Do you ever feel like your body isn’t keeping up with you?
Maybe your knees ache, your legs feel heavy, or you wake up feeling stiff and sluggish, even after a full night’s rest. Or maybe, no matter what you do, your energy just isn’t bouncing back the way it used to.
💡 What if I told you that these issues aren’t just about aging or wear and tear?
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), your Stomach and Spleen meridians can play a crucial role in your muscle strength, digestion, and overall vitality. When they’re out of balance, you might experience:
❌ Tight hips & lower back pain
❌ Leg fatigue & weak muscles
❌ Knee stiffness & lower leg swelling
❌ Sluggish feeling and low energy
❌ Feeling mentally scattered, emotionally sensitive, or drained
That’s exactly why I created this video presentation—to help you understand these hidden connections and give you simple ways to restore balance and feel better!
If you’ve been struggling with any of these issues, here are 3 ways this video might help you:
✅ Learn about the stomach and spleen meridians’ roles in our muscles, joints, and overall mobility.
✅ Discover five common issues linked to imbalances in these meridians, from knee pain and muscle fatigue to foot pain, and hip tightness.
✅ Find out how addressing these imbalances may ease your pain and tightness, and improve your energy levels and your physical and mental health and wellbeing.
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Have you ever felt your legs dragging by the end of the day? Struggling with balance or wondering why your knees ache for no clear reason? It might not be just about your joints or muscles. It could be linked to an imbalance in your stomach or spleen meridians.
Hello and welcome. I’m Sarah Gowans, Remedial Massage, Craniosacral Therapist, and Emotional Integration Facilitator at Blossoming Me and the Healthy Learning Lounge. Here, we help you create a sanctuary within yourself. Clearing stresses, tensions, and blocks that can hold you back from living your most fulfilling life.
You may not know, but some of our most common aches and pains could be connected to imbalances in our body’s energy systems.
In today’s video, we’re exploring the fascinating connection between traditional Chinese medicine, TCM, in particular, the stomach and spleen meridian channels, and our body’s musculoskeletal system.
These play a huge role in our muscles, joints, and overall mobility. And we’ll uncover five of the most common issues you might notice when your stomach or spleen meridians are out of balance. How these imbalances can have a ripple effect throughout our whole body, and what that could mean for your health.
One of the most surprising effects of an imbalanced spleen meridian is its impact on our joint stability and posture. See, the spleen meridian, in particular, is responsible for our connective tissue health. Everything from ligaments and tendons to deeper support structures of our body.
If the spleen meridian isn’t functioning properly, you might notice loose or overstretched ligaments, making your joints feel less stable. And this can lead to a tendency to slump forward or struggle with balance, especially as we age.
Problem number one – Knee pain
Both the stomach and spleen meridians pass directly through our knees. An imbalance in these energy channels can result in discomfort or swelling, Or show up as things like difficulty going upstairs, achiness after long walks, or even wobbly knees, and a sense of instability in the knee joint itself.
In TCM, the stomach meridian also governs our nourishment, both physically and emotionally. If this meridian is blocked then, our muscles might not get the nourishment and support that they need, and this can leave us feeling drained or even unsteady.
Problem number two – Muscle weakness or fatigue in our thighs
Do you ever feel like your legs are really heavy or fatigued, even without strenuous activity? This is often linked to the spleen meridian channel, which, as I said earlier, governs the strength and stability of our muscles. Particularly, in this case, the inner thighs, because it runs directly through here, along the inner side of our legs. Weakness or tightness here then, can affect how we walk, stand, or even balance throughout the day.
The spleen meridian also supports our body’s ability to process and distribute nourishment throughout our whole body. If this system isn’t working well, it can create stagnation and fluid retention, especially in our legs, causing them to swell, feel heavy, puffy, or tired. Like they’re weighed down by more than just physical strain and exertion.
Problem number three – Shin splints
Tight calves or shin splints aren’t just for runners. The stomach meridian runs along the front of our lower legs, and when this channel becomes blocked, we might feel tightness, tenderness, or even acute pain. This can sneak up on us during long walks, or after standing for extended periods of time.
Problem number four – Foot pain
Pain in the soles of our feet, especially in the arch or the heel, is another key sign of imbalance. Things like plantar fasciitis, but not only.
The spleen meridian begins at our big toe and runs through the arch of our foot, so tension or poor energy flow here can lead to pain or discomfort in the soles of our feet. Especially first thing in the morning, or after, or after a long day. This can be an early sign of imbalance, and if not looked after at this point, it could lead to conditions like plantar fasciitis.
You can think of the spleen meridian as the architect of our body’s foundation. When it’s out of balance, it’s like building a house on unstable ground. You may be more likely to experience, aches, pains, and injuries.
Problem number five – Tightness in our hip flexors or groin
Our hips are a hub for both our movement and our stability. When we’re sitting for long periods of time, we may notice our hip flexors feeling tight or even really painful. This discomfort can often lead to weakness or stagnation in our spleen or stomach meridian channels, which travel through this area. Lowering their energy flow, and can lead to inner leg pain, tightness, and even pulling our posture out of alignment.
This can then affect our balance and stability, particularly through our knees and hips, as well.
Bringing It All Together
According to TCM, the stomach meridian helps us feel grounded and balanced.
The tightness then in our hips, that we commonly feel when this is disrupted may symbolise a lack of flow or flexibility in our physical, or even our emotional state.
As we bring it all together, our meridians do so much more than we give them credit for. They’re like the hidden threads that hold our bodies together, supporting our muscles, connective tissues, and posture. When they’re in balance, we feel strong, steady, and energised. When they’re not, our body can speak up through things like pain, swelling, or even instability.
TCM itself reminds us that healing isn’t just about treating symptoms, it’s about nurturing the deeper connections within ourselves. At Blossoming Me, we focus on helping people like you, address these imbalances and restore harmony in their bodies; using techniques like massage, acupressure, craniosacral therapy, and osteopathy. If any of these issues sound familiar, we’d love to help you explore solutions, tailored to your body’s individual needs.
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From my heart to your heart, Namaste.
Sarah xx
At Blossoming Me, we’ve worked with so many people who feel stuck in cycles of pain and frustration. But the key to lasting relief often starts with understanding your body, not just where you hurt, but why.
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Interested in further reading?
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Beyond the Ache: The Amazing Link Between Fascia, Pain, and Emotional Well-being
Back to Balance: Clearing Lower Back Pain by Balancing Your Kidney Meridian
About Blossoming Me
BlossomingMe offers a fully integrated approach to your wellbeing. Located on Sydney’s Upper North Shore. Sarah is our Cranio-sacral and Remedial Massage Therapist and health and lifestyle coach. She can help relieve those problematic knots, tightness and other specific ailments to promote a healthy recovery. These complementary massage therapies can be combined to suit your needs, and include: craniosacral therapy, shiatsu, acupressure, reiki, remedial, swedish, and body-mind-massage.
Our qualified Osteopath, Alexis, offers a drug free, minimally invasive, “hands on” treatment focusing on the musculoskeletal system with its associated muscles, tendons, ligaments, membranes, bones and joints. Alexis takes a functional approach. This means that she focuses on the way a component (body part, tissue or group of tissues) performs its role, as well as the way the body works, performs and integrates as a whole. Our team can support you to improve your posture and therefore your overall health.
ional advice or care. Please seek the advice of a qualified health professional before you make any changes to your health regime, before dealing with new symptoms, and, if something you have read here has raised any questions or concerns regarding your situation.