72 year old Betty came to the clinic complaining shortness of breath . When she walked up and down the stairs, she could barely breathe. She had the problem for a long time and it's gradually getting worse. She had an inhaler but it did not work for her. She had been diagnosed with bipolar for a long time. She also had ringing in her ears and her left eye had macular degeneration problem. She had lower back pain which she said she controled it with resting and hot shower. This problem started when she had a L5 disk hernia more than five years ago. Her left knee has 3 holes in it due to a ruptured maniscus. Twenty years earlier, she had her hysrectomy done.

She is currently taking Lipitor for cholesterol, Metamusal for digestion/constipation issues, Cartia Altase for hypertension, and Nitroclou for eye-blur.

Betty's pulse is generally weak but her lung pulse is much weaker, Her tongue seems purple and dry without much coat, slight grease on back.

Her case was diagnosed as yin deficiency. The strategy wass to tonify her kidney and lung yin and to open up her chest to help her breath better. Since she exhibited tinnitus and back issues, we added acupuncture treatments for those, too.

After her first treatment, she felt a big relief the first two to three days. Before the second treatment, she felt the effect of treatment wearing off. Feeling better returned after the second treatmnet. It last a lot longer than the first time. She had come to the clinic weekly for six weeks and her breathing was much improved. Her mood was also calmed by the treatment. She said the episodes of her flare-ups were less frequent. When it did occur, it was milder. During the course of her treatments, treatment also incorporated to minimize her lower back pain and to take care of her ringing ears. Both were much better. Her back pain was gone.