Learning from PHD Win how to practice for the left elbow pain and back pain, following Win’s thinking

He had left arm pain for three months and left back pain for two months.

He came to see me for his tennis elbow and mentioned that he had undergone multiple treatments, including physiotherapy, which were based on the diagnosis of tennis elbow.

Upon examination, I found slight tenderness in his elbow, which sounded and looked like tennis elbow.

However, he reported severe pain in his left back, especially at night, which significantly affected his sleep. This made me consider that his condition might stem from a single underlying cause rather than two separate issues.

I began to suspect nerve injury, particularly in the scalene region.

When I applied pressure on the Tianchuan point, he felt pain radiating from his neck to his elbow and back. Based on this, I diagnosed it as Scalene Syndrome, where tight and degenerative scalene muscles irritate the brachial plexus, causing severe pain in the left elbow and back. This also explained why previous treatments were not very effective.

After performing acupuncture at the Tianchuan point to relax the scalene muscles and release pressure on the brachial plexus, his elbow and back pain improved significantly.

So the previous doctors who provided treatment based on the diagnosis of tennis elbow, and the patient also believed it was tennis elbow, are just references for you. Do not follow their conclusions blindly, or you will make the same mistake as they did.

This is just my personal opinion and may not be entirely accurate—it is for reference only.