J.S.
was a male in his mid-60s. His wife and he came in together weekly but I only
treated him this one time. They had just returned from vacation to find their
AC and fridge were both broken. He had felt stressed about this but was now
reporting it was much less. He mainly wanted to work on his tight shoulders and
upper back. I could tell that he seemed worn out and somewhat tense. I got the
sense that he had transferred his stress into his upper back and shoulders and
had not realized it. His differentiation was “Qi and Xue Yu, Qi and Yin Xu and
LV Qi Yu.” I felt that Tuina was best primary modality for this patient but I
also incorporated
some local points, GB
20 and 21, 4 gates, SP6 and Ren4, 6, 17. While I was treating him I felt a
little disappointed in myself for not having “done more.” I was thinking that
maybe the treatment wasn’t going far enough, or that it was too simple. At the
end of the session as he was walking out he stopped me and hugged me, telling
me, “Thank you so much! I’ve never felt so good after a treatment.” I was
surprised and humbled by this. Though I never got to treat him again, that
interaction has stuck with me. It made me see how sometimes a simple treatment
is the best and also how powerful touch can be. After that treatment I started
using Tuina in almost all my treatments.
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