illusionfist
07-23-2002, 02:23 AM
Any TCM practitioners out there with some ideas on how to alleviate water retention. I know its a blanket question to ask given the amount of factors that can be involved, but i was thinking that maybe there are some folks out there that have dealt with it in the past.
I've been treating my grandmother with tui na (mainly because a lot of the treatments with acupuncture are a little dangerous because she has a heart condition) and i'm running low on ideas. The swelling seems to localize in her legs, and the tui na seems to help that, but overall it still hasn't gone away. Sodium isn't really a factor because she is on a strict low sodium diet.
I've noticed that Zu San Li is a good point when using the tui na. I'm not really sure why, but when that point is used, the water seems to lessen over the next day or two. This definitely makes me feel that there is something going on with the stomach meridian, but also it could just be a local point that is really helping.
Is it possible that there is a latent thyroid dysfunction that is coming into play?
Any insight is sincerely appreciated.
Peace :D
I've been treating my grandmother with tui na (mainly because a lot of the treatments with acupuncture are a little dangerous because she has a heart condition) and i'm running low on ideas. The swelling seems to localize in her legs, and the tui na seems to help that, but overall it still hasn't gone away. Sodium isn't really a factor because she is on a strict low sodium diet.
I've noticed that Zu San Li is a good point when using the tui na. I'm not really sure why, but when that point is used, the water seems to lessen over the next day or two. This definitely makes me feel that there is something going on with the stomach meridian, but also it could just be a local point that is really helping.
Is it possible that there is a latent thyroid dysfunction that is coming into play?
Any insight is sincerely appreciated.
Peace :D