一位德國籍病人來看腰痛。我也開金口講英文。
柴醫:How do you feel now?
German:Um…well, still alive.
柴醫:Any uncomfortable?
German:I feel pain of my back...
問完一輪後,我再幫他檢查腰,接著就幫他針灸。
German:How many needles on my back ?
柴醫:Nine.
German:鳩 (他識小小廣東話).
柴醫:Oh no, your pronounciation is not good, 鳩 in cantonese is penis. nine should be 九.
German:九.
柴醫:Yes, its dangerous to say 鳩 to people, especially women.
German:No ,women love it.
後記:腰痛乃臨床常見的症狀,背後原因很多,腰肌勞損、腰骨退化、腰扭傷、椎間盤突出、泌尿系統結石、類風濕關節炎等等。註冊中醫都可以在臨床診斷,一般病人都同時看西醫,有化驗結果(X-ray, CT,MRI)可供參考,透過針灸、中藥對症下藥,上面這位德國人腰曲強直,生理弧道消失,所以特別容易疲累疼痛,加上第四五腰椎有明顯壓痛,所以針對這些痛點,可以取阿是穴(即痛點),再配合遠端配「委中」穴,止痛效果更好,但需要完成10次療程,方能鞏固療效。