What is Your Diagnosis?

Chinese medicine diagnosis is completely different from modern medicine diagnosis. We treat on a holistic level. The following is a list of symptoms and the heading of that section will give you an idea of what causes the problem. For a complete evaluation, you need to have an acupuncturist look at your tongue and take your pulse, as well as ask other questions. This list is informational only.

You only need to have ONE symptom per list to have that considered as being out of balance.

Overall Temperature (Kidney function):

Cold hands
Cold fingers
Cold feet
Cold toes
Sweaty hands
Sweaty feet
Hot body temperature (sensation)
Cold body temperature (sensation)
Afternoon flushes
Night sweats
Heat in the hands, feet, and chest
Hot flashes any time of the day
Thirsty
Perspire easily
Lack of perspiration
Take water to bed

Overall energy (Lung, Kidney function):

Shortness of breath

Difficulty keeping eyes open in the daytime
General weakness
Easily catch colds
Low energy
Feel worse after exercise

Overall blood (Liver, Spleen, Heart function):

Dizziness
See floating black spots in front of your eyes (looks like there are black spots on the wall)

Heart function:

Palpitations
Anxiety
Sores on the tip of the tongue
Restlessness
Mental confusion
Chest pain traveling to shoulder
Frequent dreams
Wake unrefreshed

Lung function:

Nasal Discharge
Cough
Nose Bleeds
Sinus Congestion
Dry mouth
Dry throat
Dry Nose
Dry Skin
Allergies
Alternating fever and chills
Sneezing
Headache
Overall achy feeling in the body
Stiff shoulders
Sore throat
Difficulty breathing
Sadness
Melancholy

Spleen function:

Low appetite
Abrupt weight gain or loss
Abdominal bloating
Abdominal gas
Gurgling noise in the stomach
Fatigue after eating
Prolapsed organs
Easily bruised
Pensive
Over-thinking
Worry

Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine, Small Intestine function:

Loose
Constipated
Incomplete
Diarrhea
Blood in stools
Mucous in stools
Undigested food in stools

Dampness trapped in the body:

General sensation of heaviness in the body
Mental heaviness
Mental sluggishness
Mental fogginess
Swollen hands
Swollen feet
Swollen joints
Chest congestion
Nausea
Snoring

Stomach function:

Burning sensation after eating
Large appetite
Bad breath
Mouth (canker) sores
Bleeding, swollen or painful gums
Acid reflux
Ulcer (diagnosed)
Belching
Hiccoughs
Stomach pain
Vomiting

Liver, Gall Bladder function:

Alternating diarrhea and constipation
Chest pain
Tight sensation in the chest
Bitter taste in the mouth
Anger easily
Frustration
Depression
Irritability
Skin rashes
Headache at the top of the head
Tingling sensation
Numbness
Muscle cramping
Grinding Teeth
Convulsions
Lump in the throat
Neck tension
Limited Range-of-Motion, Neck
Shoulder tension
High-pitched ringing in the ears
Gall stones (history or current)

Kidney, Urinary Bladder function:

Sore knees
Weak knees
Low back pain
Memory problems
Excessive hair loss
Low-pitched ringing in the ears
Kidney stones
Bladder infections
Wake during the night twice or more to urinate
Lack of bladder control
Fear
Easily startled