limbs with thick muscles; Bi syndromes, numbnessin <strong>the</strong> limbs, hemiplegia and obstruction of <strong>the</strong> jointsmovements.c) Locations applied: Shoulder, waist, back3. Yi-zhi-chan (Single thumb)a) Action: Regulates <strong>the</strong> Zang-Fu organs, promotes <strong>the</strong>circulation of <strong>the</strong> Meridians and Collaterals andsmoo<strong>the</strong>s <strong>the</strong> tendons.b) Indications: Headache, insomnia, facial paralysis,coronary heart disease, gastric ulcers and pain in <strong>the</strong>joints and tendons.c) Locations applied: Various points on <strong>the</strong> whole body,usually on <strong>the</strong> head, face, chest, abdomen and limbs.4. Tui-faa) Action: Relaxes <strong>the</strong> tendons, dissipates local stagnation,excites <strong>the</strong> muscles, and improves circulation of blood.b) Indications: Various parts of <strong>the</strong> body, Bi syndromes.Useful for Qi-Blood Stagnation and internal organdisorders.c) Locations applied: Applied to lumbar, pelvic and hipmuscle groups.3
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