Guest guest Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Dear Victoria Dragon, I appreciated that your posted the kidney imbalance information from The Foundations of by Giovanni Maciocia. It was fascinating! After reading it, I slightly remember one comment by the acupuncturist. (Let's see if his comment rings true to you.) My husband had an appendectomy - the acupuncturist indicated that this was common for people with a 5th lumbar problems. Many of the men and boys on my husband's side of the family have back problems and appendicitis too. For this reason, I have concerns about 1 of my sons, 12 years old, that complains about lower back pain. He had an x-ray of his spine a few years ago but there was no indication of an injury or problem. At this point, I am not certain where to turn. Many thanks for your helpfulness and concerns, Danamarie > > > Chinese Traditional Medicine , " das4145 " <asenat45@h...> > wrote: > > Hmmm,... kidney imbalance. Would a kidney imbalance be mainly > > caused diet? Or, are there other reasons? > > The general etiology of Kidney imbalance includes 1. hereditary > weakness, 2. emotions, 3. excessive sexual activity, 4. chronic > illness, 5. old age, and 6. overwork. > > 1. Some people are born with weak Kidneys and a tendency to Kidney > imbalance. TCM also places a great deal of emphasis on the best > conditions under which to conceive. Parents who are too old risk not > having enough Essence (Jing) to pass onto the offspring. Prospective > parents are also cautioned to not conceive when they are exhausted. > > 2. The Kidneys are particularly vulnerable to fear and fright. > > 3. Excessive sexual activity can also weaken the Kidneys. (But too > little also can be damaging.) > > 4. When a chronic disease has gone on for some time, Kidney Yin or > Kidney Yang Deficiency will result. Actually, when one is present, > the other also is almost certain to be present though to a lesser > extent. That's why Kidney Yang tonic herbs will include some Kidney > Yin tonic herbs, and Kidney Yin tonic formulas will contain some > Yang tonic herbs. > > 5. Eidney Essence declines with age. > > 6. Overwork includes both physical and mental overwork. Mental > overwork is more likely to damage Kidney Yin; physical overwork is > likely to damage Kidney Yang. (Overwork also will damage the Spleen.) > > Information taken from The Foundations of by > Giovanni Maciocia, pp. 250 to 251. > > The Kidneys also are vulnerable to Cold. > > These are the general things that can damage the Kidneys. > > > Please feel free to recommend any > > previous messages w/# that have been posted to the list that might > > help me to gain a better understanding... > > For a basic overview of TCM, start with message 4 and read a few > messages each day. Don't worry about understanding it at first. > Understanding will come after there is an overview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Hello Danamarie, Lower back problems mostly involve kidney deficiency, but of course there are other causes, such as traumatic injury, sprains, etc. Another culprit of Lumbago is Damp in the Lower-Burner(Lumbar area), damp-heat can lead to appendicitis too, this comes from diet, mostly; greasy foods and such. If your husband doesn't have cartilage between the vertebrae it is difficult, but massage CAN help because it would relax the back muscles, tonify the leg and abdominal muscles, which would then help the back-muscles to support the spine, enhance the blood circulation in the lower back, AND stimulate the organs there. This would alleviate the symptoms, even if there is little cartilage around the 5th. Your son is very young, so probably massage(swedish, shiatsu, tui-na, quiropractic...any one of them), will leave him o.k. Of course, it is good to know the cause of his back-pain, it can be too much sitting, constipation, damp-foods, muscular injury from sports maybe, can come from exposure from cold...Many possible causes. Marcos --- das4145 <asenat45 escreveu: > > Dear Victoria Dragon, > > I appreciated that your posted the kidney imbalance information > from > The Foundations of by Giovanni Maciocia. It > was > fascinating! After reading it, I slightly remember one comment > by > the acupuncturist. (Let's see if his comment rings true to > you.) > My husband had an appendectomy - the acupuncturist indicated > that > this was common for people with a 5th lumbar problems. Many of > the > men and boys on my husband's side of the family have back > problems > and appendicitis too. For this reason, I have concerns about 1 > of > my sons, 12 years old, that complains about lower back pain. > He had > an x-ray of his spine a few years ago but there was no > indication of > an injury or problem. At this point, I am not certain where to > turn. > > Many thanks for your helpfulness and concerns, Danamarie > > > > > > > > Chinese Traditional Medicine , " das4145 " > <asenat45@h...> > > wrote: > > > Hmmm,... kidney imbalance. Would a kidney imbalance be > mainly > > > caused diet? Or, are there other reasons? > > > > The general etiology of Kidney imbalance includes 1. > hereditary > > weakness, 2. emotions, 3. excessive sexual activity, 4. > chronic > > illness, 5. old age, and 6. overwork. > > > Converse com seus amigos em tempo real com o Messenger http://br.download./messenger/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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