Osteoarthritis is a chronic disease which gradually become worst with time if kept untreated. Hence treatment of this disease is very important to prevent further complications and pain in patients. Generally, we see this problem in the older age group but nowadays, more young people are also developing this degenerative disorder.
Case Study
Male 42 year-old
He had been suffering of pain, heaviness and soreness in upper back, neck and shoulder area accompanied with numbness in upper arms. He also complaint of headache and dizziness for the past 3 years. He had to take pain killers if symptoms getting worse.
After 3 months of acupuncture and tuina together with herbal remedy, he no longer need to rely on pain killers. He continued the treatment for another month so as to regulate and strengthen his body constitution.
Female Teacher 36 year-old
When she first visited the clinic, she was overweight and looked pale. Her symptoms consisted of knee pain as well as heel pain in the morning. Her menstrual cycles were irregular and often accompanied with cramps and pain. She also feel tired easily.
She began treatment with herbal remedy, tuina and acupuncture. After 4 months of treatments, all her health issues improved tremendously. She also disciplined herself to have regular exercise and a healthy diet after the remarkable improvement of her health. Today she looks slim and fit!
Food therapy
Herbal Soup
- Pork trotter’s tendon（猪蹄筋250g
- Pork tenderloin /pork fillet ( 里脊肉）50g
- Shrimps (虾米） 15g
- Chinese barley（ 薏苡仁）50g
- Ginger （生姜）6 slices
- Chinese dates (大枣） 6pcs.
- Put all the ingredients in a soup pot with adequate water
- Bring it to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 2-3 hours.
- Add salt to serve.
