phased whole AP therapy

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Hi All, & Tom,

 

Many thanks for your clarification, and for the article

..

Best regards,

Phil

 

Tom Verhaeghe wrote:

> ... phased whole AP therapy is ... composed of various kinds of AP

> methods in treating apoplexy-induced hemiplegia, which is combined with

> modern rehabilitation training measures. It is composed of scalp-AP,

> traditional body AP, back-shu points needling,opposing needling,and

> balanced needling in Yin and Yang meridians + functional rehabilitation

> training.

 

> This Tx should start at the early stage. At the flaccid paralysis stage

> (stages 1 and 2), scalp-AP is used together with body AP, with points

> selected both on the affected and the unaffected sides, especially

> back-shu points,aiming at putting more sensory and motor information to

> the brain and evoking active movement of the limbs to induce combined

> reaction and synergic movement to promote functional reformation of the

> brain, so as to modulate the lower centers. This way of emphasizing the

> back-shu points is beneficial to the restoration of trunk strength at

> the early paralyzed stage,so that it sets up a basis for further

> functional training.

 

> At the spasmodic stage (stages 3 and 4), the AP Tx is mainly to inhibit

> spasm by way of combined point selection from yin and yang meridians

> with points in antagonist muscles being selected to regulate

> balance between yin and yang and to inhibit muscular spasm.

 

> At the convalescent stage (stages 5 and 6), points are selected mainly

> according to differentiation. Points of the Yangming Meridian on the

> affected limb are also selected to dredge qi and blood in the affected

> limbs and to facilitate the establishment of a normal motor model. I

> will send the article to you, Phil. Best, Tom.