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Are there any points that a patient can apply pressure to/massage themselves

for knee weakness? A woman just had olthroscopic surgery on her knee a little

over a month ago. Everything has healed well,and the dr. who performed the

surgery said she doesn't even need physical therapy. But she is experiencing

weakness in that knee, especially when walking up stairs. She feels like the

knee may give out.There is no pain in the area, just a little swelling. She

also has difficulty fully flexing the knee, and said " it feels like there's

something there (in the knee) that won't let me go back all the way, it's

tight "

Some points I think may be good are:

 

Lr7

St 32, 35

Bl 40

Any other suggestions for the patient to massage?

 

 

Thanks

Lauren

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Lauren

 

What is best is has been used in advanced teaching of Tai Qi (where I learned

it). One takes the palm of their hand and places it on the outside channels

(lateral to the knee) and moves in a downward stroke - pass across the knee

with the center of the palm and fingers touch below into ST 36+

area...continue without lifting the palm off the body and move in an upward

direction thru the Yin channels. It is a circular massage type of movement

massage - working the energy down the Yang channels and up the Yin channels

covering most ALL of the points in that region - leaving out only the UB

channel.

 

And then there is the issue that many misunderstand or have been mistaught in

schools. The KNEE does NOT belong to the Kidney domain!!!!! If one nutritions

with herbal fomulas the correct Organo-system the weakness will dissipate. Of

course Kidney system can always be considered part of the deficiency.

 

Richard

 

 

In a message dated 5/24/01 2:55:36 PM, dautobrody writes:

 

<< Are there any points that a patient can apply pressure to/massage

themselves

for knee weakness? A woman just had olthroscopic surgery on her knee a little

over a month ago. Everything has healed well,and the dr. who performed the

surgery said she doesn't even need physical therapy. But she is experiencing

weakness in that knee, especially when walking up stairs. She feels like the

knee may give out.There is no pain in the area, just a little swelling. She

also has difficulty fully flexing the knee, and said " it feels like there's

something there (in the knee) that won't let me go back all the way, it's

tight "

Some points I think may be good are:

 

Lr7

St 32, 35

Bl 40

Any other suggestions for the patient to massage?

 

 

Thanks

Lauren >>