Select the Chorea and Tremor Area or Foot Motor and Sensory Area according to whether the patient has muscular spasms or other abnormal sensations such as pain or burning. She was able to count from one to 20 without breathing. There was a little twitching in the muscles of his arm but no movement at all in his right arm or hand and the hand appeared puffy and swollen. Her pulses remained unchanged. The examination revealed she had paraparesis of the left lower extremity that was more affected than the right. To relax contractures of the foot and ankle, thread a two-inch needle from Jie Xi (St 41) toward Qiu Xu (GB 40) and Sheng Mai (Bl 62). We have treated hundreds of paralyzed patients with remarkable results in the US, China, and Europe, allowing many patients to leave their wheel-chairs, walkers, crutches, and canes behind.712. Denise also complained of numbness, tingling, and spasms in her legs accompanied by incontinence of urine and severe fatigue. A therapeutic course consists of 10 treatments. In terms of Western medicine, it contributes significantly to the treatment of central nervous system disorders. Findings in these two studies are very similar. Therefore, many practitioners in both the West and the East are only mildly aware of this new technique, and few apply it in their practices. Scalp acupuncture is the best therapy for spinal cord injury. Various famous physicians introduced Western neurophysiology into the field of acupuncture and explored correlations between the brain and human body. Her slurred speech sometimes even her mother could not understand. The disorders covered in this book are commonly found in Western clinics. Readers may notice that the indications for treatment for each scalp area are many in order to demonstrate the variety of disorders that can benefit from scalp acupuncture therapy. Scalp acupuncture, also known as head acupuncture, is a combined treatment based on traditional acupuncture and neurology. Approximately 300,000 people in the US and 2.5 million people worldwide suffer from MS. The sooner patients get treatment, the quicker their recovery. Although more yang ming points are used for paralysis, points from yin channels, especially tai yin and jue yin channels should not be ignored. Electrical acupuncture is very helpful for speeding up recovery. Treatment is given two to three times per week and a therapeutic course consists of 10 treatments. Although multiple sclerosis (MS) remains an incurable disease of the central nervous system, scalp acupuncture provides an important complementary/alternative treatment approach for improving many symptoms and the patient's quality of life by slowing or reversing the progression of physical disability and reducing the number of relapses. During the third treatment she was able to stand on her feet with someone holding her knees and could lift her arms much higher. As the above case study demonstrated, doctors should modify the treatment strategy and stimulate areas according to changes in a patient's condition. She had less mucous in her nose and throat and no nausea since the last visit. If the spinal cord injury is not total, it is possible for some people to recover all bodily functions including touch and pain sensations, bladder and bowel functions, and motor control. Signs and symptoms of Bell's palsy may include sudden onset of weakness or paralysis on one side of the face making it difficult to smile or close the eye on the affected side, and deviation and droop of the corner of the mouth making facial expressions difficult. This ability would last for several days after treatment, so Denise liked to get a tune-up treatment every other week. A dysphagia diet uses foods that stimulate swallowing and minimize mucus build-up around the larynx. Fred, a 62-year-old male in a wheelchair, was brought to our clinic in Santa Fe, NM. His pulses were wiry and fine. Scalp acupuncture not only treats disorders, but also can prevent illness and help to build the immune system. After the sixteenth treatment he had gained more mobility and use of his right hand and gained more muscular strength in that hand. Her tongue was purple with a thin white coating. However, those who don't have such sensations could still experience immediate and positive effects. As a result, she had incontinence of bowel and urine. . Her fine pulses had become a little larger and stronger, were still slightly wiry, and showed more strength in the cubit (chi) positions. A therapeutic course consists of 10 treatments. Those patients usually respond and show improvement quickly. Treatment is given two to three times per week and a therapeutic course consists of 10 treatments. This medication belongs to a class of drugs known as nitrates . To relax contractures of the hand, thread a two-inch needle from He Gu (LI 4) under the palm toward Lao Gong (Per 8) and Hou Xi (SI 3). It is reprinted here with permission from Blue Poppy Press, Boulder, Colorado. We believe scalp acupuncture, which integrates Western medicine with Traditional Chinese Medicine, to be the most significant development that Chinese acupuncture has made in the past 60 years. Hence the common name for stroke in Chinese medicine is wind stroke. Commonly used points are He Gu (LI 4), Wai Guan (TB 5), Qu Chi (LI 11), Bi Nao (LI 14), and Jian Yu (LI 15) for upper limb paralysis, and Kun Lun (Bl 60), Cheng Shan (Bl 57), Yang Ling Quan (GB 34), Zu San Li (St 36), and Huan Tiao (GB 30) for lower limb paralysis. Upon examination he looked very tired and depressed, his tongue was red with a dry, thick, yellow coating, and his pulses were wiry and slippery.b, Chinese medical pattern discrimination: Liver depression qi stagnation, spleen qi deficiency, blood stasis in the channels, liver-gallbladder damp heat, Primary area: Upper 1/5, middle 2/5 and lower 2/5 Motor Area, Secondary area: Speech I Area (same as lower 2/5 Motor Area), Neck point, (a new extra point for dysphagia, located at 1 inch below Feng Chi (GB 20). When PD, MS, or ET is responsible for internal tremors, doctors will aim to treat the underlying condition. Telling the patient that those are normal and that people who experience some or all of these sensations usually respond and improve more quickly encourages them to come back for additional treatments. Julia, a 49-year-old female in a wheelchair, was brought to our clinic in Santa Fe, NM, in 1992. Initially, treatment should be two to three times a week until major improvements are achieved, then once weekly, then every two weeks, and then spaced out as indicated by the patient's condition. Speech #2. Sherry reported without her mother's help that her body was less stiff and that she could walk and move better. A few minutes later he was able to move his paralyzed arm and hand, amazed as he raised it over his head. An ongoing relationship with your primary care doctor is strongly encouraged. These areas may also be effectively employed for pain management, especially that caused by the central nervous system such as phantom pain, complex regional pain, and residual limb pain. and one acupoint is unilateral for a total of 7 acupuncture points. A hospital physician recommended that Fred try acupuncture treatment. By the fifth treatment, Fred wanted to add more foods and soon could eat and drink anything like a normal person. Common acupuncture points include He Gu (LI 4), Qu Chi (LI 11), Jian Yu (LI 15), and Wai Guan (TB 5) for upper limb paralysis and Yang Ling Quan (GB 34), Feng Shi (GB 31), Huan Tiao (GB 30) Zu San Li (St 36), and Kun Lun (Bl 60) for lower limb paralysis. Commonly used points are Feng Chi (GB 20), Yu Zhen (Bl 9), Nao Kong (GB 19), Huan Tiao (GB 30), Yang Ling Quan (GB 34), Tai Chong (Liv 3), and Tai Xi (Ki 3) for lower limbs, and Qu Chi (LI 11), He Gu (LI 4), and Wai Guan (TB 5) for upper limbs.19 Electrical stimulation is very helpful if the practitioner has difficulty performing needle rotation more than 200 times per minute. The outcome measures included the patient's (1) subjective evaluation of her percentage of improvement before and after weekly treat The tremor zone based on scalp acupuncture is indicated for patients who experience body tremors. Stimulate this needle with vigorous thrusting, lifting, and twirling. Thread a third needle from Tai Chong (Liv 3) through the foot to Yong Quan (Ki 1) on the sole of the foot. Second, because the technological innovation and invention of scalp acupuncture is fairly new, positive results can only reasonably be achieved by practitioners who have studied it; even an established doctor in China cannot perform it without at least seeing a demonstration of it. Four months prior to the first visit, this patient was injured in a car accident. Jimmy, a 52-year-old male, came to our clinic in Santa Fe, NM, in 2000. He had a red tongue with a thin, yellow coating. Since scalp acupuncture is a modern technique with just 39 years of history, much more research needs to be done so that its potential can be fully explored and utilized and more paralyzed patients helped to regain a normal life. The information presented in the book is primarily a synthesis of two components of knowledge of scalp acupuncture. His fatigue was so great he could only walk 23 minutes at a time. Accessibility She often had a migraine headache and premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and she had considerable mucous in her nose and throat much of the time. Because these were patients in a hospital, the treatment protocol was 6 days per week for about 30 days, with a follow-up check after 3 months. Quadriplegics are often vulnerable to pressure sores, osteoporosis and fractures, frozen joints, spasticity, respiratory complications and infections, poor autonomic reflexes, deep vein thrombosis, and cardiovascular disease because of depressed functioning and immobility. Since the patient's attitude was relatively more positive toward acupuncture therapy, we were able to perform stronger stimulation after inserting needles at the same locations as for the initial treatment. Indications: superficial edema, hypertension. He could neither utilize a normal gait from heel to toe nor walk backwards. Communicate with the patient and any relatives often in order to gain their confidence, to encourage them, and reduce their fear and anxiety. Fred was very negative and showed no interest in treatment by scalp acupuncture at the initial visit. After only one treatment per patient, three of the seven veterans instantly felt no further phantom pain, three others reported having very little pain, and only one patient showed no improvement. Scalp acupuncture areas are frequently used in the rehabilitation of paralysis due to stroke, multiple sclerosis, automobile accident, and Parkinson's disease. The electrical stimulation usually lasts 1020 minutes. After the third treatment, the deviation and drooped corner of his mouth showed remarkable improvement, especially after more needles were inserted into his face, hands, and feet. Although his aphasia gradually improved, his speech was not clear. Progressive muscular atrophies are a wide group of genetic disorders characterized by primary degeneration of the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord, resulting in progressive muscle weakness. Functional causes include achalasia, myasthenia gravis, and bulbar or pseudobulbar palsy. Wu Jian-min reported on treating 80 cases of facial paralysis using scalp acupuncture in 1989. The types of paralysis are classified by region. Stroke is an acute neurological disease in which the blood supply to the brain is interrupted causing brain cells to die or be seriously damaged, thus impairing brain functions. Scalp acupuncture treats and prevents disease through the proper insertion of needles into scalp areas. Unlike traditional acupuncture, where one needle is inserted into a single point, in scalp acupuncture needles are subcutaneously inserted into whole sections of various zones. When locating the chorea-tremor area, it is necessary to first define two positioning lines: the anterior-posterior midline and the eyebrow-occipital line. We put two needles in the Foot Motor and Sensory Area and two needles in the Reproductive Area. During the treatment, some patients may experience sensations of heat, cold, tingling, numbness, heaviness, distention, or the sensation of water or electricity moving along their spine, legs, or arms. In a recent investigation, scalp acupuncture was applied to 16 patients with multiple sclerosis at our National Healthcare Center in Albuquerque, NM. Such results warrant continued research into other possible uses for scalp acupuncture to alleviate human suffering. He had a weak cough and diminished throat-clearing ability. During treatment, some patients may experience sensations of heat, cold, tingling, numbness, heaviness, distention, or the sensation of water or electricity moving along their spine, legs, or arms. The body acupuncture group was treated with needling from Bai Hui (GV 20) penetrating to Tai Yang (extra point) and the scalp acupuncture group was treated at the Motor Area. Examination showed she was unable to stand and walk straight by herself. With the aid of the special Japanese neck diagnostics, the associated Ypsilon therapy points in the temples or the corresponding cranial nerve points are revealed via pressure-sensitive points in the neck region. Multiple sclerosis may occur either in discrete attacks or slowly over time. Having proven effective through clinical results recorded over the last 35 years, it can effectively stimulate the paralyzed area in order to restore the body's energy flow to a normal state so that the body can heal itself. Jia Huai-yu reported on 1,800 cases of paralysis due to stroke treated on the Motor Area by scalp acupuncture in 1992. That was one of the reasons that she returned to this second seminar half a year later. Scalp acupuncture treatment for MS has had much success in reducing numbness and pain, decreasing spasms, improving weakness and paralysis of limbs, and improving balance. He refused to try drinking a little bit of water to test his swallowing function and said he was afraid that it could induce severe coughing and choking and cause aspiration. In other words, scalp acupuncture is able to treat the cause and thus heal the injury. Not believing that she was once again able to walk, he went to her house in person to see this miraculous change. Disability affects about 75% of stroke survivors and it can affect patients physically, mentally, emotionally, or a combination of all three. [4] Neurological Conditions Testimonials b Publisher's note: We are choosing to use the authors' translation for the xian mai (). At the time, scalp acupuncture was primarily used to treat paralysis and aphasia due to stroke. Third, scalp acupuncture consists of needling areas rather than points on the skull according to the brain's neuro-anatomy and neurophysiology. With every treatment, Fred showed dramatic improvements in speech, eating and drinking, and movement of his right arm, hand, leg, and foot. Her speech was clearer, she didn't feel that her tongue was thick when talking, and very little choking had occurred. Some scientists believe the needles act to stimulate muscles and nerves, which is what causes the effects. Those symptoms typically lasted a few weeks to several months. Although scalp acupuncture has the best and fastest response, other techniques are necessary for a fuller recovery. Vertigo and hearing area (ni) Location: Horizontal line 1.5 cm above and centered on the apex of ear, 4 cm in length. If balance, dizziness, or vertigo is present, select the Balance Area or the Vertigo and Hearing Area. Through this book, we hope to contribute this knowledge and experience to current and future students, practitioners, and teachers, and that it will serve as a stepping stone for further teaching, practice, research, and development of Chinese scalp acupuncture. These underlying problems include tumor, stroke, diabetes, meningitis, head trauma, and inflammatory diseases of the cranial nerves. Common MNDs include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), primary lateral sclerosis, progressive muscular atrophy, and poliomyelitis. She called the Western medicine physician who had told her she would be paralyzed for the rest of her life and gave him the wonderful news. Chinese medical pattern discrimination: Liver blood deficiency with internal stirring of liver wind, kidney qi deficiency, liver depression qi stagnation, blood stasis, Primary area: Motor Area, Sensory Area, Foot Motor and Sensory Area, Secondary area: Balance Area, Chorea and Tremor Area, and Vertigo and Hearing Area. Improvement may last for hours, days, weeks, or months, but follow-up treatments will be necessary on an ongoing basis. A few minutes after being needled on her head, Sherry felt a whole-body hot sensation, which then moved from her hips to her feet, stronger on the left side. It was difficult for her to walk even with her mother's support and because of Sherry's aphasia, her mother gave the medical history. Early Findings Earlier research conducted by Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine researchers The upper 1/5 Motor Area and Speech I Area were still considered primary according to her condition. Patients with some or all of these sensations usually respond and improve more quickly. During each treatment, however, her right foot was getting stronger and she could pick it up more easily. Her neck was severely damaged at the level of C-5 and C-6. It is important to instruct patients to move their affected limbs actively and passively, if possible. Scalp acupuncture has been found to have very a significant positive impact on hemiplegic aphasia due to various central nerve disorders, even during the initial few treatments. Common symptoms and signs include progressive weakness, muscle wasting, muscle fasciculations, spasticity or stiffness in the arms and legs, and overactive tendon reflexes. They asked, How quickly could he notice any improvement? David decided to try the treatment but was still skeptical after being told that some patients had immediate improvement and others did not. First, up to now there has been no authoritative and practical text for scalp acupuncture in English. With more stimulation of the needles on her head, she started to feel a hot sensation in her hands and feet. 8600 Rockville Pike Chinese scalp acupuncture is a contemporary acupuncture technique integrating traditional Chinese needling methods with Western medical knowledge of representative areas of the cerebral cortex. For the benefit of the seminar audience, Barbara demonstrated many different kinds of movement of her four extremities such as jumping, running, and easily raising her arms, which brought audience applause. The treatment is given two to three times per week and a therapeutic course consists of 10 treatments. The scalp's unique neurological and endocrinal composition makes it an ideal external stimulating field for internal activities of the brain. He had been receiving physical therapy and speech therapy since he was admitted to the hospital. When cervical discs are injured, compression fractures may cause permanent disability. The chain of nerve cells that runs from the brain through the spinal cord out to the muscles is called the motor pathway. Sometimes it is necessary to treat the depression first and then address the difficulty in swallowing. Primidone may cause drowsiness, problems concentrating, nausea, and problems with walking, balance, and coordination. Best results are achieved by applying low frequency (for example, 3 hertz) with high intensity (for instance, when visible muscle contraction is observed). The NDS of both groups were statistically decreased (, Li Min and colleagues reported the treatment of 60 cases of dysphagia due to stroke using scalp acupuncture in 2009. worsening angina pain; fast or slow heart rate; or. The following is an excerpt from Chinese Scalp Acupuncture, by Jason Jishun Hao, DOM, MTCM, MBA, and Linda Lingzhi Hao, CA, PhD. Other patterns based on the patient's constitutional tendencies may also present or arise as the disease progresses. Most scientists believe that a viral infection causes the disorder and that the facial nerve swells and becomes inflamed in reaction to the infection. Based on the results, scalp acupuncture is indicated for the treatment of essential tremor. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States after heart attack and cancer and it is a leading cause of adult disability. This case report describes the successful, temporary treatment of essential tremor in a 74-y-old Caucasian woman, using weekly acupuncture sessions for a 10-wk period. Practitioners should consider scalp acupuncture as either the primary approach or a complementary approach when treating disorders of the central nervous system and endocrine system. Her gait was wide-based and unsteady and she had to hold on to someone to walk in order to maintain her balance. Acupuncture, especially Neurological Scalp Acupuncture, can dramatically reduce and manage essential tremor. Some stroke patients may have loss of consciousness, headache, and vomiting at the onset. Her walking also showed some improvement as she was able to lift her right leg more easily. Those areas should be stimulated unilaterally or bilaterally, according to the patient's manifestations. Upon examination, her tongue was red with a thin white coating and her pulse was slippery and wiry. As a contemporary acupuncture technique, many of the specific treatments put forward in this book are also new, at least for a work that discusses Western medical concepts along with Chinese ones. Imdur Oral Side Effects by Likelihood and Severity COMMON side effects If experienced, these tend to have a Severe expression i fainting If experienced, these tend to have a Less Severe. FOIA Those symptoms are warning signs and a large proportion of patients with TIA may develop full strokes in the future. His treatment strategy was modified to take care of depression. Otherwise, patients may conclude that acupuncture made their symptoms worse. You'll find KI-3 at the depression between the inner side of the ankle and the tendon, just behind the anklebone. Common symptoms of spinal injuries include arm and leg paralysis or weakness, difficulty breathing, tingling, numbness, or pain in affected limbs, and incontinence of both bowel and urine. The majority of treatments available in Western medicine involve drugs or surgery and are often ineffective. In Tom's case, the hemiplegia was caused by cerebral thrombosis, which has the best prognosis for recovery from stroke compared to cerebral embolism and cerebral hemorrhage. Although acupuncture and moxibustion have been used to prevent and treat disease in China for thousands of years, scalp acupuncture is a modern technique with a short history. When asked where the food is getting stuck, patients will often point to the cervical region. Dysphagia is the medical term for the symptom of difficulty in swallowing. In the West, many healthcare practitioners are familiar with acupuncture for pain management, while scalp acupuncture as a main tool for rehabilitation is a relatively new concept. The results showed that the effective rate was 86.7% (26/30) in the body acupuncture group and 80.0% (24/30) in the scalp acupuncture group. The only remaining problem was urgent, frequent urination and some incontinence of urine. It took acupuncture practitioners in China roughly 20 years before they accepted a central theory that incorporated brain functions into Chinese medicine principles. Acupuncturists know the points to work on to slow down hand tremor with Acupuncture. It is very helpful to play or chat with young patients as if they are friends or family members before the treatment. This case illustrates that scalp acupuncture could be the primary approach to manage swallowing disorder. The result were as follows: 462 cases fully recovered (25.67%), 950 cases markedly improved (52.78%), 292 cases somewhat improved (16.22%), 96 cases failure (5.33%), yielding a total effective rate of 94.67%. Stroke survivors usually have some degree of sequelae of symptoms depending primarily on the location in the brain involved and the amount of brain tissue damaged. Fig. The practitioner has a wide amount of discretion on the use of points and techniques. Vertigo and hearing area. The duration of the condition was from 30360 days. With continued encouragement Fred finally agreed to try. Bethesda, MD 20894, Web Policies Thread a second needle from Jie Xi (St 41) toward Zhong Feng (Liv 4) and Zhao Hai (Ki 6). There is no cure or specific treatment for Bell's palsy, although three in four patients' symptoms may subside on their own within two to three weeks. When stroke patients pass the acute stage they should start rehabilitation as soon as possible. Repeat the stimulation every 10 minutes. Recent studies have shown that scalp acupuncture can be a very effective modality in controlling MS, often producing remarkable results after just a few needles are inserted. His tongue was a little purple with a normal coating and his pulses were bilaterally fine and wiry. For treating motor dysfunction, place the needles and rotate them at least 200 revolutions per minute for 13 minutes every 10 minutes for a total of 3060 minutes. While more the exception than the rule, such cases demonstrate not only how remarkable these new techniques are, but also provide the readers with examples of real clinical practice using them. If the symptoms disappear within several minutes up to a maximum of 24 hours, the diagnosis is transient ischemic attack (TIA), which is a mini or brief stroke. Rotate the needles at least 200 times per minute with the thumb and index finger for 13 minutes, twirling them as vigorously as the patient can tolerate and repeat the stimulation every 10 minutes. Fred was able to follow instructions to practice his speech and do oral and pharyngeal exercises. Electrical stimulation can be applied above and below the damaged level at Hua Tuo Jia Ji points on the back, which is another important technique for treating quadriplegia in addition to scalp acupuncture. He initially was totally paralyzed on the right side and had lost his speech. When the speech and motor areas are damaged, body dysfunctions appear such as aphasia and paralysis. She was amazed to feel the spasms and numbness in her legs improve just minutes after a few needles were inserted. When we told Barbara that some similar patients were able to walk again, her eyes filled with tears. Denise, a 79-year-old female in a wheelchair, was brought to our clinic in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1994. For two minutes, rotate the needles at least 200 times per minute with the thumb and index finger, twirling them as gently as possible at the beginning of treatment and repeating stimulation every 10 minutes so that the patient can tolerate the sensations better. During an MS attack, inflammation occurs in areas of the white matter of the central nervous system in random patches. Treatment is given two to three times per week and a therapeutic course consists of 10 treatments. One student at this class offered the conclusion, It's never too late to treat a paralyzed patient with scalp acupuncture.. Find a doctor near you, schedule an appointment, or call 800-TEMPLE-MED (800-836-7536). He was treated by combined scalp acupuncture and body acupuncture. The most outstanding results are with paralysis and pain management in very difficult neurological disorders. Do not stop taking this medicine to avoid headaches. Secondary symptoms can be addressed after patients have significant improvements in their major complaints. It could stimulate the brain neurons of the underlying area related to the impaired functions by inserting needles into loose areolar tissue layer of the scalp. 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