Hand contracture: Do Not use electro-AP on LI 04?

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Hi Zinia, Holmes, Pam, Richard, & All,

 

Pam wrote:

> Yes, ... I have a good deal of experience with the problem. I

> worked in Alaska for years and treated fishermen who'd had surgery

> for it. Several were so bad off after the surgery they cried with

> just light/gently palpation of arms/hands. These were tough, and I

> mean tough, men! They had enough relief to support themselves

> fishing again. If anyone's fished in the Bering Sea, you know what

> a tough life is. It may take a few months and a lot of patient

> rest, but it's worth giving it a good try. I did not use Guasha

> below the wrist. And Do Not use electro-AP on LI 04. Surgery should

> a last resort. Listen to Richard, he has excellent advise and

> explains protocols better than I. Thank you, Pam Price

 

Pam, many thanks for your reply. I take my hat off to you!

 

I do not envy either the fishermen, or their therapists, who have to

work in such freezing temperatures!

 

Why do you say: " Do Not use electro-AP on LI 04 " ?

 

Does that apply in warmer climates also?

 

Richard, would you describe your Guasha method for contracture

in more detail, please. I would like to learn more about this.

 

I learn a lot from this list. Next time I see a friend with contracture, I

will give it a go.

 

Best regards,

 

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Chinese Medicine , " Pam Price "

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wrote:

> Hi, Phil and all,

> LI 4 is such a strong point, that IMHO, e-stim can cause more damage than

> healing.

 

speaking as a longtime musician and an acupuncturist with a palpatory emphasis

(and

thus rather obsessive about taking care of my hands), the very notion of e-stim

-- or even

strong deqi -- on LI4 gives me the willies. In the land of litigation here, i

would also think

twice about using LI4 e-stim in any but the most dire of circumstances.

 

also, since e-stim tends to excite the contractile tissue, it seems to me

counterintuitive to

apply it to a problem of excessive contracture. i've treated some dupuytrens

before and i

can't say it occurred to me to use estim. BTW i'm assuming we're talking

milliamps here;

microcurrent might be a different story.

 

rh