The Organ Spleen and Corresponding Exercise

The spleen cleans the blood of damaged or destroyed cells. It mediates the infusion of immune cells into the bloodstream. It essential to proper digestion, especially because it nourishes both the stomach and large intestine with life force, or Qi. Women with weak spleen meridian activity tend to suffer from menstrual problems. Men with weak spleen meridian activity to suffer from impotence.

They maintain that the emotion associated with the spleen are compassion and sympathy. People with weak spleen conditions have a strong compassion for other but seek to understand the meaning of life's underlying difficulties.

When the Spleen Energy Is Depleted

When a person's spleen energy is weak, he or she suffers poor digestion, lack of saliva, poor ability to taste food, chronic acid stomach, brownish color in the face, great susceptibility to colds a stiff and sensitive navel, pain in the spine, and poor circulation in the feet.

Psychologically, the person may be obsessed with details, chronically anxious, and restless; may think too much; may spend sleepless nights, causing chronic fatigue; and may suffer from cold limbs and poor circulation. He or she may be overly sympathetic and weak, and may indulge too much in gossip, all the while justifying the indulgence by saying that he or she is really offering a sympathetic ear.

When the Spleen Energy Is Excessive

When the spleen has an excess of energy, greater than normal amounts of saliva fill the mouth, as the spleen tries to restore balance to its condition. The stomach tends to be acidity, sensitive, and nervous. There is a heaviness in the legs, and a chronic craving for sweets. The person probably suffers from hypoglycemia from eating too many sweets. Consequently, he or she may be moody and subject to great swings in energy level. Again, the person may indulge too much in sympathy for self or for others- and have the attitude that effort and understanding are futile.

Muscles involved with the Spleen

Latissimus Dorsi:

The latissimus dorsi holds the shoulder down and helps keep the back straight. It is used in all forceful arm movements such as swimming, rowing, bowling, golf and basketball swings, and chopping. Because of its relationship to the pancreas where insulin is produced, people with diabetes, hyperinsulinism (overproduction of insulin), hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) or other problems with sugar metabolism will show a weak latissimus dorsi. There will be a high shoulder on the weak side. This weakness is very common, and it can often be an indicator for allergies as well as an intolerance for sugar, caffeine or tobacco.

Trapezius:

This is one of the muscles that keeps the shoulder blade in a turns it. It can be involved in shoulder and arm problems. Because of its relationship to the spleen, the trapezius is important to treat in infections, sore throats, anemia, and fevers. Continued weakness, which may cause tension in the pectoralis major, may be due to a problem in the back at T12 and L1, the level of the last ribs. Sometimes this can be broken free by walking and letting the arms swing freely, although chiropractic adjustment may be necessary.


Opponens Pollicis Longus:

If muscles on both hands are weak and do not respond, it may indicate a fixation of the sacrum. Rolling back and forth on the floor with the knees drawn up to the chest may help this; if not, a chiropractor should be seen.

This weakness sometimes leads to the so called “tennis elbow.” The sacrum malfunctions, and results in a weakness of the opponens pollicis longus.


Triceps:

These muscles in the back of the arm help in straightening the elbow, working opposite the biceps. They can be affected by any of the same problems with sugar metabolism that affect the latissimus dorsi.

Special Exercise

Exercise moves blood circulation and transport oxygen to the muscleIt also cleans toxins and more. All Star Kids Club, Inc. has created a specific exercise to open and clean this muscle, lymphatic system, meridian, weight loss, tones and builds muscles along with balancing the positive and negative emotional state; like anxiety and empathy, which is the problem coming from the Spleen.


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