Doc - T12 Paraplegia

[Guest guest]

Doc - I don't know if you have had a chance to right more about

specific treatments, but I would really appreciate your insights

 

Thanks

 

Kayte

 

Chinese Medicine , Doc <Doc@s...>

wrote:

> Hi Kayte,

> I only have a few seconds online right now but the essence of

treatment ( i get referals from Swedish Hospital and Craig Rehab

the two local hospitals for about 4 spinal injury patients a year)

is to support the Kidneys, Nourish the Center, Build the Ch'i and

move Stagnation.

> I use a lot of needles when treating most Spinal injuries but will

write ASAP with specifics if you wish.

> Doc

>

> acupuncture4health <acupuncture4health@r...> wrote:

> Does anyone have experience treating paraplegia. The accident

> occured 12 months ago and the patient is on multiple pain

relieving

> drugs including methadone. He wants to reduce the oral meds that

he

> is taking. He also has a shunt/pump.

>

> With all the pain relieving meds I get the feeling that any

> acupuncture effect will be greatly diminished.

>

> Any thoughts and input??

>

> Kayte Halstead

> Acupuncture 4 Health

[Guest guest]

Hola Kayte,

I just found this sitting in my draft mail box. Sorry i thought I'd sent it out

already. I hope this is of some use. Remember please that I come from a lineage

Dieh Dah tradition so my treatments reflect this, but, they do get results.

 

Kayte,

 

The basic principles that I follow are to nourish the Kidney Yang (adrenals)and

Yin, strengthen the Center, Build the Ch'i and

move Stagnation of Ch'i and blood.

 

I treat on a daily basis for 3 courses of 10 days then every other day for three

weeks followed by twice a week for 8 weeks if it is a recent injury

and

every other day for three weeks followed by twice a week for 8 weeks for older

injuries.

 

points;

 

First disperse these

LI4, Liv3, TuMai 14,B60, plus ah shi TuMai points from just above to just

below th injury, Hua To Jia Jie throughout the region of the injury

Method;

Strong stimulation or Milli amp electro stim with a sawtooth wave with 28 or 30

guage needles

 

Neutral needling @ SJ5,G41,SI3, B62

 

Then Tonify selected points among these;

 

Ren 4, Ren 6, Ren 17, B17, B18, B23, B20, L7, K6, K27, Sp6,TuMai 16

Method; 36 -40 guage needles with a minimum of stimulation (other than Ch'i

Kung)

 

Ear points;

Kidneys, Lung, Shen Men, Sympathetic, Spinal points, Adrenals

points for the affected areas / functions

 

Scalp Points;

Motor, Sensory, Szu Shen Tsong, TuMai20 plus points for the affected areas /

functions

Method; threading

 

I also use Light Therapy on selected Scalp and Spinal Column points

.

Best result is soon after the injury (luckily there are Neurologists that refer

from the ER to my clinic) but have had results in terms of pain, spasticity,

extension of sensation and mobility even several years after an injury and even

with all of the meds the Pt are on.

Appropriate herbals are also important to treatment outcome.

 

I hope that some of this is useful to you.

 

Doc Rosen

303-333-9977

1529 York

Denver, CO 80206

 

 

Chinese Medicine , Doc <Doc@s...>

wrote:

> Hi Kayte,