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The Treatment of Anxiety with Acupuncture

Chief Complaint:spontaneous sweating, nervousness

Western Diagnosis:anxiety

Medical History:recent weight loss of 150 lbs, recent dramatic change in

lifestyle from unhealthy, greasy, sweet and alcohol diet to a healthy one

(hence the weight loss) many traumatic life events; deaths of close loved

ones, divorce.

Questioning exam:unstable emotions

mental restlessness worse at night

low energy

sweating on palms and legs, worse with anxiety

lots of dreams

persistent low grade nausea

occasionally morning bowel movement triggers vomiting and abdominal

cramps

constant bac pain, tightness; better with movement

Pulse exam:sin very damp

clear sweat

pulse sunen and wea in especially in the lung area, unsmooth

Tongue exam:light purple, pale body color, thic, greasy, yellowish coating
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M Diagnosis:lung and stomach !i deficiency, phlegm heat, !i stagnation

Treatment Principle:remove obstructions, disperse fluids regulate stomach

!i, tonify !i, calm spirit

Point Prescription:1st treatment" aggressive energy

#nd treatment" internal dragons

$rd treatment" st$%, lu&, pc%, d', d#%, d&, li, ht% all contralateral except

d#%, lu&

Her!al "ormula:gan mai da ao tang with wen dan tang

#ifestyle Prescription:replacement of coffee with herbal tea

$esults:bac pain gone for several days after *+, felt a tangible weight lifted

off.

#nd treatment not as noticeable effect but felt calmer the whole wee

$rd treatment felt very electrical went home and cried for aver an hour

%ynopsis:continuation of moving !i, disperse fluids, dissolve phlegm.

tonify lung !i

-eadmore

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Acupuncture Treatment of Acne $osacea

Chief Complaint:*cne -osacea
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Medical History:he patient is a 50 year old female whose *cne -osacea,

localied mainly around her mouth and chin. /uring her adolescent years she

was diagnosis with severe *cne by her physician. n her thirties she was

diagnosis with *cne -osacea by a /ermatologist. 2or past two years the

outbreas has been moderate to acute. 3er lesion is diameter of an eraser on

a pencil. hey are pustules and painful. 4hen the lesion breas open, they

bleed and is easily irritate. imply splashing water on her face to wash it or

wiping her mouth area with dinner napin can cause the to lesions to bleed.

he patient has consulted a /ermatologist and was prescribed topical

metronidialoe cream, applied twice a day as treatment, which made no

difference. +rythromycin was also prescribed and wored to some extent, but

only as long as she was taing them.

Questioning exam:6atient lies eating spicy foods; has flush chees and

chin; hass occasional night sweats (d7t menopause); bowel movements re

loose, #8$xday sometimes more and sometimes they are explosive and

urgent; thirst 9 constantly consume water all day long because shea

3istory teacher and tals all day.

:ther symptoms included mild diy spells for the past year, generalied

headaches with no specific location a few times a wee, stiffness in the

trapeius, trouble falling asleep, and general stress. he is slightly irritable,

especially before her menses, color red to darer red with some clots lasting

for 5 days. he patient runs on the cold side.

Pulse exam:Pulse:wiry, slippery, rapid

esions feel hot and tender to the touch. esions mainly around mouth and

chin. -edness in central areas of the face, forehead and chin.

Tongue exam:-ed tip, thin to moderate white coat with yellow line in down

the center of the tongue

M Diagnosis:/iagnosis"

1. 3eat toxin (acute)

#. 3eat in ungs and tomach (chronic)

:verindulgence of alcohol or spicy foods, causing excessive heat in the

tomach and then steams the ung.

6re8existing accumulated ung and tomach heat combining with attac by


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heat toxin.

/isharmonies of the penetrating and conception channels, causing blood heat

stagnation in the sin and tissues of the nose area, giving rise to the lesions.

Point Prescription:he patient did not want her face needled.

+ars 6oints" +xternal ody points" 11, ? 5, , @ - $, A $, $%


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pleen 10 pleen %, , 11, +ar shenmen, Iidney $, Iidney &, Iidney '.

=oxa used on t $%, -en , %, B and Iidney points. 6atient could not lie on

his stomach until several months into treatment, at which point added A>#$,

A>1&, A>1B, A>15 and points around the shoulder to relax rhomboids.

hese points were not all used concurrently, but varied over the course of

treatment.

Her!al "ormula:>egan with raw herb formula8his mother would pour it down

feeding tube.

iu 4ei /i 3uang 4an ?ia 4ei

(added Hou Ji Ki, Lhe Jian Ki,

-ou Hui, 2u Ki, /ang Hui, oranthi,

>ai hao, etc.

his formula was augmented as he began to Ccome bac to lifeD. teased him

and called him CpinocchioD. 3e was lie the wooden boy who softened and

whose movements became more fluid. *fter six wees of these herbs and two

acupuncture treatments per wee, his large family had a big party and too

him to ?L 6enny to buy undershorts because he could finally control his

urination and bowel movements. 4ithin a few months he could blow isses at

his mother, articulate words, yell at me (liver !i stagnation emerged as he

strengthened, but then again he had finally entered puberty and was an

adolescent in all ways, including his demeanor.)(/ did grow, develop, voice

deepened, etc.).

#ifestyle Prescription:/ was receiving speech and occupational therapy at

the hospital twice weely. 4hen learned he loved marine life we searched

for dolphin therapy on the internet and found a site in outhern 2lorida where

he ended up going !uarterly with his family. 3is parents felt that he made

huge developmental strides from his time in the water with the animals.

$esults:*s written above, / was helped in a big way by raditional Lhinese

=edicine. 4hen he began to feed himself and the feeding tube was removed,

his improvement slowed to a Cnot8so8dramaticD pace E because he fought

taing the herbs which had helped him so significantly E and had also

become a CmoodyD teenager.

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we could understand his words). 3e was attending school for a half day with

his nurse as his shadow. 3e could shower himself, tae himself to the

bathroom, spend time laughing with his friends, and was securing a voice8

prompt computer system so he could be on email to his friends and family. 3e

could wal by himself and even on stairs E but at the time saw him last, he

was still experiencing spasticity in his forearms and fingers and could not

perform fine motor sills. 3e doctors were mediating this a small amount with

!uarterly botox inGections into the Goints, but without significant success. t is

so interesting that when /Fs brain began to function again, it was as though

he were an infant going through early stages of development E his function

returned in the same CorderD as if he were developing for the first time.

/ no longer lives in the same city as but touched my life significantly.

learned so much in treating and in nowing him. 3e is very brave young man.

-eadmore

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The Acupuncture Treatment of 'ascular Headache

Chief Complaint:right temporal pain

Western Diagnosis:vascular headache

Medical History:* woman aged 0 complained headache for #0 years. the

right temporal pain began #0 yeas age, often preceded by nervous tension or

over8fatigue, and aggravated during menses. he experienced boring pain in

the right temporal region accompanied by cramping pain of the right eye. the
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bouts usually subsided after $85 days, sometimes with slight pain remaining.

Questioning exam:right hemicrania precipitated b tension, fatigue and

menses; flushed face; restlessness; irritability; poor appetite with bitter feeling

in mouth; constipation.

Pulse exam:fine taut pulse, wea at the left cubit.

Tongue exam:tongue with thin yellow coating.

M Diagnosis:haoMang headache.

in this case, the bouts of hemicrania accompanied by right8eye pain, irritability,

and taut pule were caused by endogenous wind from iver due to exuberance

of Mang;restlessness and insomnia were due to disturbance of mental activity

of iver8Mang; and flushed face bitter taste in mouth, constipation and yellow

tongue coat were caused by iver8fire arising from transformation of Mang.

2urther, inhibition of pleen by an overactive iver caused poor appetite.2ine

pulse wea at the left cubit indicated deficiency of Iidney8Min,as this results in

failure to nourish iver8Min, predisposing to exuberance of yang.

Treatment Principle:


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Chief Complaint:muscle spasms

Medical History:6atient presents as $& year old female. C6erfect healthD until

onset of current symptoms 5 months ago. *ctive lifestyle8 feels best after

exercise. 4ell balanced and moderate diet.


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$0, H>$, H>1, and -$.

Tongue exam:ongue body thin, extremely pale, and had lots of transverse

cracs. >ody was very !uivery and unable to patient unable to stic it out. 1$, 1, 15, 1B, #0, #$

*fter that, alternated tonifying treatments with clearing treatments.

onifying treatments included"

:pening the Lhong (6 P 6%) or -en (A& P I %)

A> 15, 1&, 1B, #0

or

B needles around naval

Llearing wind included different combinations of the following

Mang 4ei =o (? 5 P H> 1), H> #0, 1#, H> $1, H>$

Lupping with 6o um :n on bac and shoulders

3andwor on shoulders, channel

iger thermie on 1#

Her!al "ormula:4omenFs 6recious as directed from Holden 2lower

#ifestyle Prescription:nstructed to avoid chicen, caffeine, and alcohol

increase cooed leafy greens

$esults:-esults were great and she was symptom free after % treatments in

# wees. then instructed her that wanted to see her weely through $

menstrual cycles. 3owever, she was feeling so good and was busy, so she

failed to come in for $ wees and stopped taing her herbs. n the third wee

she had a period. he period was very heavy and painful. *ll of her symptoms

returned, we began again and results are coming slower this time. t has been

# months since she resumed treatment and was doing well until her last

period when her symptoms moved from the bac of her nec to the front of


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her nec (from ai Mang to Mang =ing). reatment has been modified and

weFre continuing to wor on it.

-eadmore

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Acupuncture and Her!s for (terine "i!roids

Chief Complaint:Aterine pain

Western Diagnosis:2ibroids

Medical History:*sian female,age 0 presents with uterine fibroids for 1

years. *sthma since age %, medicated with steroids for many years; during

acute attacs her brother (physician) would intravenously inGect her with asteroid coctail; at age #5 she began daily use of ventolin spray; allergies to

pollen, cats and coconut; whole family history of sin or lung problems

(ecema, vitiligo, lung infections)

Questioning exam:6atient reports her initial symptoms were deep, cramping

pains about two wees prior to menses. :ther symptoms include fatigue and

lumbar tenderness correlating to uterine pain. he is prone to hayfever,

congested sinuses and slight wheexing. low digestion with bloating,gas and

constipation. he reports blurry vision and floaters, cold extremities anddry,itchy sin. he patient is exhausted by her illness,generally difficult to fall

asleep and poor sleep the wee before her menses. 3er husband does not

acnowledge her fibroids.

Pulse exam:Pulse:deep,slippery,slightly thin, also slightly wiry on right side

*bdomen" soft,deep palpation reveals small mass on right side, cold to touch
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Tongue exam:ongue" pale,dusy,swollen,teethmars, slight yellow coat

/ar,puffy circles under eyes

M Diagnosis:>lood @ 6hlegm tagnation in Aterus

6 @ I/ Mang /eficiency

Q >lood /eficiency

ong term steroid use damages I/8disrupt water8unable to move blood and

fluids8creates stagnation in lower Giao

Treatment Principle:=ove >lood, ransform 6hlegm in Aterus

onify Iidney and pleen

lood

Point Prescription:H> 1 @ ? 5, I/ $, Q $, $% @ $&, -+< , moxa

lower abdomen, $%, ginger moxa -+< B

Her!al "ormula:Hui Khi 2u ing 4an

#ifestyle Prescription:Lontinue acupx #x7w

+liminate dairy products for $ mos8to eliminate phlegm

=assage, ai Ji, =oxa8all to increase energy flow to uterus

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?ournal8write down everything you would lie to create in your life

$esults:he has been receiving acupuncture for several years. he believes

the L= is helping shorten the duration and lessen the intensity of her pain

%ynopsis:2ibroid tumors are S1 reason for hysterectomy in A

according to Laroline =yss, fibroids represent our creativity that was never

birthed; including fantasies of ourselves; fibroids can result when we are

flowing energy into dead8end Gobs and relationships that we have outgrown.

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Chinese Medicine Treatment of (terine "i!roids and Cysts
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Chief Complaint:severe lower abdominal pain, uterine hemorrhage

Western Diagnosis:uterine fibroids, ovarian cyst

Medical History:& y.o. female with a history of heavy menses with clots and

cramping and increasing in fre!uency. :ccasional hot flashes but after two #8

year courses of estrogen supplementation didnFt want to continue hormone

replacement. 2re!uent bladder infections following intercourse. 3istory of

narcotic and alcohol addiction (past) and high blood pressure triggered byanxiety.

Pulse exam:iver small and not descending to Iidney.

6ain in lower left !uadrant of abdomen, sensitive on palpation. nguinal lymph

swelling. 6ale complexion.

Tongue exam:ong center crac, very pale body. -ed dots at tip.

M Diagnosis:/ai =ai blocage preventing liver from descending to idney.

/eficient iver blood leading to heart fire.

Treatment Principle:/rain /ai =ai. upport iver >lood. =ove >lood inlower burner.

Point Prescription:4ored with /ai =ai and i7H> divergent meridian both

with acupuncture and essential oils. 3ad 6t. use castor oil pacs.

Her!al "ormula:4ored with modifications of Hui Khi 2u ing an, adding

among others Hui >an to eep hot flashes in chec, yin chen hao and7or !ing
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hao to help drain latent toxic heat from the dai, and /an hen to calm spirit

and help move blood. 3ad patient apply carrot and benoin +: to i /=

points to consolidate >lood ($ days on $ days off for several wees) and

mugwort oil to /ai =ai points (with castor oil on abdomen, also $ days on $

days off).

#ifestyle Prescription:-ecommended yoga stretches for opening psoa and

abdomen, breathing meditation to connect with and move stagnation in uterus

and ovaries.

$esults:*fter initial treatment, 6t went in for a scheduled /@L and

laparoscopy previously arrange with :>Hyn. /uring surgery, HM< discovered

Ta large ovarian cystF and decided to remove entire ovary (R) *ll bleeding

stopped and 6t was told the operation sent her into menopause. n the 5

months since initial treatment and surgery, the menses has returned and

normalied in fre!uency and duration, now with no pain or clotting. 6atient no

longer has bladder infections following intercourse and no longer experiences

anxiety or the associated 3>6; she has stopped taing pharmaceuticals for

both.

%ynopsis: thought it was a good case because not a lot of people are

woring with +:Fs on extraordinary or divergent vessels and have been very

impressed with the results.

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