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Patient Information:

• Name: Mrs. Liu
• Diagnosis: Yin deficiency with meridian obstruction (post-Syringomyelia Decompression surgery)
• Date of Birth (D.O.B): January 8, 1960
• Gender: Female
• Country: China

Treatment: Acupuncture Therapy for Body and Head

Medical History:
Mrs. Liu, a 53-year-old female patient from China, developed Yin deficiency with meridian obstruction five days after neurosurgery for Syringomyelia Decompression.

Medical Condition Before TCM Treatment:

• Symptoms:
  • Persistent bursting headache (9-10/10), accompanied by numbness
  • Pain in the right arm
  • Constipation since surgery
  • Insomnia
• Tongue: Geographic, red, dry, with yellow, thick coating at the center
• Pulse:
  • Heart and Lung pulses: thin and weak
  • Heart pulse: wiry
  • Spleen pulse: strong and wiry
• Comorbidities:
  • Type-2 Diabetes (high blood glucose despite Xiao Kewan medication)

TCM Treatment:
Acupuncture therapy targeting both body and head regions was administered.

Medical Condition After TCM Treatment:

• Symptoms:
  • Headache significantly relieved
  • Right arm pain disappeared
  • Improved bowel movement, with no more constipation
  • Normalized blood glucose level
  • Restored normal sleep pattern and quality
• Tongue: Pale, slightly red, with minimal coating
• Pulse:
  • Heart and Lung pulses: thin and wiry (improved from previously weak)
  • Wiry and strong Spleen pulse had disappeared

Follow-up:
Mrs. Liu was prescribed Traditional Chinese Medicine for two weeks post-discharge to consolidate treatment effects.