Chinese Acupuncture

Theoretical discussions related to the practice of TCM and Chinese based forms of acupuncture.

Question about a client with intense, persitient meat cravings

Submitted by Craig on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 3:10pm

I have a question about a client I havebeen working with for some time.He shows alot of kidney yin/qi deficiency(  exhaustedly tired but anxious/restless, insomnia, anxiety,sexual disfunction all made worse by lack of rest/alone time etc) as well as Spleen deficiency(craves sweets, worrwort, gassy, tendency to diahreah etc) He is recieving asian bodywork treatments from me for the anxiety/depression and fatigue, which were seeming to be getting progressivly worse .His tounge is pale, occasionally  very slightly liver stagnation grey/purple, heavilly scalloped, with a sli

High Follicle Stimulating hormone Acupoints for treatment

Submitted by DD Chhaya on Thu, 01/07/2010 - 4:58am

Lady Patient 25 years can not conceive. Her FSH level is reported very high. She can not afford artificial insamination. Any experience with acupoints and treament method? Kindly share.

DD Chhaya

Eating Meat

Submitted by rythmik1 on Tue, 01/05/2010 - 2:12pm

I'm curious what is recommended for vegetarians. Chad, if you read this, I find your posts to be very thorough and well thought out and appreciate that. I know you are a proponent of the 'eat like a human' and have read your article on that. I love the common sense approach and try to follow that.

Intractable idiopathic tinnitus

Submitted by touchthesun on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 7:05pm

Patient is mid 20's, female

Last january, aprox 1 year ago, she was exposed to some environmental pathogen, probably mold or dust or both, which brought on an attack of wind-cold type symptoms (i.e. copious clear nasal discharge) for several days.  Afterwards, she became aware of a high pitched ringing in her ears which has remained constant ever since. 

Apart from this, she shows signs of relatively mild blood and yang deficiency, and LQS which manifests primarily as a low core temp and cold extremities, pallor, and deep depression around her period. 

Acupuncture to Non human primates

Submitted by Dr. Amitava Banerjee on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 10:46am

Acupuncture Treatment for various diseases in human as well as in. Animals are well known.

I am working with Integration of Treatments for Human since 1985. Recently from 2008 April, working with Non Human Primates at CPRC, UPR.

We observed Good responce of Acupuncture and Moxibustion with Acupuncture Electro Stimulation to specific points to control IBD, Diarrhea of unknown origin, improvement of muscle power in Neuromuscular weakness of lower limb after delivary of normal baby, and in all cases increase of body weight.

Acupuncture for Mal-Tracking Knee

Submitted by laurencechayes on Sun, 10/25/2009 - 11:20am

Hello,

I have chondromalacia (wearing to the cartilage at the back of the patellar) caused by a maltracking patellar

The illio tibial band (ITB) muscle on the outside of the leg is over strong and the vastis medialis oblique (VMO) muscle on the inside is weak and so the knee cap is pulled out of track.

I am currently:

How long to induce labor?

Submitted by shmltn on Mon, 09/07/2009 - 10:19pm

How long should it take for acupuncture to induce labor? Does it happen the same day or while the needles are in place? 

Sherry

Electro-stim machine recommendations?

Submitted by lupin4health on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 3:48pm

Hello.  I am looking for a decent, yet affordable unit for my practice.  Additionally, I have a patient that needs to use tens stim at home.  Can you use a normal electro-stim machine for Tens with different leads and pads?  Is there anything special that I need to look out for when converting electro-stim to tens? 

Nomenclature in ElectroAcupuncture and others

Submitted by LeonardoGuttler on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 6:43pm

 Hello Friends,

 

I have some doubts in Nomeclature in E.A. 

First:

  • the active pole (the site that you feel the sensation) is the negative (-) called catode, normally the black one.
  • the passive pole (that there is no sensation) is the positive (+) called anode, normally the red one.

Second:  

About Ganglion (Cyst Ganglion)

Submitted by LeonardoGuttler on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 6:12pm

 Hello Friends,

When a subject has ganglion (on the dorsum of the hand), there is prescribed in some literature that you can treat inserting needles directly in the wall of the cyst, after you lift and trust several times. Leave the needle 10-15´ and at the end apply moxa. Of course with a sterile technique. Does anyone did this type of treatment? If yes, and precaution or recomendations ?

 

Thanks

Leonardo

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