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Dear Mr. Dupuis, I am writing on behalf of my dad, who is recovering from a minor stroke, creating vision, speech and swallowing abilities. My dad and I came across your article on “Top 5 Tinnitus Acupressure Points All Acupuncturists Use”. After applying your method on “Shuai Gu” and “Feng Chi”, …

Hi there, I am treating a man who injured his back 3 years back twisting and lifting a freezer out of his car.causing bulging of the discs below L4 right side and L5 left side. With physical thereapy and exercise, his condition improved, but he has always been battling with sciatica and bouts of pa…

Submitted By: panzerHI, I have a client with a stage 4 brain tumour. He is just starting one month of radiation therapy.He is uncertain whether acupuncture is advisable during the treatment. I would like to treat him and wondered if you had any advice on this or knew of any articles on this. He is…

My patient is a 49 year old male who has had a diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis for 19 years. He has a classic "bamboo spine" appearnace of his lumbar spine on x-ray. He has had no benefit from any alllopathic treatments to date. On TCM Tongue exam he has tooth indentations on the right side o…

Has anyone had good treatment success with a western condition called "Cervical Dystonia"? This particular case presents similar to Trigeminal Neuralgia with an added symptom of facial and tongue spasms - especially worse at night (with fatigue or under stress). The jaw tends to pull to the right s…

I've just started treating a new client who after a back accident about 3 months ago is now experiencing numbness, pins and needles in her right foot. The sensation starts at her 2nd and 3rd toes on right hand side, this can go to her ankles and sometimes her shin after 5 minutes of standing. The b…

Hello, first I would like to apologize for starting so many topics recently, but it seems I just have so many questions pop up this month, hopefully things will settle down soon... :) I've had an unfortunate experience that I know rarely happens during acupuncture, yet I was hoping I would never w…

Hello, I am new to treating with acupuncture, and would greatly appreciate some of your wise input. My current human patient is a 35 year old woman who has been trying to conceive for many years now, and has failed to do so naturally or with IVF treatment. She recently came to me, and I have done s…

I have a new patient coming in who has Phantom Limb Pain. She has had multiple attempts at Western pain control techniques with some success, but she has reached a plateau. This will be her first acupuncture experience. Does anyone have experience with successful treatment of these patients, a…

63 year old male with sudden onset of right hand tremor. Extremely spastic, intermittent, but comes on every few minutes. No numbness, no tingling, no pain. Was tested by GP who thought it might be a pinched nerve. Also was tested by neurologist for parkinsons and given MRI, with nothing remark…

Does anyone have information on treating Tourete's Syndrome?

HI Everyone, I am a massage therapist, myofascial release, but am very interested in Oriental medicine and bodywork. My question is: are there meridiam points useful for Scleroderma (autoimmune disorder) overproduction of connective tissue and hardening of the skin? Or possibly any herbs that c…

Is anyone know about how to stop saliva secretion which cerebral palsy children have to much. This is really big problem for child, family and therapist. If someone know how to stop with acupuncture i ll use for my students. Thanks from now.

Hi, I have today treated a gentleman, who was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy. A pain in the right buttock travelling down the right leg predominantly, but also mildly on the left, the pain travels to the foot and the foot has a burning sensation. Pain is relieved by taking the pressure off, i…

>Dear Mrs,sire, I would like o know about acupuncture points for pephigus treatment. > thanx in advance > Vahid