COPD is difficult to treat Inflammatory disease of lungs Considered incurable by western medicine Pulse Convex, pounding Right Yang Wei pulse Inflammatory heat condition in the lungs Will have warm Ren 22 Thin, tight Right Yang Wei pulse Cold condition…...
Diagnosis Patient will have extremely warm hands This indicates shingles, gout or autoimmune Pulse will be low and pounding Patient will likely have a swollen hot ankle and foot Herbs Anti-inflammatory strategy Astringents 1 – 50 Clear heat – 50…...
Diarrhea is an Anterior Lateral and Lateral Lateral problem Start by needling points on the leg St 41, GB 41 on Right ankle Needle the cross body relationship on the other side Sp 5, Lv 4 Wrists Left wrist Sj…...
Traditionally headaches are ascribed to liver heat or liver yang rising This is due to high blood pressure This doesn’t happen as much anymore because many people are medicated for high blood pressure Pulse Long, wiry pulse that starts in…...
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Three types of peripheral neuropathy Diabetic 80% success rate with DNA at our clinic in Poulsbo Chemotherapy-induced Difficult to treat ~40% chance of success. Etiology unknown Dysfunction of nerves causes pain and numbness Numbness is the most advanced stage All…...
DNA depends on the skill of the practioner Needling the Wrists Start away from the proximal wrist crease and needle towards the fingers to reach the retinaculum Needling Ankles Needle towards the knee Angle for Ki 6 will have to…...
Acupuncture Target the face using images Anterior Lateral/ Stomach/ Large Intestine Use Joint technique Needle sideways or across the fascia on the wrists to get a strong proprioceptive effect Use myofascial zone 3 in the knee or elbow Treatment timing…...
Pulses: 75% of all obstructive airway disease cases have a blocked right cun – phlegm & blood stasis in their head If the blocked feeling is pushing against your finger, then there is heat-stasis, indicated especially swollen tissues in the…...