REFERRAL for TCM Treatment of serious COPD

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

 

Here is another call for help. There was no feedback on the first call.

 

Can you recommend a top class herbalist/acupuncturist near

Cedar Falls, Iowa, 50613, about 100 miles west of Dubuque, Iowa

which is on the Mississippi River?

 

Jim H, an acquaintance, who lives there, asked if I could locate a

competent therapist for him. If you can help, please email me

offline and I will forward your advice to Jim.

 

His initial note and my reply, are below.

 

Many thanks,

Phil

 

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Jim wrote: “Hi Phil, Do would Acupuncture help my COPD (Chronic

Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)? I am inhaling 100/50 Advair BID

and use O2 at night to keep me breathing. I guess I fall below the

recommended SAT at times during the night. I use O2 when

walking on the treadmill. Other than that I seem to get along rather

well " . ... Jim

 

I replied:

> I cannot answer with a simple yes or no. ... Chinese Herbal Med

> (CHM) ... is a highly effective but complex medicine. It is more

> powerful than AP in most chronic diseases. IMO, the best treatment

> of COPD would include AP, CHM and western approaches. The

> diagnosis of the causes and nature of the pathology is the main

> guide as to how to tackle the problem. COPD has different causes

> and manifests with different pathologies. The latter can vary from

> simple spasm of the smooth muscle in the airway tree (relatively

> easy to treat with AP, herbs, massage, etc) to high-grade

> emphysema (with ruptured alveolar air sacs). The latter is very

> difficult to help because alveolar sacs cannot regrow or be

> replaced by new sacs. My advice is to gather all your medical

> reports into one file and have them assessed by a doctor highly

> skilled in herbal medicine and AP. Let me know in what city you

> live and I will try to locate a competent TCM physician for you.

> ... Phil

 

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Best regards,

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Phil,

 

Cedar Falls, Iowa is a really small rural town in " corn country " on the American

plains. Very pretty, surreal grasslands. Your friend might want to check the

local library for Yellow Pages (business telephone numbers) for: Des Moines,

Iowa; Iowa City, Iowa; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. He can look under Chinese

medicine or alternative medicine. Those are all cities within a day's drive of

Cedar Falls. I'd start with Iowa City. Back in 1970 to 1973 I was part of a

commune/organic farm in Minnesota and came to love the country around Cedar

Falls and Iowa City. BTW, I tried Googling for CM practitioner in Iowa, but

came up empty. Iowa is the original home of American chiropractic training and

practice ... good old Dr. Palmer.

 

All the Best,

Emmanuel Segmen

 

 

Hi All,

 

Here is another call for help. There was no feedback on the first call.

 

Can you recommend a top class herbalist/acupuncturist near

Cedar Falls, Iowa, 50613, about 100 miles west of Dubuque, Iowa

which is on the Mississippi River?

 

Jim H, an acquaintance, who lives there, asked if I could locate a

competent therapist for him. If you can help, please email me

offline and I will forward your advice to Jim.

 

His initial note and my reply, are below.

 

Many thanks,

Phil

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

Jim wrote: " Hi Phil, Do would Acupuncture help my COPD (Chronic

Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)? I am inhaling 100/50 Advair BID

and use O2 at night to keep me breathing. I guess I fall below the

recommended SAT at times during the night. I use O2 when

walking on the treadmill. Other than that I seem to get along rather

well " . ... Jim

 

I replied:

> I cannot answer with a simple yes or no. ... Chinese Herbal Med

> (CHM) ... is a highly effective but complex medicine. It is more

> powerful than AP in most chronic diseases. IMO, the best treatment

> of COPD would include AP, CHM and western approaches. The

> diagnosis of the causes and nature of the pathology is the main

> guide as to how to tackle the problem. COPD has different causes

> and manifests with different pathologies. The latter can vary from

> simple spasm of the smooth muscle in the airway tree (relatively

> easy to treat with AP, herbs, massage, etc) to high-grade

> emphysema (with ruptured alveolar air sacs). The latter is very

> difficult to help because alveolar sacs cannot regrow or be

> replaced by new sacs. My advice is to gather all your medical

> reports into one file and have them assessed by a doctor highly

> skilled in herbal medicine and AP. Let me know in what city you

> live and I will try to locate a competent TCM physician for you.

> ... Phil

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

 

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

 

 

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