Asian Bodywork III Class 3 Timur Lokshin LMT, CPT, LAc.

Causes of Disease Internal CausesExternal CausesOther Causes 7 EMOTIONS 6 CLIMATES 1. Anger 2. Joy 3. Pensiveness 4. Worry 5. Sadness (Grief) 6. Fear 7. Shock (Fright) 1.Winter 2.Cold 3.Fire 4.Summer-Heat 5.Dampness 6.Dryness 1.Constitution 2.Over-exertion 3.Excessive sexual activity 4.Improper diet 5.Traumatic injury 6.Parasites and poisons 7.Wrong treatment

Channels Tai Yang (Great Yang) Urinary Bladder, Small Interstine Yang Ming (Bright Yang) Stomach, Large Intestine Shao Yang (Lesser Yang) San Jiao, Gall Bladder Tai Yin (Great Yin) Lung, Spleen Jue Yin (Receding Yin) Pericardium, Liver Shao Yin (Lesser Yin) Kidneys, Heart

Bi Syndrome Impediment (blockage) Blockage of the channels arising when wind, cold and dampness invade fleshy exterior and the joints, and manifesting in signs such as joint pain, sinew and bone pain, and heaviness or numbness in the limbs.

Primary Bi Syndrome Distinction is made between three pattern types, each of which corresponds to a prevalence of one of three evils. Wind Bi: characterized by wondering pain, indicating wind is the dominant evil Cold Bi: associated with acute pain, exacerbated by cold and relieved by warmth Damp Bi: characterized by heaviness, stubborn numbness of skin, pain affected by damp weather Impediment is readily complicated by qi vacuity, and blood vacuity.

Secondary Bi Syndrome Heat Bi: occurs when either heat toxins pour into joints or when the three evils are contending internally, characterized by hot red swollen painful, sometimes accompanied by heat effusion and thirst Blood Bi: results from evil entering the blood aspect in patients suffering from qi and blood vacuity, often traceable to sleeping in drafts or sweating from exertion, characterized by numbness, pain, faint rough pulse that is fine and tight Qi Bi: pattern brought on by emotional stimulus Qi Vacuity Bi: arising when vacuity of yang qi allows internal cold-damp to become exuberant, characterized by inhibited movement, lack of bodily warmth, some cases of numbness Blood Vacuity Bi: depriving the limbs of nourishment, sometimes with contracted wind- damp evil, characterized by numbness of skin, inability to lift limbs, scallion-stalk pulse

Primary Points for Bi Syndrome Damp Bi treatment: dispel damp primary, secondary dissipate wind and expel cold, and supplementing the spleen and moving qi Acu Points: ST36, SP9, LU5 Cold Bi Treatment: treat by warming the channels and dispelling cold, assisted by coursing wind and dispelling damp Acu Points: UB23, Ren4(GuanYuan) Wind Bi Treatment: treat primarily by dispelling wind and secondarily by dispelling cold and disinhibiting dampness, build blood Acu Points: GB20, Du16(FengFu)

Primary Points for Bi Syndrome Qi Vacuity Treatment: boost qi, warm yang Acu Points: UB20, UB23, Du4(Ming Men) Blood Vacuity Treatment: nourish blood, combine as necessary with boosting qi and dispelling wind Acu Points: SP6, UB17, UB20 Heat Bi Treatment: clear heat and dispel dampness, diffuse impediment and relieve pain Acu Points: LI4, LI11 Blood Bi Treatment: boost qi, harmonize construction Acu Points: ST36, UB 17(influence blood), UB20, LV3

Hip BTW UB53-UB54 (Piriformis), UB52 slightly lateral (Quadratus Lumborum), GB20 Knee ST32 (Futu), ST35-Xi Yan, HeDing, GB31 Ankle SP5, GB40, Acupuncture Point Lower Extremity

Tiger Balm (Warming) Provides fast and effective relief for strained muscles, back aches, sore shoulders, tired cramped legs. It helps increase blood circulation of the injured or sore area. Helps carry out lactic acid and has an anesthetic effect which helps numb pain.

Prossage (Warming) Prossage® Heat is specifically formulated for deep tissue work, myofascial release and trigger point therapy. Just put a few drops into the palm of your hand, rub your palms together and apply to the targeted area - immediate warmth is followed by lasting results. When you perform deep tissue work on patients and clients, Prossage Heat makes it easier to spread and mobilize the skin and fascia. The product™s proper viscosity and controlled glide enables you to feel fascial restrictions and effectively release them, restoring tissue to its normal resting length, without sliding off the targeted area or causing discomfort. Its thermal effect warms the area to encourage blood flow. The result is a deeper, quicker, more efficient therapy.

Po Sum On Oil (Warming) All in one peppermint oil that is primarily used to warm muscles, improve circulation and relieve pain. Can be used with simple muscle aches and for symptoms from the common cold, or to warm up body prior to exercise.