Epidemic Cholera treated with Acumoxa Therapy

Chief-complaint: Diarrhea
Western-diagnosis: Cholera
Medical-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 diarrhea
Treatment-principle: sedate spasms, tonify immunity
Point-prescription: Du 20,
Ren 4, 5 & 6
St. 25, 29, 36, 37 & 39
Li 4 & 11
U.B 25
Sp 4 & 6
Herb-prescription: Homoeopathic and allopathic medicines are being provided where available.
Results: We have tried acupuncture treatment in such cases and got very good results. Even without needling many patients are being treated with laser and electric pulse treatment at the specific acupuncture points. Moxibustion is also very helpful.
In flood affected areas, the diarrhea in children is of Excess type and we are providing Sedative treatment for controlling acute gastro-enteritis, feelings of fullness, cramping pains etc. In such cases we have experienced the specific points treatment along with immune enhancing points proved fruitful.
Synopsis: The members of Acupuncture Promotion & Welfare Society includes medical doctors, homoeopathic doctors and acupuncturists are serving the flood victims to the accessible areas under supervision of Dr Javed Iqbal Ch, The President, Acupuncture Promotion & Welfare Society (APS) Pakistan.

Left Knee Pain Treated with Acupuncture

Chief-complaint: Left Knee Pain for 2 weeks
Western-diagnosis: Left Knee fat pad irritation
Medical-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 tuberosity.
Tongue: Red Tongue with thin coating.
CM-diagnosis: Wind heat
Treatment-principle: expel the wind heat
Point-prescription: LI4, LU5, SP9, ST36, LR3(all on painful side)
Herb-prescription: Nil
Lifestyle-prescription: Avoid fried food and keep relax lifestyle. Going up and down stair should be avoided.
Results: pain totally subsided in 1 week. Patient gain his confidence in continuous physical training.

Herbs and Acupuncture for Poison Wood Rash

Chief Complaint: Severe Rash
Western Diagnosis: Poison Wood Rash
Medical 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 with bright red margins. Since patient was long distance and had few resources, he was advised to use tea bags on lesions, drink mint tea, and eat cooling foods until return home for treatment.
Pulse exam: Upon return: Wiry, LU, HT deficient at organ level.
Tongue exam: Red tip, wet, slight yellow coat
OM Diagnosis: Wind-heat fire toxin.
Treatment Principle: Dispel wind-heat toxin, relieve surface
Point Prescription: Lu 7, LI 11, LI4, Du 20, Ht 8, Liv 2 surround dragon for lesions
Herbal Formula: Xantium Relive Surface 3×3 times a day, Coptis Purge Fire 3 x two times a day for one week.
Topically: Paste made from Huang Lian, Huang Bai and Huang Qin. applied twice a day for 20 minutes.
Lifestyle Prescription: Once lesions were healed over patient used paste made from pearl powder to help prevent scarring. Patient was advised to seek treatment for underlying Lu deficiency and chronic damp-heat condition.
Results: Very good results. Within 24 hrs. rash was 50% improved. Within three days rash was flat, light red and lesions were 75% gone. Patient continued on Xanthium Relive Surface for one week at which time lesions were only flat, light-red areas
Synopsis: Patient was surprised and pleased with effectiveness of treatment.

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 Community

Keith Kaiser having fun with an auricular  acupuncture model

Acupuncture shoulder points

Cupping 

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 Community

Keith Kaiser having fun with an auricular  acupuncture model

Acupuncture shoulder points

Cupping 

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 36
In 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 suffering from PTSD or other chronic stress conditions, and is hypothesized to contribute to the physiological stress response. No difference in NPY levels was found in the sham and control groups. The treatment group saw immediate and sustained suppression of NPY indicating that acupuncture to St36 may be an effective treatment and prevention of chronic stress.

Acupuncture at ST36 prevents chronic stress-induced increases in neuropeptide Y in rat. Eshkevari L, Egan R, Phillips D, Tilan J, Carney E, Azzam N, Amri H, Mulroney S. Experimental Biology and Medicine. In press. (2011).

Pericardium 6
Building on previous studies that demonstrated the effectiveness of P6 to decrease stress-induced anxiety,  researchers in Korea investigated the effect of this acupuncture point on memory by measuring acetylcholinesterase (AchE) activity in the hippocampus.   Individuals with chronic, mild stress exhibit low levels of AchE and that can result in memory impairment. Those in the treatment group received three minutes of stimulation on P6 resulting in an increase in AchE reactivity that was not produced in those receiving stimulation at acupuncture point San Jiao 5.  Researchers concluded P6  is an effective point for restoring the CMS-related biochemical and behavioral impairments, such as learning and memory.

The effects of acupuncture (PC6) on chronic mild stress-induced memory loss. Hyunyoung Kima, Hyun-Jung Parkb, Hyun Soo Shimd, Seung-Moo Hanc, Dae-Hyun Hahmd, Hyejung Leed, Insop Shimd. Neuroscience Letters. Volume 488, Issue 3, 25 1-2011, p 225-228.

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 36
In 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 suffering from PTSD or other chronic stress conditions, and is hypothesized to contribute to the physiological stress response. No difference in NPY levels was found in the sham and control groups. The treatment group saw immediate and sustained suppression of NPY indicating that acupuncture to St36 may be an effective treatment and prevention of chronic stress.

Acupuncture at ST36 prevents chronic stress-induced increases in neuropeptide Y in rat. Eshkevari L, Egan R, Phillips D, Tilan J, Carney E, Azzam N, Amri H, Mulroney S. Experimental Biology and Medicine. In press. (2011).

Pericardium 6
Building on previous studies that demonstrated the effectiveness of P6 to decrease stress-induced anxiety,  researchers in Korea investigated the effect of this acupuncture point on memory by measuring acetylcholinesterase (AchE) activity in the hippocampus.   Individuals with chronic, mild stress exhibit low levels of AchE and that can result in memory impairment. Those in the treatment group received three minutes of stimulation on P6 resulting in an increase in AchE reactivity that was not produced in those receiving stimulation at acupuncture point San Jiao 5.  Researchers concluded P6  is an effective point for restoring the CMS-related biochemical and behavioral impairments, such as learning and memory.

The effects of acupuncture (PC6) on chronic mild stress-induced memory loss. Hyunyoung Kima, Hyun-Jung Parkb, Hyun Soo Shimd, Seung-Moo Hanc, Dae-Hyun Hahmd, Hyejung Leed, Insop Shimd. Neuroscience Letters. Volume 488, Issue 3, 25 1-2011, p 225-228.