Hello everyone, I am Zhang Xihai of Chinese medicine orthopedics, the sixth generation inheritor of Zhang's traditional Chinese medicine, I have been dealing with orthopedic diseases such as lumbar disc herniation, cervical spondylosis, and joint discomfort for 40 years since I was a child.
In my more than 40 years of practice, I have met thousands of patients with orthopedic diseases, but there is one patient who has left a deep impression on me, and today I will tell you about this patient.
Medical case documentary
The patient, surnamed Wang, was 50 years old, with a herniated disc for about a year and a half, he was a truck driver with two sons at home, and he drove the truck between cities all year round, but the long-term driving and heavy load made his body gradually develop problems. What bothered him the most was that in the past six months, he often felt soreness and weakness in his waist and knees, and the pain in his waist was unbearable, especially after driving for a long time, it was like a needle prick.
I asked him about his medical history and had an initial examination
Fourth diagnosis
Visit: The patient's complexion is slightly pale, the skin tone is slightly dark, and the tongue coating is thin and white and slightly greasy
Sniffing: shortness of breath, sometimes sighing
Consultation: The patient reported unbearable pain in his lower back after running the truck every time, and his waist and knees have become more and more severe recently, and he even felt difficult to turn over at night
Palpation: The pulse is weak and weak, showing the deficiency of qi and blood
According to Wang's situation, I preliminarily judged that his problem stemmed from the herniated lumbar disc caused by long-term exertion, coupled with the lack of qi and blood, which could not nourish the muscles and veins, which in turn caused soreness and weakness in the waist and knees. In the view of traditional Chinese medicine,
In response to Wang's situation, I decided to use the treatment method of TCM topical hot compress and formulated a targeted prescription for him.
Prescription: Clematis, Duhuo, Panax notoginseng, Angelica, hyssop, cinnamon branch, fine pungent and rhubarb and other medicinal materials (the specific needs to be differentiated by traditional Chinese medicine, in order to prevent unauthorized use of drugs, it is not disclosed for the time being)
After a period of treatment, when Wang came for a follow-up visit, his mental state improved significantly, and his pace was much more stable. He said that since using the hot compress prescribed by me, the pain in his lower back has been greatly reduced, and the symptoms of soreness and weakness in his waist and knees have also improved, and I encouraged him to stick to the treatment and fine-tune the original prescription to enhance the efficacy. After two months of continuous treatment, Wang's lumbar protrusion improved significantly, and the symptoms of soreness in his waist and knees were also greatly relieved. In the end, Wang also sent me a pennant, and I smiled and said to him: This is what I should do as an old Chinese medicine doctor, and seeing your symptoms improve, this is what makes me the happiest!