The Afternoon Slump
I recently worked on a patient complaining of a recurring late afternoon slump.
Low energy can be due to multiple sources.
Dietary triggers. Ileocecal valve. Adrenals. Thyroid. Anemia. B12 deficiency.
What was the culprit in her particular case? Meridian dysfunction.
Most active during the hours of 3-5 PM, the bladder meridian is related to the sacrospinalis, tibialis anterior, and peroneals. Unsurprisingly, all of these muscles tested as inhibited prior to the correction.
While P-DTR takes a slightly different perspective on meridian dysfunctions than seen in Chinese medicine, it does align with the idea that meridians may be over or underactive in function and energy flow.
As P-DTR operates within the framework of a paired receptor model, essential to treatment is locating the primary issue with the overactive meridian and the resulting underactive meridian serving as compensation. The goal of treatment is to bring these meridians back into balance with one another.
Following treatment, the patient reported an immediate surge of energy the next afternoon.
If traditional routes have been exhausted and especially if symptoms are time-specific, consider meridians as one potential dysfunction to be addressed.
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