All Case Studies

Case – RES003
Male 55, engineer with a chronic cough for the past four months, since recovering from a mild ‘flu like illness, which had been treated with antibiotics. Main Signs and symptoms: Dry cough, worse when talking and more severe in the evening. Other signs and symptoms: Restless irritability1, dream-disturbed sleep. The patient has a history of hypertension, which has been controlled by weight loss. Tongue: Deep pink, no coat. Pulse: Deep and thready. 1. ‘Restless irritability’ is an English rendering of the Chinese term xin fan, which refers to a sense of …

Case – RES002
After recovery from a head cold two months ago he developed a cough which has resisted medical treatment. He has taken four courses of antibiotics and has used a cough suppressant (steroid inhaler), which were not very effective. Main Signs and symptoms: Dry cough that becomes more severe in the evenings before sleep and is aggravated by speaking; dry throat. Other signs and symptoms: Fatigue, appears drawn with dull spirit. Tongue: Deep pink, no coat Pulse: Deep, thready and weak TCM Diagnosis: Lung Qi and (Lung) Yin deficiency Treatment: Nourish the Lung …

Case – RES001
Dry and sore throat, nasal congestion with clear discharge, feels hot. Overall the symptoms are not severe and he does not have a cough. Other signs and symptoms: Poor sleep (especially when he has a heavy work load), waking at night two to three times; dry stools and frequent constipation; no loss of appetite. Tongue: Deep red with small cracks on the tip, moist coat. Pulse: Thready TCM Diagnosis: Exterior attack by Wind-Heat. The patient has a Yin deficiency constitution. Treatment: ChinaMed® CNF Relief Formula Dosage: 3 capsules every 2 – 3 …

Case – NER002
Initially the episodes began with the onset of menstruation and stopped after the bleeding had ceased, and she thought that it was just part of her PMS. Over the past few months she has experienced severe dizziness with nausea for two to three days each week and the severity is increasing to the point that she is now unable to work. Sometimes the dizziness is so severe she feels like she is spinning around (i.e. vertigo). Pulse: deep and slippery Tongue: thin white and greasy coat TCM Diagnosis: Phlegm blocking …

Case – NER001
There appears to be no cause (i.e. no worries, no stress). She generally wakes around midnight to urinate and is then unable to go back to sleep, ‘tossing and turning until morning’. As a result, she feels she has no energy and is very lethargic during the day. On examination she had pale complexion, eyes lacking spirit, slim build and poor muscle development. Pulse: deep, thready and choppy Tongue: pale with purple spots TCM Diagnosis: Insomnia due to Blood stasis; insufficient Qi and Blood to fill the …

Case – INF001
R.H., male, 40 years old, presents with localized inflammation on the right index finger. He had been working in the garden one week previously and had been bitten on the finger by a small insect. The lesion had progressively worsened, and he had sought medical help. The antibiotics and local dressing given to him by his GP had not been effective and the lesion had continued to worsen. The finger had become severely itchy, swollen and painful and he was …

Case – MSK005
Female, 70 years with pain in the shoulders, back and knees, weakness in the lower back and knees, joint stiffness and tightness of the calves, worse in the mornings, over the past few years. Diagnosed with osteoporosis by her GP, taking Calcium, Magnesium, and vitamin D (long term). First came in the Autumn and symptoms had been worsening, in the morning it takes her over half an hour to get out of bed and put her clothes on, urinary frequency with …

Case – MSK003
Patient attends a group aerobics class 4 times a week and often has trouble completing the class due to fatigue and/ or muscular pain and stiffness. One year ago suffered severe pain in the heel which was treated by cortisone injections. Feels tired and nervous, sweats easily when active, on rising in the morning he has back pain and generalized muscle stiffness, poor appetite, poor sleep, loose stools. He had previously had a course of weekly acupuncture treatments with another TCM …

Case – MSK004
Pain is at the level of L3-4 and radiates down the right leg in typical sciatic fashioon.  It is occurs when the weather is overcast or raining and also with fatigue. Patient presented with low back pain and right side sciatica which came on with the recent sudden change in weather (cold and rainy). The pain is so severe that she needs to take panadeine forte in order to sleep. Slightly overweight, aversion to cold, cold hands, pale yellow complexion, constipation …