Osteoarthritis

|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

多见于骨痹初期。以四肢关节疼痛固定如刀割，屈伸不利，酸胀沉重，舌红，苔白，脉弦紧为主

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Commonly seen in the early stage of bone bi (osteoarthritis) onset.
  • Joint pain in the limbs is fixed in location, with a distinct cutting-like sensation.
  • Joint flexion and extension are stiff, with limited range of motion.
  • Accompanied by sensations of soreness, distension, and heaviness.
  • The tongue body is slightly red.
  • The tongue coating is white.
  • The pulse is taut like a string, tight and not relaxed.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

散寒除湿，祛风通络

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help dispel internal cold and eliminate damp turbidity, relieving discomfort such as aversion to cold, cold limbs, heavy body sensation, or joint soreness.
  • May help expel wind pathogens and unblock the meridians, reducing symptoms like limb numbness, tingling, or difficulty flexing and extending.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

以关节红肿炊痛，屈伸不利，或有积液，汗出烦心，口苦黏腻，小便黄赤，舌红，苔黄腻，脉滑数为主

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Joints are red, swollen, and hot, with pronounced pain.
  • Joint flexion and extension are stiff, with limited range of motion.
  • There may be fluid accumulation within the joint, causing more pronounced swelling.
  • Frequent sweating with inner restlessness and irritability.
  • Bitter taste in the mouth with a sticky sensation.
  • Urine is deep yellow to reddish.
  • The tongue body is slightly red.
  • The tongue coating is yellow and sticky.
  • The pulse feels slippery and somewhat rapid.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

清热解毒，祛风利湿

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help clear heat from the body and expel harmful substances, relieving symptoms such as fever, sore throat, or red, swollen sores.
  • May help dispel wind pathogens and promote the elimination of damp turbidity, easing discomfort such as headache, body aches, heavy body sensation, or difficult urination.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

多发于年轻之体或老年患者，一由先天禀赋不足，一由年老天癸将绝。临床表现以腰尻疼痛，僵硬拘紧，腹股之间牵动则痛，或有骨蒸潮热，自汗盗汗，舌尖红，苔白少津，脉沉细或细数为主

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Primarily seen in younger or elderly individuals.
  • Either due to a constitutionally weak foundation, or the decline of essence and qi with aging.
  • Pain occurs in the lower back and hips, becoming more pronounced when walking or bending.
  • The body feels stiff and tight, with limited flexibility.
  • Pain in the groin area upon stretching, worsening with more pronounced movement.
  • Occasionally, there may be waves of internal heat, presenting as steaming-bone feverishness.
  • Daytime spontaneous sweating and night sweats after falling asleep.
  • The tip of the tongue is redder, noticeably so when extended.
  • The tongue coating is white with slightly reduced moisture, giving it a slightly dry appearance.
  • The pulse feels deep and thin, or thin and slightly rapid.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

补益肝肾，活血通络

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help nourish the liver and kidneys, relieving discomfort such as dizziness, tinnitus, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, or lack of strength.
  • May help promote blood circulation and unblock the meridians, reducing symptoms like bruising, numbness, or pulling pain.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

病程较长，以关节疼痛肿胀明显，甚则变形，难以屈伸转动，动则痛剧，时有两手震颤或四肢抽动，舌质紫暗，或有瘀斑，苔多白腻，脉沉细或涩为主要表现

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • The disease course is prolonged, with symptoms persisting for a notably long duration.
  • Joints are painful and markedly swollen; in severe cases, joint deformity may occur.
  • Flexing, extending, and rotating the joints is difficult, and pain intensifies significantly with activity.
  • Occasionally, there may be trembling of the hands or involuntary twitching of the limbs.
  • The tongue body is purplish-dark, possibly with visible purple ecchymoses.
  • The tongue coating is mostly white and sticky, thick and not easily scraped off.
  • The pulse feels deep and thin, or distinctly sluggish and unsmooth.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

补益气血，化痰破瘀

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help supplement qi and blood, relieving discomfort such as fatigue, shortness of breath, pale complexion, or dizziness and palpitations.
  • May help resolve phlegm turbidity and break through stagnation, alleviating symptoms like difficult expectoration, internal masses, or pain.

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