Guest guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Hi All: I've tried, at various times, using pain scales as a standard kind of measurement across the board for anyone who presents with pain...the only one that seemed to have a broad utility and moderate survivability (because I still don't use a particular standard scale, despite all my attempts) is the VAS (visual analogue scale). However, a significant number of patients " resist " the pain scales by adding their own two cents (perhaps implying, in a sense, that the scale was not accurate)...for example, " my pain is much less - this is the first week I remember not having to go " ouch " when I stand up " . Personally I think that that is a great way to rate pain amelioration or aggravation - we have a method which is natural (ease of use), doesn't rely on much interpretation (objective), and is personally satisfying to the patient (compliance / high confidence of honest reporting). Shall we call it PAPS (Personally Adjusted Pain Scale)? I know, exactly like PAPSmear... But seriously, what do you all think about this? What's your experience? What I am struggling with is that the above pain scale is all about morphing from one stage into the next, and following the presenting pattern...so I find it to be very useful - BUT it is obviously not workable as a standardised or " objective " method of gathering information.. Do practitioners on the list use one, both, something different? For those of you who use standardised pain scales, how useful are they, and what is your primary method for using them? Thanks everyone, Hugo ________________________________ Hugo Ramiro http://middlemedicine.wordpress.com http://www.chinesemedicaltherapies.org ________________________________ mystir <ykcul_ritsym Chinese Medicine Monday, 8 December, 2008 12:45:07 Re: pearl cream supplier Zhen Zhu, Pearl, Concha Margaritaferae - Heavy nature to calm heart shen and lower liver yang. Salty, sweet, cold. Enters the liver, heart. (e.g.) http://easttao. com/catalog/ P.A._Compound. htm " Tranquilizing the mind and arresting convulsions. Pearl powder pushes down upwardly and outwardly counterflowing heat. Since fever is an " effusion of heat, " pearl powder is a common Chinese remedy for all sorts of pediatric fevers. Pearl powder treats epilepsy, palpitations due to fright, and acute febrile infantile convulsions. Some people take a mixture of pearl powder and honey to treat restlessness and panic. Improving vision and removing nebula. It treats conjunctivitis, pterygium, nebula and pain in the eyes. It may be taken orally, but is usually used as eye drops. Be used externally, for instance, by blowing the powder to cover a sore throat, dressing ulcers and can even be prepared into medicinal drops for the benefit of the eyes. " " Function: Tranquillizing and brightening the eye. Indication: Palpitation with fear, insomnia, infantile convulsion and epilepsy, nebula on the eye, and lingering canker and ulceration. " " Pearls are salty and sweet, they are cold and nonpoisonous. They can calm people's hearts down and brighten their eyes. People's faces can be reddened healthily when they apply it on the face. And it can clean the skin when people apply it on their hands or feet. It cleans expectoration, eliminates facial speckles, stops diarrhea. It removes children's fever, calms them down. It also stops spermatorrhea and feculent leucorrhea. And it eliminates poxes and poison. " Approved by modern medical research, pearls have the efficacies of improving sleep, slowing down aging, whitening and dispelling speckles, healing pocks, soothing the nerves and calming shocks, cleaning livers and brightening eyes, removing fever and eliminating poison, enhancing bone density and adjusting internal secretion. " " They have been used to treat visual problems, blood and heart disease,and depression. Pearls consist of crystalline calcium carbonate, including 28 different minerals, such as selenium and germanium, among other compounds. These minerals are widely regarded as composing or containing anti-cancer and anti-aging substances, and have noticeable healing effect in treating thyroidsm and chronic pharyngitis. " " Powdered Pearl is used as a Shen tonic to stabilize the emotions, allay fright, ease frustration and anger, brighten the eyes and help regenerate tissue. Pearl is also used as a major beauty tonic, because it is believed that oral consumption of Pearl powder results in lustrous, pure, beautiful skin. Pearl powder is also used topically in skin creams to purify the skin. The best pearls, for herbal purposes, are wild sea water pearls that come from cold northern waters. The smaller the pearls, the more powerful their effect. Hydrolyzed Pearl, which is almost totally water soluble, is also now available. This hydrolyzed pearl is highly assimilable and extremely effective. " " Pearls are believed to have an amazing effect on the skin! Pearl powder contains 20-22 amino acids which are the building blocks of every living organism. Pearl powder contains a natural moisturizer. Pearl powder contains proteins which renew the skin cells, vitamin B complex and Polysaccharides which strengthen the muscles and the metabolism. Used for scar therapy as well as beauty treatments, pearl powder contains a unique combination of natural substances and minerals, which when applied topically keep the skin smooth, soft and supple. Research in China has proved that pearls have a beneficial effect on the skin. Pearl powder prevent pigmentation by slowing down the development of melanin which controls the color pigments of the skin. Pearl powder keeps the skin clear and smooth, leaving it with a sheer, radiant glow. Pearl powder filters the sun's rays - Chinese experts claim that pearls can correct the damage done to the skin by the sun. " --- On Mon, 12/8/08, anne.crowley@ comcast..net <anne.crowley@ comcast.net> wrote: anne.crowley@ comcast.net <anne.crowley@ comcast.net> Re: pearl cream supplier Monday, December 8, 2008, 7:40 AM I believe this is the cream Elizabeth Wakefield uses in her acupuncture facial treatments. What are the properties of the pearl cream and does it work? Anne -- Anne C. Crowley, L.Ac., M.Ac., Dipl.Ac. www.LaPlataAcupunct ure.com ------------ -- Original message ------------ --------- - mystir <ykcul_ritsym@ > > Another supplier is Puritan's Pride, Precious Pearl Cream. > http://www.puritan. com/creams- 019/precious- pearl-cream- 007160 > > --- On Sun, 12/7/08, < > wrote: > < > > Re: pearl cream supplier > > Sunday, December 7, 2008, 2:13 PM > > > > > Thank you, Rissa! I have received many replies- all except yours > wanting to know if I find a supplier. If I can't get it from them, I'll get > back to you. > > > > Blessings, > > Andrea Beth > > > > > > Traditional Oriental Medicine > > Happy Hours in the CALM Center > > 1770 E. Villa Drive, Suite 5 > > Cottonwood, AZ 86326 > > (928) 274-1373 > > > > --- On Sat, 12/6/08, Rissa Guest <rissaguest> wrote: > > Rissa Guest <rissaguest> > > Re: pearl cream supplier > > > > Saturday, December 6, 2008, 5:56 AM > > > > Andrea, I bought some from Golden Needle about 6 months ago called Ly-Na. I have > > never used it. If you don't find it I will sell you this one. Clarissa > > > > --- On Fri, 12/5/08, < > wrote: > > > > < > > > pearl cream supplier > > " TCM List " <traditional_ chinese_medicine @. com>, > > " alumni PCOM " <alumni@pacificcoll e ge.edu>, " Chinese Herb > > Academy " > > Friday, December 5, 2008, 1:17 PM > > > > Good morning all- > > > > Several years ago, I had purchased a jar of pearl cream from Golden Flower > > Herbs. It's been fabulous for my dry eyelids, and the only moisturizer > > I've found which doesn't make my vision blurry, and isn't so > > strongly scented that it irritates my eyes. Trouble is, Golden Flower has > > discontinued making it and they are unable to recommend another supplier. > > > > Do any of you our there know of a good source for this? > > > > Thank you in advance, > > Andrea Beth > > > > > > Traditional Oriental Medicine > > Happy Hours in the CALM Center > > 1770 E. Villa Drive, Suite 5 > > Cottonwood, AZ 86326 > > (928) 274-1373 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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