macular degeneration

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Has anyone treated macular degeneration? Is so, would appreciate any and all

ideas, comments, suggestions...

 

There is an MD in Santa Fe who is treating macular degeneration using

acupuncture (even though he states TCM is not 'real' medicine). I attended a

patient seminar he had in Albuquerque --- he expected between 20-30 people to

show and was a bit surprised when over 350 people attended. This MD claims he

is getting results with 85% of his patients.

 

I asked for point specifics (he uses a cookbook protocol) but he was unwilling

to answer. He did state he wanted to teach other practitioners how to use this

treatment, but when I asked if he meant MDs or also Doctors of Orient Medicine

(New Mexico), he informed me and two other DOMs, that he was uncomfortable

showing us how to use the needles...

 

Judging by his video, it appears he is using basic eye points: BL 1, Qi Hou,

Wai Ming, Shang Ming. Also he uses an ear 'stud' which is placed somewhere

around the thyroid/clavicle/shoulder joint area. He then needled LIV 14 (assume

as he website mentions this point; however, the video shows him needling through

the patient's clothes). Electric stim is hooked up to the eye points and LIV

14.

 

In checking his website (sorry,don't have it with me, but you can type in Alston

Lundgren, Santa Fe), it includes different ear points and additional body

points. These are not shown in the video and he did tell us he found that LIV 8

and LIV 3 did not improve vision.

 

I have a new patient coming in Wednesday who attended the seminar so would

appreciate hearing from anyone who has worked with macular degeneration. As I

have not seen this patient before, am unable to give you any TCM S & S, DX, T/P.

 

Thanks much.

kathleen

 

 

 

 

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