Guest guest Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Hello I'm looking for information about treating scars. I have a patient with a recent wicked scar up the back of his knee following a exploratory operation to find out why he has knee pain. (As it happens they found nothing, and now he is in more pain - hence he's trying acupuncture!) The wound is becoming less tender and healing better now a month on from surgery. I was trained to needle at either end of the scar with retention. Can anyone advise me if this an effective thing to do, whether it is too soon to treat locally, and any other tips and procedures about treating recent scars??? Many thanks Chris Dance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 I'm currently treating a patient with badly healed scars following surgery. The first question in my mind was why she had trouble healing, so I'm doing fundamental work on her whole system, supporting Ki in particular, also TH. Each treatment I surround the scars with needles, angled toward the scar, left in about 20 minutes. We are beginning to see some differences. She's also in the last two weeks started, on high recommendation from a couple of local practitioners, using a homeopathic/herbal cream called Pakua, sold by Stemp & Co in the UK. I spoke with Malcolm Stemp about the cream, and he believes there is a high probability that the cream will get rid of the scars, even though surgery was performed almost a year ago. I'd be happy to forward information on purchasing if you are interested. Alternatively (or even additionally), you could keep in touch off list to see how things progress. There are several factors operating here, so a bit difficult to tell what is actually doing the job, but the job is getting done. Karen Chris Dance wrote: > Hello > > I'm looking for information about treating scars. I have a patient > with a recent wicked scar up the back of his knee following a > exploratory operation to find out why he has knee pain. (As it > happens they found nothing, and now he is in more pain - hence he's > trying acupuncture!) > The wound is becoming less tender and healing better now a month on > from surgery. I was trained to needle at either end of the scar with > retention. Can anyone advise me if this an effective thing to do, > whether it is too soon to treat locally, and any other tips and > procedures about treating recent scars??? > > Many thanks > > Chris Dance > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Apply twice daily some Rose Hip seed oil on and around the scar; a little vitamin E may also help. If the scar is inflammed, wash it with Chamomile tea, and apply a small clay poultice once a day Regards, PJ On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 07:37 pm, Chris Dance wrote: > Hello > > I'm looking for information about treating scars. I have a patient > with a recent wicked scar up the back of his knee following a > exploratory operation to find out why he has knee pain. (As it > happens they found nothing, and now he is in more pain - hence he's > trying acupuncture!) > The wound is becoming less tender and healing better now a month on > from surgery. I was trained to needle at either end of the scar with > retention. Can anyone advise me if this an effective thing to do, > whether it is too soon to treat locally, and any other tips and > procedures about treating recent scars??? > > Many thanks > > Chris Dance > > <image.tiff> > > > Membership requires that you do not post any commerical, swear, > religious, spam messages,flame another member or swear. > > To change your email settings, i.e. individually, daily digest or > none, visit the groups’ homepage: > Chinese Medicine/ click > ‘edit my membership' on the right hand side and adjust accordingly. > > To send an email to > <Chinese Medicine- > from the > email account you joined with. You will be removed automatically but > will still recieve messages for a few days. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Karen <tryfan@o...> wrote: She's also in the last two weeks started, on high recommendation from a couple of local practitioners, using a homeopathic/herbal cream called Pakua, sold by Stemp & Co in the UK. Hi Karen. Do you have a website address or telephone number of Stemp & Co please. Attilio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 I searched the internet for this cream, but could only find one site selling a " Pakua lotion " ; No indication of ingredients or what it is for. As a practitionner, I am always interested in good innovative products, but I cannot recommend to my patient a product without any knowledge of the ingredients, or how it works. Regards, PJ On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 09:13 pm, wrote: > Karen <tryfan@o...> wrote: > > She's also in the last two weeks started, on high recommendation > from a couple of local practitioners, using a homeopathic/herbal > cream called Pakua, sold by Stemp & Co in the UK. > > Hi Karen. Do you have a website address or telephone number of Stemp > & Co please. > > Attilio > > <image.tiff> > > > Membership requires that you do not post any commerical, swear, > religious, spam messages,flame another member or swear. > > To change your email settings, i.e. individually, daily digest or > none, visit the groups’ homepage: > Chinese Medicine/ click > ‘edit my membership' on the right hand side and adjust accordingly. > > To send an email to > <Chinese Medicine- > from the > email account you joined with. You will be removed automatically but > will still recieve messages for a few days. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 I suggest you follow up with Stemp and Co iin the UK - phone 44 1884 841265 or write to them at Curwood House, Kent's Close, Uffculme, Devon, EX15 3AW. I wouldn't expect you to prescribe without knowledge. A simple request for the contact details would have been enough. Karen Pierre jean cousin wrote: > I searched the internet for this cream, but could only find one site > selling a " Pakua lotion " ; > No indication of ingredients or what it is for. > As a practitionner, I am always interested in good innovative > products, but I cannot recommend to my patient a product without any > knowledge of the ingredients, or how it works. > Regards, > > PJ > On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 09:13 pm, wrote: > > Karen <tryfan@o...> wrote: > > She's also in the last two weeks started, on high recommendation > from a couple of local practitioners, using a homeopathic/herbal > cream called Pakua, sold by Stemp & Co in the UK. > > Hi Karen. Do you have a website address or telephone number of Stemp > & Co please. > > Attilio > > > <image.tiff> > > > > Membership requires that you do not post any commerical, swear, > religious, spam messages,flame another member or swear. > > To change your email settings, i.e. individually, daily digest or > none, visit the groups’ homepage: > Chinese Medicine/ click > ‘edit my membership' on the right hand side and adjust accordingly. > > To send an email to > <Chinese Medicine- > from > the email account you joined with. You will be removed > automatically but will still recieve messages for a few days. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2003 Report Share Posted November 4, 2003 Hi All, Re scar treatment, using a small probe, such as a sharpened matchstick, I try to find the most sensitive areas in the scar. These can be small - 1-5mm zones in an otherwise painless scar. I would treat the SENSITIVE AREAS on the scar by: (a) LLLT from a 50-150mW mean-output-power IR laser, or (b) intradermal blebs (0.25-0.50% procaine solution), 0.1ml/bleb, with a fine needle & dental syringe, or © " Bridging " the scar by inserting 4 needles into the healthy skin outside the scar and running them to criss-cross under the scar tissue Rubbing homeopathic Arnica cream, or a deep-heat herbal cream, such as MOOV or Tiger Balm into the sensitive areas also helps. Best regards, Email: < WORK : Teagasc Research Management, Sandymount Ave., Dublin 4, Ireland Mobile: 353-; [in the Republic: 0] HOME : 1 Esker Lawns, Lucan, Dublin, Ireland Tel : 353-; [in the Republic: 0] WWW : http://homepage.eircom.net/~progers/searchap.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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