looking for acupuncture protocol for kidney stone

Submitted by wilder on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 1:01pm

a 32 year old male with a chronic condition of kidney stones. throughout his life had stones in his urine countless times. never had his condition/stones diagnosed.

today, he has a stone one and a half centimeter in size in his left kidney, and he is one step away from getting it removed by operation. (non of the western treatments such as shock waves could minimize the stone)

i'm looking for a good acupuncture protocol that can help this condition, and even prevent the operation.

 would appreciate any tip or advice on the matter. 

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Chad Dupuis's picture
Submitted by Chad Dupuis on Wed, 01/19/2011 - 10:42am.

I just posted our protocol

I just posted our treatment protocol for Kidney Stones which you should find helpful.  It's actually quite basic, but it works well.  I very often use Li Niao Pai Shi Wan particularly in recurrent cases and/or in larger stones, it works quite well.

Chad J. Dupuis, L.Ac.
Yin Yang House Acupuncture and Wellness Center

Michael Cote's picture
Submitted by Michael Cote on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 11:06am.

He should look for a practitioner.

In Chinese medicine acupuncture points and herbs ought to be selected based on a proper diagnosis.  There are multiple reasons in Chinese medicine for a person to develop kidney stones.  If the diagnosis is incorect and the wrong points or wrong herbs are selected, there is a chance to do more harm than good (like dislodging the stone(s) and having it block one (or both) ureter(s)).  Many practitioners I know more frequently employ herbs for stones (gall or kidney) rather than acupuncture.

Anyway, the best thing for him to do is get a proper Chinese medicine diagnosis by someone qualified to do so.  This qualified person should work in conjunction with someone trained in modern allopathic diagnositic techniques to see if the stone reduces in size and to make sure the stone doesn't obstruct a ureter.