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musculoskeletal system
sprain/strain
psychospiritual approaches

metaphors and correlations

• Sprained ankle: feeling emotionally ungrounded. (Dychtwald, p. 21)
• Anger and resistance; not wanting to move in a certain direction in life. (Hay, 1984, p. 184)

Chinese psychophysiology:
Liver ~ Gan is the home of the Hun (Ethereal Soul); it relates to decisiveness, control, and the principle of emergence; maintains smooth flow of Qi and Xue (Blood); and controls the muscles, ligaments, and tendons, especially the contractility of the muscles and moistening of the sinews.
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Healthy expressions are kindness, spontaneity, and ease of movement.
» Liver Qi Stagnation reflects and accentuates emotional constraint as the Liver's function of facilitating smooth flow in the body is constricted. Stagnation is associated with frustration, irritability, tension, and feeling stuck. Xue Yu (Blood Stasis) often begins with Qi Stagnation.

Gall Bladder ~ Dan is the source of courage and initiative, and is responsible for decision-making as the bodily Minister of Justice; and expresses itself through the sinews (ligaments and tendons).
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Healthy expressions are kindness, decisiveness, control, and spirit of initiative.


therapies

imagery:
• PAMFA (Bry, p. 98)
• elastic blood vessel (Chavez)
• sun's entry (Chavez)

affirmation:
• I trust the process of life to take me only to my highest good. I am at peace. (Hay, 1984, p. 183)

process paradigm: (experientially oriented)
• What is the symptom preventing me from doing? What is the symptom making me do? (related materia medica listings: musculoskeletal system interview)

related materia medica listings:
the shadow and physical symptoms
treatment of pain
body reveals: the spirit
converting a symptom to a signal
imagery: precautions
imagery: techniques
affirmations: guidelines and precautions
process paradigm


footnotes