Patterns According to Channels Flashcards by Haley Donovan

Channel problems can arise from 4 factors

invasion of exterior pathogenic factors
overuse of a limb or body part, giving rise to qi stagnation
Sports injuries
internal organ disharmonies

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Channel problems: ext pathogenic factors invasion

invade Luo first, then main, then settle in joints (bi syndrome)

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Channel pathology mimics

joint pathology

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Joints are where what gathers

qi and blood and where qi goes from interior to exterior

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Where does qi go from interior to exterior

joints

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When a pathogenic factor invades joints, what does it alter?

balance of yin and yang and upset the circulation of qi in the channel causing qi and blood to stagnate

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Joints are affected by what deficiency?

qi and blood

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Fever, aversion to cold, feeling of chest oppression, pain in clavicle, shoulder, and arms

Lung, main channel

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yawning, frequent urination, shortness of breath

Empty Lung Connecting Channel

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Hot palms

Full Lung Connecting Channel

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Pain, contraction, sprain of muscles along course of channel, pain and contraction of muscles of chest and shoulder

Lung Muscle Channel

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sore throat, toothache, epistaxis, runny nose, swollen and painful gums, swollen eyes, pain along course of channel

Large Intestine Main Channel

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sensation of cold in teeth, feeling of tightness in diaphragm, loss of sense of smell

LI Empty Connecting Channel

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toothache, deafness, tinnitus, sensation of heat in center of chest, breathless

LI Full Connecting Channel

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Pain, stiffness or sprain of muscles along course of channel, inability to raise arm, inability to rotate neck, shoulder ache

LI Muscle Channel

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pain in eyes, epistaxis, swelling of neck, facial paralysis, cold legs and feet, pain along course of channel

Stomach Main Channel

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Flaccidity or atrophy of leg muscles, feeling of cold in upper teeth

ST Empty Connecting Channel

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Epilepsy, manic behavior or depression, swollen and sore throat, sudden loss of voice, nosebleed

Full stomach channel

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Palpitations, feeling of fullness of chest

(in ST category?)Great SP connecting Channel

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Sprain of middle toe, contraction of the muscles of the lower leg and foot, stiffness of thigh muscles, swelling in groin, hernia, spasm of abdominal muscles, strained neck and cheek muscles, deviation of eyes and mouth. inability to close the eye due to muscle spasm, inability to open eyes due to flaccidity of the muscles

ST muscle channel

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vaginal discharge, cold feeling along channel, weakness of leg muscles

spleen main channel

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abdominal distention

Spleen empty connecting channel

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abdominal pain, food poisoning, vomit, diarrhea

SP Full Connecting Channel

Pain all over body, weakness and flaccidity of the joints of 4 limbs, backache radiating to abdomen

Great connecting channel of the spleen

Strain of big toe, pain in inner aspect of ankle, pain in muscles of medial aspect of knee and thigh, strain of muscles and groin, strain of abdominal muscles, pain in muscles of chest and middle back

SP muscle channel

Pain in eyes, pain on inner side of arm, pain along scapula

Heart main channel

aphasia

empty heart connecting channel

feeling of distention and fullness of chest and diaphragm

heart full connecting channel

Pain, stiffness and spring of muscles along the course of channel

Heart muscle channel

pain in the neck, pain in elbow, stiff neck, pain along lateral side of arm and scapula

SI main channel

scabies, long, finger shaped warts

empty SI connecting channel

loose joints of shoulder, weakness of muscles of elbow joint

Full SI connecting

stiffness and pain of muscles of little finger, arm and elbow, sprain and pain of muscles in scapula, pain and sprain of neck muscles, pain from ear to mandible, earache radiating to chin, swelling of side of neck

SI muscle channel

Fever and aversion to cold, headache, stiff neck, pain in lower back, pain in eyes, pain behind the legs along channel

UB main channel

runny nose, nosebleed

UB empty connecting channel

stuffy nose, headache, backache, neck ache, shoulder ache

UB full connecting

Pain and stiffness of muscles in little toe, foot, heel, knee and spine, backache and spasms of the back, stiff neck, inability to raise shoulder, stiffness of the muscles of axillary region, inability to twist waist

UB muscle channel

Pain in lower back, pain in sole of foot

KD main channel

lower backache

KD empty connecting channel

mental restlessness, depression, retention of urine, pain in heart region, distention and fullness of chest

KD full connection channel

pain, stiffness and sprain of muscles of toes, foot, inner aspect of ankle, stiffness of muscles of the spine and neck, inability to bend forward (if back affected), inability to bend backward (if muscles of chest are affected, convulsions (arching of back)

KD muscle channel

Stiff neck, pain along the course of the channel, contraction of elbow or hand

Pericardium main channel

Stiffness of head

PC empty connection

pain in heart region, mental restlessness

PC full connecting channel

Pain, stiffness and spring of muscles of palms, inner aspect of arm, elbow and axilla, pain in heart region

PC Connecting Channel

Pain along course of channel, pain in elbow, alternation of chills and fever, deafness, pain and discharge from the ear, pain at the top of the shoulders

SJ main Channel

Loosening of elbow joint

SJ empty connecting

Contraction of elbow, swollen and painful throat, dry mouth, pain of the outer aspect of the arm, inability to raise the arm

SJ full connecting

Sprain, stiffness and sprain of muscles of ring finger, wrist, elbow, upper arm, shoulder and neck, curling of tongue

SJ muscle channel

Alternating chills and fever, headache, deafness, pain in hip and lateral side of legs, pain and distention of breast

GB main channel

Weakness and flaccidity of foot muscles, cold feet, paralysis of legs, difficulty standing

GB empty connecting channel

Fainting, hypochondrial pain

GB full connecting channel

pain, stiffness and spring of muscles of fourth toe, external aspect of ankle, lateral aspect of leg and knee, difficulty bending knees, leg paralysis, chest and hypochondrial pain, iinibility to open the eyes

GB muscle channel

headache, pain and swelling of eyes, cramps in legs

Liver main channel

itching of genital region, impotence

Liver empty connecting channel

Swelling and pain of testicles, colic, abnormal erection, hernia

Liver full connecting channel

pain, stiffness, sprain of muscles in big toe, inner aspect of ankle and leg, impotence, contraction of scrotum and vagina, priapism

Liver muscle channel