Guest guest Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 I have a case of a patient with an anal sphincter in a spasm. This followed after an injury to it following constipation, which in turn came about after a bout of intense anxiety. Patient is a Heart Overwhelming Metal type. Everything else in the body is well compensated. I am requesting information on a local application which will specifically relax the inner ring of the sphincter. There is no other spasm anywhere else, it is only specific to this area. There is of course a great deal of anxiety accompanying. Ideally I would look for a suggestion of some local application which has succeeded in relaxing the spasm. Regards -- Arya-Holmes Acufree.Com Inc http://www.acu-free.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 I've used Bladder 57 for issues like this and it has been quite effective, you can also palpate with a probe on the back of the web between the middle and ring finger and needle the tenderest area (Korean hand acupuncture with the thumb=head orientation)), both have worked well for my patients in cases of anal cramping, itching (not so much for bleeding or other anal health issues). Getting a topical in there will probably mean making a suppository, and they're a figurative pain in the butt to make. I've made them for a couple of problematic hemorrhoid cases, but spastic muscles seem more like an acupuncture issue to me... Par - Arya-Holmes Chinese Medicine Monday, August 27, 2007 5:01 PM Re: antispasmodic topical application I have a case of a patient with an anal sphincter in a spasm. This followed after an injury to it following constipation, which in turn came about after a bout of intense anxiety. Patient is a Heart Overwhelming Metal type. Everything else in the body is well compensated. I am requesting information on a local application which will specifically relax the inner ring of the sphincter. There is no other spasm anywhere else, it is only specific to this area. There is of course a great deal of anxiety accompanying. Ideally I would look for a suggestion of some local application which has succeeded in relaxing the spasm. Regards -- Arya-Holmes Acufree.Com Inc http://www.acu-free.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 I also have a patient with proctalgia fugax (which indeed is often anxiety-related) and I have gotten the best results with a modification in diet and herbs - in his case clearing damp-heat. Like Par, I also haven't tried local application of herbs. Regards, Tom. ---- Par Scott 28/08/2007 6:59:53 Chinese Medicine Re: antispasmodic topical application I've used Bladder 57 for issues like this and it has been quite effective, you can also palpate with a probe on the back of the web between the middle and ring finger and needle the tenderest area (Korean hand acupuncture with the thumb=head orientation)), both have worked well for my patients in cases of anal cramping, itching (not so much for bleeding or other anal health issues). Getting a topical in there will probably mean making a suppository, and they're a figurative pain in the butt to make. I've made them for a couple of problematic hemorrhoid cases, but spastic muscles seem more like an acupuncture issue to me... Par - Arya-Holmes Chinese Medicine Monday, August 27, 2007 5:01 PM Re: antispasmodic topical application I have a case of a patient with an anal sphincter in a spasm. This followed after an injury to it following constipation, which in turn came about after a bout of intense anxiety. Patient is a Heart Overwhelming Metal type. Everything else in the body is well compensated. I am requesting information on a local application which will specifically relax the inner ring of the sphincter. There is no other spasm anywhere else, it is only specific to this area. There is of course a great deal of anxiety accompanying. Ideally I would look for a suggestion of some local application which has succeeded in relaxing the spasm. Regards -- Arya-Holmes Acufree.Com Inc http://www.acu-free.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 I would consider a lotion or poltice with Kava kava. Although not chinese, this herb is a great antispasmodic as well as ok for anxiety. Bob www.acuherbals.com Tom Verhaeghe <tom.verhaeghe wrote: I also have a patient with proctalgia fugax (which indeed is often anxiety-related) and I have gotten the best results with a modification in diet and herbs - in his case clearing damp-heat. Like Par, I also haven't tried local application of herbs. Regards, Tom. ---- Par Scott 28/08/2007 6:59:53 Chinese Medicine Re: antispasmodic topical application I've used Bladder 57 for issues like this and it has been quite effective, you can also palpate with a probe on the back of the web between the middle and ring finger and needle the tenderest area (Korean hand acupuncture with the thumb=head orientation)), both have worked well for my patients in cases of anal cramping, itching (not so much for bleeding or other anal health issues). Getting a topical in there will probably mean making a suppository, and they're a figurative pain in the butt to make. I've made them for a couple of problematic hemorrhoid cases, but spastic muscles seem more like an acupuncture issue to me... Par - Arya-Holmes Chinese Medicine Monday, August 27, 2007 5:01 PM Re: antispasmodic topical application I have a case of a patient with an anal sphincter in a spasm. This followed after an injury to it following constipation, which in turn came about after a bout of intense anxiety. Patient is a Heart Overwhelming Metal type. Everything else in the body is well compensated. I am requesting information on a local application which will specifically relax the inner ring of the sphincter. There is no other spasm anywhere else, it is only specific to this area. There is of course a great deal of anxiety accompanying. Ideally I would look for a suggestion of some local application which has succeeded in relaxing the spasm. Regards -- Arya-Holmes Acufree.Com Inc http://www.acu-free.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Thank you all. Dr. Holmes. Bob Linde, AP, Herbalist wrote: > > I would consider a lotion or poltice with Kava kava. Although not > chinese, this herb is a great antispasmodic as well as ok for anxiety. > Bob > www.acuherbals. com > > Tom Verhaeghe <tom.verhaeghe@ acupunctuur. org > <tom.verhaeghe%40acupunctuur.org>> wrote: > > I also have a patient with proctalgia fugax (which indeed is often > anxiety-related) and I have gotten the best results with a modification in > diet and herbs - in his case clearing damp-heat. Like Par, I also haven't > tried local application of herbs. > > Regards, > > Tom. > > -- -- > > Par Scott > 28/08/2007 6:59:53 > > <Chinese Medicine%40> > Re: antispasmodic topical application > > I've used Bladder 57 for issues like this and it has been quite effective, > you can also palpate with a probe on the back of the web between the > middle > and ring finger and needle the tenderest area (Korean hand acupuncture > with > the thumb=head orientation) ), [ ... ] but spastic muscles seem more like > an acupuncture issue to me... > > Par > -- Arya-Holmes Acufree.Com Inc http://www.acu-free.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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