Kidney Yang Deficiency…You’re probably never used these terms in your normal day conversation; atleast, I would hope so. Kidney Yang Deficiency is a common diagnosis made in TCM. What I want to accomplish, in this blog, is to demonstrate how complex such a diagnosis can be.

Unlike, a typical Western diagnosis, a TCM diagnosis, such as Kidney Yang Deficiency, is not regulated to just marking a set of symptoms. It is also not just used to mark the resultant mode of treatments. A Western practitioner uses “learned” symptoms in order to make a diagnosis such as Hypertension is diagnosed. He also uses “learned” protocols in order to treat this disorder.

Though a TCM practitioners goes to school to learn the foundational aspects of how to diagnose and treat, he also is educated on how the ancients viewed the great depth behind both the diagnosis and the treatment as an open canvas. That is, there are many intricacies involved with Kidney Yang Deficiency.

Kidney Yang Deficiency can be determined as a diagnosis for either an internal or a fully external condition. Actually, Kidney Yang Deficiency is often used to diagnose a person who has Hypertension. It can be determined as the diagnosis with a patient suffering from lower back pain. Thus, you can appreciate the diversity behind this diagnosis.

This diversity the ancients spoke of can be seen on the other side; that side being the treating options. For a diagnosis of Hypertension, Herbs would be the focus of the treatment options. On the other hand, a diagnosis of low back pain would emphasize needling the Acupuncture points.

Unlike Western medicine, a TCM diagnosis rarely is restricted one condition. What I like most about this diversity is that it allows me, the TCM practitioner, to use a wide array of treatment options. No two patients respond the same to a protocol.