Acupuncture for Emotional Health in At-Risk Teens

Thompson Falls, MT, January 7, 2004 – Spring Creek Academy is a specialty boarding school for teenagers who are struggling in their home, school, or community. Most of the about 450 students are there because of problems with drugs, alcohol, negative peers, low self-esteem, poor academics and low motivation. Beside the academic program, students are participating in a variety of growth and development programs, and recently, progressive directors Cameron and Chaffin Pullan enlisted the help of Oriental Medicine.From September to December 2003, Miami based OM Programs, founded and operated by Acupuncture Physicians Carmela and Felix Wolf...

Acupuncture and Herbs for Panic Attacks

Chief Complaint: Panic AttacksHistory: panic attacks set off by exertion, social encounters. 6 year history, 1-2/month.Symptoms: attacks: gets flushed, palpitations, energy surging upward in her chest (Running Piglet). cold hands and feet, cold body.Palpation: Pulse: deep thin weak, slightly slippery, KD pulses weak.Observation: geographic peeled patches, slightly redOM Diagnosis: HT and KD Yin xu, Rebellious Qi in the Chong MaiTreatment Principle: Harmonize KD and HT, treat Chong maiPoint Prescription: LU7 , K6, SP4 P6, CV4, LV3, GB34, ST36, CV17, shen men, yin tangHerb Prescription: Tian wang bu xin danLifestyle Prescription: ensure 8 hours...

Acupuncture and Herbs for Uncontrollable Laughter

Chief Complaint: Uncontrollable LaughterMedical History: This patient is a 24-year old woman who has periods of uncontrollable laughter for two years. She was in a very bad car accident two years ago, and since that time has been easily startles or “jumpy” and had laughing spells that she is unable to stop. The laughter is worse when she feels overwhelmed. She describes the laughter as a sensation of stress in her chest which moves to her throat and then comes out as laughter. The patient reports that she can partially control the laughter by thinking peaceful thoughts.Symptoms: Along with the laughter, this patient complains of Plum...

Acupuncture and Herbs for Hypothyroidism

Chief Complaint: FatigueWestern Diagnosis: HypothyroidismHistory: noneSymptoms: No energy, wants to sleep all the time, inability to lose weight, feel cold, low back pain, hair loss.Palpation: Very deep in the kidney positions, slippery in the spleen position, weak.Observation: Pale tongue with teeth marksOM Diagnosis: Kidney Yang Xu, Spleen qi xuTreatment Principle: Tonify the Kidney yang and QiPoint Prescription: CV 6, ST 25, 36, SP 6, DU 20, Kid 3, 7, SI 3, UB 62moxa at CV 8Herb Prescription: Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan with an additional large dose of Huang Qi and an addition of Ren ShenLifestyle Prescription: Recommend eating foods that are low...

Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Habitual Miscarriages

Chief Complaint: Frequent miscarriagesMedical History: This patient is a 30-year old woman with a history of frequent miscarriages. In the past year she had two miscarriages, one twelve months ago, and a second miscarriage nine months ago. Each miscarriage occurred during the first trimester of her pregnancy. Her gynecologist prescribed Progesterone and Clomid, neither of which produced a period of viable pregnancy. She has not had a period in six months, and would like to become pregnant again without miscarrying.Symptoms: This patient has a history of an eating disorder (bulemia), obsessive thinking, and excessive physical activity....

Chinese Medicine for Colorectal Cancer

Chief Complaint: colorectal cancerWestern Diagnosis: colorectal cancer stage IVMedical History: age – 55. female. was a smoker and alcohol abuser but quit both 15 years ago, diet includes little vegetable or fruit, high animal fats, high in refined foods, lots sweets, caffeine in form of coffee and also pop, little exercise.Questioning exam: – blood in stool- mucus in stool- pencil stools- irregular stool with cramping pain in lower abdomen- night sweats- poor sleep; wakes frequently to pee and thinking; hard to get back to sleepPulse exam: spleen sho – Japanesemoderate pulse – Chinesedoyo gone in all positions on right pulseslight rapidHara:...

Oriental Medicine Treatment for Low Libido

Chief Complaint: Low LibidoMedical History: The patient, RR is a 35-year-old male, approximately 5’10” tall and 180 lbs. His chief concern is low libido. The patient has had a normal libido for most of his adult life; however, six months ago he began having a lack of sexual desire.RR states that he has led an active life, exercises regularly and is currently training for the Portland Marathon. He has been partnered with a woman for four years now and had a mutually satisfying sex life until six months ago. His partner is a 45-year-old female with two children from a previous relationship. The couple would like to have another due to...

Epidemic Cholera treated with Acumoxa Therapy

Chief-complaint: DiarrheaWestern-diagnosis: CholeraMedical-history: In flood affected areas in Pakistan, gastrointestinal Disorders are very common. Diseases such as diarrhea, dysentery, vomiting, and colic to mention just a few.Symptoms: Watery diarrhea, feelings of fullness, cramping pains.CM-diagnosis: Excess type diarrheaTreatment-principle: sedate spasms, tonify immunityPoint-prescription: Du 20,Ren 4, 5 & 6St. 25, 29, 36, 37 & 39Li 4 & 11U.B 25Sp 4 & 6Herb-prescription: Homoeopathic and allopathic medicines are being provided where available.Results: We have tried acupuncture treatment in such cases and got very good...

Left Knee Pain Treated with Acupuncture

Chief-complaint: Left Knee Pain for 2 weeksWestern-diagnosis: Left Knee fat pad irritationMedical-history: 2 weeks ago gradually onset with progressive physical training. Resting, Ice, compression management received but no progression gained. Patient further seek bone-setter treatment but the situation got worse.Symptoms: Left Knee inferior portion showed significant swelling, with local inflammatory signs significant. Patients walk with pain, and the discomfort increased with going up and down stair.Pulse: Pulse: fast and superficial.Palpation: local tenderness with increasing edema around the inferior part of left patella and tibial...

Herbs and Acupuncture for Poison Wood Rash

Chief Complaint: Severe RashWestern Diagnosis: Poison Wood RashMedical History: 57 year old male in good heath with moderately good diet, Plays basketball three times a week for exercise. Past history of fungal type rashes and respiratory infections.Questioning exam: Patient was hiking on vacation in the Bahamas and brushed against a poison wood tree coming in contact with a black sappy substance. Unaware of what it was, patient tried to remove the sap from his arm. This sap then got under his finger nails and was unknowingly spread to other parts of the body. This sap later caused a severe red, raised rash that oozed and crusted over...

Acupuncture for Improving Health and Well-Being

Jing was recently featured on our local news, WDRB 41 Louisville. We were able to demonstrate acupuncture as well as non-needle modalities such as cupping, moxibustion, Tui-Na, and magnet therapy. Somehow the crew managed to make 4:30am fun! Check out the series of videos here: Acupuncture for improving health and well-being - WDRB 41 Louisville - News, Weather, Sports CommunityKeith Kaiser having fun with an auricular  acupuncture modelAcupuncture shoulder pointsCupping&nb...

Acupuncture for Improving Health and Well-Being

Jing was recently featured on our local news, WDRB 41 Louisville. We were able to demonstrate acupuncture as well as non-needle modalities such as cupping, moxibustion, Tui-Na, and magnet therapy. Somehow the crew managed to make 4:30am fun! Check out the series of videos here: Acupuncture for improving health and well-being - WDRB 41 Louisville - News, Weather, Sports CommunityKeith Kaiser having fun with an auricular  acupuncture modelAcupuncture shoulder pointsCupping&nb...

Stress: One Point Can Make The Difference

There are hundreds of acupuncture points throughout the body, but there are some that elicit a particularly powerful therapeutic response.   The following studies explain the method of actions of two different points and examines the beneficial effects that using just one point can have on chronic stress.Stomach 36In this study from Georgetown University, researchers administered electroacupuncture to acupuncture point St36 to the treatment group, sham acupuncture to another group, and no acupuncture to the control group prior to and following a stressor.  They exposed  all of the groups to fourteen days in a cold environment in order to induce a physiologic stress response. The sympathetic peptide, neuropeptide Y (NPY), elevated levels of which are found in those...

Stress: One Point Can Make The Difference

There are hundreds of acupuncture points throughout the body, but there are some that elicit a particularly powerful therapeutic response.   The following studies explain the method of actions of two different points and examines the beneficial effects that using just one point can have on chronic stress.Stomach 36In this study from Georgetown University, researchers administered electroacupuncture to acupuncture point St36 to the treatment group, sham acupuncture to another group, and no acupuncture to the control group prior to and following a stressor.  They exposed  all of the groups to fourteen days in a cold environment in order to induce a physiologic stress response. The sympathetic peptide, neuropeptide Y (NPY), elevated levels of which are found in those...