LIMBS
MUSCLE ACHE IN THE LIMBS
PAIN IN THE LIMBS
Wind
Wandering pain in the joints that may come and go, especially in the upper part of the body.
This pattern is Wind Painful Obstruction Syndrome and, in acute cases, the pulse is Floating.
Dampness
Pain in the joints with swelling, a feeling of heaviness, numbness of the limbs.
This is Damp Painful Obstruction Syndrome and, in acute cases, the pulse is Slippery.
HANDS AND FEET
Cold hands and feet
Hot hands and feet
Damp-Heat
Heat in hands and feet, sweating of hands and feet, swollen, red and hot joints of the hands and feet, a feeling of heaviness and numbness of the limbs, Red tongue with sticky yellow coating, Slippery-Rapid pulse.
ABNORMAL FEELINGS IN THE LIMBS
Numbness/tingling of the limbs
Feeling of heaviness of the limbs
Spleen-Qi deficiency with Dampness
A slight feeling of heaviness of the limbs, especially of the legs, weakness of the limbs, poor appetite, slight abdominal distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, pale complexion, loose stools, abdominal fullness, a sticky taste, poor digestion, undigested food in the stools, nausea, dull frontal headache, Pale tongue with sticky coating, Soggy pulse.
WEAKNESS AND ATROPHY
Atrophy of the limbs
Stomach and Spleen-Qi deficiency
In children this corresponds to the sequelae stage of poliomyelitis.
Liver and Kidney-Yin deficiency 
Atrophy or thinning of the muscles, especially of the legs, weak knees, staggering gait, dizziness, tinnitus, hardness of hearing, lower backache, dull occipital or vertical headache, insomnia, numbness/tingling of limbs, dry eyes, blurred vision, dry throat, dry hair and skin, brittle nails, night sweating, dry stools, scanty menstruation or amenorrhoea, normal-coloured tongue without coating, Floating-Empty pulse.
LIMB SWELLING
Oedema of the limbs
Observation, Chapters 18 and 19; Interrogation, Chapter 39; Symptoms and Signs, Chapters 65, 66, 68
LIMB MOVEMENT
Rigidity of the limbs
Wind in the joints
Stiffness of the limbs, difficulty in extending the limbs, pain in the joints.
This pattern corresponds to Wandering Painful Obstruction Syndrome.
Paralysis of the limbs
Stomach and Spleen-Qi deficiency
Paralysis of the four limbs, weak and cold limbs, poor appetite, slight abdominal distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, pale complexion, loose stools, an uncomfortable feeling in the epigastrium, lack of sense of taste, Pale tongue, Empty pulse.
Contraction of the limbs
Tremor or spasticity of the limbs
Observation, Chapters 4 and 18; Interrogation, Chapter 39; Symptoms and Signs, Chapter 66
Liver-Blood or -Yin deficiency leading to Empty-Wind 
The tongue and pulse presentation depends on whether there is Liver-Blood or Liver-Yin deficiency.
Convulsions of the limbs
Liver and Kidney-Yin deficiency and Liver-Blood deficiency giving rise to Liver-Wind
This pattern usually occurs during pregnancy or after childbirth.