effectiveness of acupuncture for smoking cessation

[Guest guest]

I am meeting with the health dept in our county who wants to know how

I might assist people in quitting smoking. I do have a program but

have only used it on a few individuals. They would like to know what

research there is on the effectiveness of using acupuncture for

helping one to quit smoking and sustain it. Does anyone know where to

get such references. I have searched the archives but am having

difficulty getting it.

 

Thanks,

 

Anne

[Guest guest]

I did NADA training, and tried using it with ear seeds on a patient. After

three sessions she hadn't noticed a change, and so discontinued treatment.

 

Quoting mike Bowser <naturaldoc1:

 

> What about NADA?

>

>

> Mike W. Bowser, L Ac

>

[Guest guest]

I find it helps if you use electrical stimulation on the Lung point

which mimics the original research done by Wen and Cheng in Hong Kong

during the early 1970s. I find three sections a week for two weeks is

htneeded as well as prescribing a patent, such as Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan

depending upon the pattern analysis.

 

Attilio

www.attiliodalberto.com

 

 

Chinese Medicine , mmilotay@t...

wrote:

> I did NADA training, and tried using it with ear seeds on a patient.

After

> three sessions she hadn't noticed a change, and so discontinued

treatment.

>

> Quoting mike Bowser <naturaldoc1@h...>:

>

> > What about NADA?

> >

> >

> > Mike W. Bowser, L Ac

> >

[Guest guest]

How frequent were the sessions? Did you also needle, or just use seeds?

 

mmilotay wrote:

 

> I did NADA training, and tried using it with ear seeds on a patient.

> After

> three sessions she hadn't noticed a change, and so discontinued

> treatment.

>

>

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Yes, University of Miami did some research studies on Acupuncture for quit

smoking with quite a good success rate. I believe the principal researcher was

Dr. Janet Konefal, phD They have an ongoing " BE SMOKE FREE " program every

quarter, which incorporates 5 or 6 acupuncture sessions, nutritional

education, stress management, respiratory education, hypnosis. I am one of the

acupuncturists in the program. We use the NADA points in the ear including the

aggression point, and the mouth point, the gallbladder point on the facial

microsystem, and a special quit smoking point on the wrist area very close to

Lung

7: Timee (located just to the outside of Lung 7, rolling over the tendon).

 

It has been my experience that acupuncture is very effective with curbing

cravings and reducing the withdrawal symptoms, and reducing levels of stress.

It also seems that it helps if the person is highly motivated. I highly

encourage the use of acupuncture for quiting smoking.

 

Marleen Colangelo, AP

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I have had good results with stop smoking by combining acupuncture with

hypnosis with a success rate of about 60%. The number one determining

factor is the motivation of the patient however. If they are not at a

place of wanting to quit deep down, no technique will work. I can only

give tools to aid them in the transition from smoker to non-smoker, what

they do with the tools is really up to them.

 

Christopher Vedeler L.Ac., C.Ht.

Oasis Acupuncture

http://www.oasisacupuncture.com

8233 N. Via Paseo del Norte

Suite D-35

Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Phone: (480) 991-3650

Fax: (480) 247-4472

 

 

Chinese Medicine

Chinese Medicine On Behalf Of

AcuChi1

Sunday, September 04, 2005 2:31 AM

Chinese Medicine

Re: effectiveness of acupuncture for smoking cessation

 

 

Yes, University of Miami did some research studies on Acupuncture for

quit

smoking with quite a good success rate. I believe the principal

researcher was

Dr. Janet Konefal, phD They have an ongoing " BE SMOKE FREE " program

every

quarter, which incorporates 5 or 6 acupuncture sessions, nutritional

education, stress management, respiratory education, hypnosis. I am

one of the

acupuncturists in the program. We use the NADA points in the ear

including the

aggression point, and the mouth point, the gallbladder point on the

facial

microsystem, and a special quit smoking point on the wrist area very

close to Lung

7: Timee (located just to the outside of Lung 7, rolling over the

tendon).

 

It has been my experience that acupuncture is very effective with

curbing

cravings and reducing the withdrawal symptoms, and reducing levels of

stress.

It also seems that it helps if the person is highly motivated. I

highly

encourage the use of acupuncture for quiting smoking.

 

Marleen Colangelo, AP

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I second that Mr. Vedeler. Motivation is the number one factor in

smoking cessation. Quite a patients come in to my practice because their

spouse sent them - success rate here is LOW. However if patients are

motivated then success rate is about 80-85%.

 

I usually do a full diagnosis (current problems

physical/mental/psychological as well as constitution) treat patients

according to diagnosis and send patients home with ear seeds on one ear

(NADA) protocol. Usually patients are also given a simple breathing

excersise for stress og craving relief. Sometimes also diet advice is

given. Six treatments are given; 3 sessions the first week, 2 sessions

the second week and a follow up 2-3 weeks after the 5th session. Few

people need more and a few people need less sessions.

 

Another benefit of doing a full diagnosis/treatment is that patients

often feel significantly better in whatever other symptoms they might

have or in themselves and are likely to continue treatment for different

ailments or just beacuse it makes them feel good!

 

Thomas Sorensen

L. Ac.

 

Christopher Vedeler L.Ac. wrote:

 

> I have had good results with stop smoking by combining acupuncture with

> hypnosis with a success rate of about 60%. The number one determining

> factor is the motivation of the patient however. If they are not at a

> place of wanting to quit deep down, no technique will work. I can only

> give tools to aid them in the transition from smoker to non-smoker, what

> they do with the tools is really up to them.

>

> Christopher Vedeler L.Ac., C.Ht.

> Oasis Acupuncture

> http://www.oasisacupuncture.com

> 8233 N. Via Paseo del Norte

> Suite D-35

> Scottsdale, AZ 85258

> Phone: (480) 991-3650

> Fax: (480) 247-4472

>

>

> Chinese Medicine

> Chinese Medicine On Behalf Of

> AcuChi1

> Sunday, September 04, 2005 2:31 AM

> Chinese Medicine

> Re: effectiveness of acupuncture for smoking cessation

>

>

> Yes, University of Miami did some research studies on Acupuncture for

> quit

> smoking with quite a good success rate. I believe the principal

> researcher was

> Dr. Janet Konefal, phD They have an ongoing " BE SMOKE FREE " program

> every

> quarter, which incorporates 5 or 6 acupuncture sessions, nutritional

> education, stress management, respiratory education, hypnosis. I am

> one of the

> acupuncturists in the program. We use the NADA points in the ear

> including the

> aggression point, and the mouth point, the gallbladder point on the

> facial

> microsystem, and a special quit smoking point on the wrist area very

> close to Lung

> 7: Timee (located just to the outside of Lung 7, rolling over the

> tendon).

>

> It has been my experience that acupuncture is very effective with

> curbing

> cravings and reducing the withdrawal symptoms, and reducing levels of

> stress.

> It also seems that it helps if the person is highly motivated. I

> highly

> encourage the use of acupuncture for quiting smoking.

>

> Marleen Colangelo, AP

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I only used seeds.

 

On Fri, 2005-09-02 at 16:52 -0700, Nora wrote:

> How frequent were the sessions? Did you also needle, or just use seeds?

>

> mmilotay wrote:

>

> > I did NADA training, and tried using it with ear seeds on a patient.

> > After

> > three sessions she hadn't noticed a change, and so discontinued

> > treatment.

> >

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Mark Milotay <mmilotay