Sign · 头重脚轻
Head heavy, feet light, unsteady
The head feels full and heavy while the legs feel thin and unreliable.
This page is a reference entry, not an assessment. It says which patterns the sign belongs to in the table this site is built on, at what weight, and where else on the site it appears. Having a sign is not having a pattern — most people have several of these at once, and the self-check is where they are weighed against each other.
What weight it carries
Every sign in the table is filed against one or more patterns at one of three weights. The weight is about diagnostic usefulness, not severity: a defining sign is one the pattern cannot be argued without, which is a different thing from a sign that is dangerous.
| Pattern | 中文 | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Liver yang rising | 肝阳上亢证 | Defining |
| Liver yin deficiency | 肝阴虚证 | Supporting |
Defining for one pattern
Without it the pattern is hard to justify. These carry ×3 in the self-check.
Where it appears on the site
The condition page that lists this sign as one of the things to look for:
- Dizziness 眩晕
Other sensation signs
The table groups signs by the part of the body or the kind of observation they come from. These are the other entries in the same group.
- Cold hands and feet 手足不温
- Dull abdominal ache relieved by pressure 腹痛喜按
- Dragging or bearing-down feeling 下坠感
- Dizziness or blurred vision on standing 起立时头晕目眩
- Palpitations 心悸
- Dizziness 头晕
- Dry eyes or blurred vision 目干涩视物模糊
- Numbness or tingling in the limbs 肢体麻木
Part of the sign index — 118 entries weighted across twelve patterns. How the weights are used is set out in the methodology.