Chinese Herbal and Acupuncture Treatment Protocols for Osteoporosis - Formulas, Protocols, TCM Diagnoses

Osteoporosis - Basics

Osteoporosis is a disease that causes the bones to become weak and more prone to break. Commonly, osteoporosis is seen in older people, especially women. Risk factors for osteoporosis include a low calcium and/or low vitamin D diet, lack of physical activity, smoking, excessive alcohol use, certain medications, genetic predisposition and others.
Below you will find alternative and natural treatment options including those from a Chinese Medicine perspective for Osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis - Diagnostic Patterns

The Chinese Medicine treatment of osteoporosis generally involves arriving at the appropriate TCM diagnosis or pattern. This pattern within the individual is what treatment is based on not the general condition (see treating the cause and not the symptoms).

The following patterns may represent the underlying contributing factors for the development of osteoporosis:

• Spleen Qi Deficiency
• Kidney Yang Deficiency
• Kidney Yin Deficiency
• Kidney Jing Deficiency

Osteoporosis - Formulas From Our Store

The following herbal formulas are potentially useful in the process of treating osteoporosis. For a complete list from our store with more details see our osteoporosis formula section.

• Gu Zhi Shu Song Wan

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Osteoporosis - Related Acupuncture Points

The following (1) acupuncture point may be useful for osteoporosis. A subset of these could potentially be useful with acupressure stimulation and/or tongren therapy methods as well.

Generally treatment would be based on the TCM patterns listed above instead of selecting points by function alone, (see general points selection rules.)

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