Mycin
05-14-2001, 03:02 AM
Hello all. I am a neophyte to CMA and had a question that you guys/gals can probably answer.
I'm 39 years old. When I was in my early 20's, I received nerve damage in my right shoulder from an improperly administered ultra-sound treatment. Due to this, I have practically zero function of the posterior head of my right deltoid muscle and partial impairment of the medial and anterior heads.
Western medical treatment has been limited to initial diagnosis, followed by physical therapy and a prognosis of, "Some functionality will return, and some won't. Deal with it." Over the years, the medial and anterior heads HAVE improved (but still aren't 100%), and the numbness I originally had in the area has decreased, but the posterior head is still useless. This seldom affects my daily life, being a minor irritation at worse. However, it IS an obstacle in my martial arts training.
Is this sort of injury typically responsive to TCM treatments? I'm still recovering from knee surgery to repair an old knee problem that I re-injured last year in a tournament. Once that's behind me, I thought I'd see if I could get something done about the shoulder.
Thanks in advance,
Mycin
I'm 39 years old. When I was in my early 20's, I received nerve damage in my right shoulder from an improperly administered ultra-sound treatment. Due to this, I have practically zero function of the posterior head of my right deltoid muscle and partial impairment of the medial and anterior heads.
Western medical treatment has been limited to initial diagnosis, followed by physical therapy and a prognosis of, "Some functionality will return, and some won't. Deal with it." Over the years, the medial and anterior heads HAVE improved (but still aren't 100%), and the numbness I originally had in the area has decreased, but the posterior head is still useless. This seldom affects my daily life, being a minor irritation at worse. However, it IS an obstacle in my martial arts training.
Is this sort of injury typically responsive to TCM treatments? I'm still recovering from knee surgery to repair an old knee problem that I re-injured last year in a tournament. Once that's behind me, I thought I'd see if I could get something done about the shoulder.
Thanks in advance,
Mycin