Guest guest Posted November 23, 2006 Report Posted November 23, 2006 Mike, What is the title of her book? I didn't see Clinical Stategies at Redwing but rather other titles including 8 Extradordinaries and Hara Diagnosis. Anne -------------- Original message ---------------------- mike Bowser <naturaldoc1 > > Andrea, > There is so much more to using acupuncture out there then what we learned in > school. What amazed me the most > is that she uses only acupuncture and gets great results with many very complex > disorders. I have also found this to > be accurate in my limited professional practice. Take care and Happy > Thanksgiving ! > > Mike W. Bowser, L Ac > > ________________________________ > > Chinese Medicine > > > > Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:02:27 -0800 > > RE: Help for 5 years of daily headaches > > > > Thank you, Mike. This is most interesting. > > Andrea Beth > > mike Bowser <naturaldoc1<naturaldoc1> wrote: > > I hope you will check out Kiiko Matsumoto's clinical strategies vol 1 for > similar types of cases. This might be considered an immune reaction, confirmed > by > > palpation of the upper cervicals and also lower right abdominal areas. > Protocol would also suggest checking the oketsu reflex, lower left abdominal > area > > for sensitivity. Working with original trauma is important and often can cause > blood stagnation (oketsu). It would be hard to speculate further w/o actual > > palpation of reflex areas and release points as to diagnosis. Please get a > copy of the text. When stagnation occurs for a long time, it creates a decline > in > > many areas and systems. I would recomment first opening up the channels and > then see where things go from there. Let me know if you have more directed > > questions about this method. Best of luck. > > Mike W. Bowser, L Ac > > ________________________________ > > > To: > Chinese Traditional Medicine <Chinese Traditional Medicine > @>; > < >; > alumni-sd<alumni-sd > > > < > > > Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:41:35 -0800 > > > Help for 5 years of daily headaches > > > > > > Hi All, > > > I have an 18-year old female patient who has had constant headaches for the > last 5 years. She has seen all the western docs, had all the tests done, and > nothing is conclusive. Her neurologist referred her for acupuncture. > > > Her history is most interesting. Prior to her headaches, she had a bout of > mononucleosis at age 13, followed by removal of her tonsils. After the surgery, > her headaches started. One of the things I am wondering, is whether is might be > a long-lasting side effect of the anesthesia? > > > On her first visit, she appeared morose, depressed, lethargic, and > extremely, ghastly pale. She wears sunglasses and a hat indoors, because light > aggravates her headaches. Headaches are also aggravated by exposure to humid > weather and cold, damp weather. Other symptoms included achy joints in her hands > and fingers, knees, and hips, which also worsened with the same kinds of weather > that aggravates the headaches. Other complaints also included difficulty > sleeping - restless tossing and turning; profound fatigue, and loss of appetite. > In addition, her hands and feet were extremely cold and damp, with her abdomen > feeling burning hot and sweaty on palpation. Note that she wore gloves and > thermal underwear underneath her clothes and heavy jacket on an 85-degree day. > Yes, she complained of feeling cold all the time. > > > 6 acupuncture treatments have not impacted her headache in the slightest. I > have worked to raise yang, release muscle tension in the neck and shoulders, > downbear liver yang, and tonify qi to no avail. However, her sleep has improved > to the point that she is now sleeping soundly through the night and does not > need to spend her days languishing exhausted in bed. Her appetite has improved > with digestive enzymes. Her energy has increased to the point that she has taken > up skateboarding on warm days! Her mood is greatly improved, and she laughs and > smiles when she comes for her appointments now. She is interested in learning > what she can to do help herself heal. > > > Part of her problem is that she has been a vegetarian most of her life, and > has not eaten any red meat since age 3. Her muscles are very weak and droopy, > without shape or vigor. She has an issue about eating anything " that has eyes " . > She is thirsty all the time. There are no complaints about digestion, > defecation, or urination. > > > Her MD's have suggested that she might have Epstein-Barr, or fibromyalgia, > or " mono in her bones " . > > > Last spring, she had a rare form of pneumonia caused by Chlamydia in her > lungs, which caused her to lose a great deal of weight. She was severely ill for > 5 months before coming to see me. She had been gaining 10 pounds per month prior > to the pneumonia, with no cause diagnosable by her doctors. Her mother claimed > she had not increased her food intake. > > > Her tongue is pale pink with a slightly red tip and sides, and a wet, thin, > sticky yellow coat. > > > Her pulse is weak and fine on the right, soft and weak on the left, medium > depth, at 70 beats per minute. > > > She has dark circles under her eyes. > > > Before having mono, she says her health was great. > > > Her headaches are mostly onthe right temporal-vertex region of her head, and > slightly on the left side also. They are there all the time, varying only in > severity. At their most severe, her right eyelid droops and her vision in her > right eye is impaired. > > > I have diagnosed her with a shao yang disorder, also with spleen qi > deficiency generating dampness, and kidney qi deficiency. There is also a wei qi > deficiency. I'm not sure about the latent pathogen axis. I could benefit from > some guidance at this point. > > > I have given her two different herbal formulas - Si Ni San, for the > possibility that she did have heat constrained in the interior all this time, as > reflected by her hot abdomen, with her cold hands and feet. The coldness in her > hands and feet improved only slightly with this formula. I also gave her Tong > Qiao Huo Xue Tang for the headache, on the basis that any 5-year headache would > have stagnant blood as part of its disharmony. The headache did not change with > this formula. > > > I am now looking at Xiao Chai Hu Tang, and wondering if there is something I > am missing. One of the things I am wondering about is her inordinate sense of > cold. Could she have a cold pathogen lodged in her head causing the headaches? > And what about the possibility that this is somehow due to some damage from > anesthesia during her surgery - how would we treat that? > > > This young woman has been home-schooled during the last 5 years due to her > intolerance of noise, light, and crowds. She has missed out on her teen years. > I'd like to give her her life back. > > > Oh yeah, a related question - how long should we administer formulae like Si > Ni San or Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang or Xiao Chai Hu Tang, before expecting to see > results or trying a different approach? In a case like this, would we give a > higher dose? > > > Any ideas are most welcome. > > > Thank you, > > > > > > > > > Sponsored Link > > > Mortgage rates as low as 4.625% - $150,000 loan for $579 a month. > Intro-*Terms > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2006 Report Posted November 24, 2006 Kiiko Matsumoto's clinical strategies vol 1. You will need to purchase it at other places like from Kiiko directly or some schools, etc. Mike W. Bowser, L Ac ________________________________ > Chinese Medicine > anne.crowley > Thu, 23 Nov 2006 02:22:46 +0000 > RE: Kiko Matsumoto > > Mike, > What is the title of her book? I didn't see Clinical Stategies at Redwing but rather other titles including 8 Extradordinaries and Hara Diagnosis. > Anne > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > mike Bowser <naturaldoc1<naturaldoc1> > > > > Andrea, > > There is so much more to using acupuncture out there then what we learned in > > school. What amazed me the most > > is that she uses only acupuncture and gets great results with many very complex > > disorders. I have also found this to > > be accurate in my limited professional practice. Take care and Happy > > Thanksgiving ! > > > > Mike W. Bowser, L Ac > > > > ________________________________ > > > To: Chinese Medicine <Chinese Medicine\ @> > > > < > > > Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:02:27 -0800 > > > RE: Help for 5 years of daily headaches > > > > > > Thank you, Mike. This is most interesting. > > > Andrea Beth > > > mike Bowser <naturaldoc1<naturaldoc1<naturaldoc1@hotm\ ail.com<naturaldoc1>> wrote: > > > I hope you will check out Kiiko Matsumoto's clinical strategies vol 1 for > > similar types of cases. This might be considered an immune reaction, confirmed > > by > > > palpation of the upper cervicals and also lower right abdominal areas. > > Protocol would also suggest checking the oketsu reflex, lower left abdominal > > area > > > for sensitivity. Working with original trauma is important and often can cause > > blood stagnation (oketsu). It would be hard to speculate further w/o actual > > > palpation of reflex areas and release points as to diagnosis. Please get a > > copy of the text. When stagnation occurs for a long time, it creates a decline > > in > > > many areas and systems. I would recomment first opening up the channels and > > then see where things go from there. Let me know if you have more directed > > > questions about this method. Best of luck. > > > Mike W. Bowser, L Ac > > > ________________________________ > > > > To: > > Chinese Traditional Medicine <Chinese Traditional Medicine\ @><Chinese Traditional Medicine > > @>; > > < ><ma\ ilto: <\ m>>; > > alumni-sd<alumni-sd<alumni-\ sd<alumni-sd> > > > > <<<a\ bdamsky> > > > > Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:41:35 -0800 > > > > Help for 5 years of daily headaches > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > I have an 18-year old female patient who has had constant headaches for the > > last 5 years. She has seen all the western docs, had all the tests done, and > > nothing is conclusive. Her neurologist referred her for acupuncture. > > > > Her history is most interesting. Prior to her headaches, she had a bout of > > mononucleosis at age 13, followed by removal of her tonsils. After the surgery, > > her headaches started. One of the things I am wondering, is whether is might be > > a long-lasting side effect of the anesthesia? > > > > On her first visit, she appeared morose, depressed, lethargic, and > > extremely, ghastly pale. She wears sunglasses and a hat indoors, because light > > aggravates her headaches. Headaches are also aggravated by exposure to humid > > weather and cold, damp weather. Other symptoms included achy joints in her hands > > and fingers, knees, and hips, which also worsened with the same kinds of weather > > that aggravates the headaches. Other complaints also included difficulty > > sleeping - restless tossing and turning; profound fatigue, and loss of appetite. > > In addition, her hands and feet were extremely cold and damp, with her abdomen > > feeling burning hot and sweaty on palpation. Note that she wore gloves and > > thermal underwear underneath her clothes and heavy jacket on an 85-degree day. > > Yes, she complained of feeling cold all the time. > > > > 6 acupuncture treatments have not impacted her headache in the slightest. I > > have worked to raise yang, release muscle tension in the neck and shoulders, > > downbear liver yang, and tonify qi to no avail. However, her sleep has improved > > to the point that she is now sleeping soundly through the night and does not > > need to spend her days languishing exhausted in bed. Her appetite has improved > > with digestive enzymes. Her energy has increased to the point that she has taken > > up skateboarding on warm days! Her mood is greatly improved, and she laughs and > > smiles when she comes for her appointments now. She is interested in learning > > what she can to do help herself heal. > > > > Part of her problem is that she has been a vegetarian most of her life, and > > has not eaten any red meat since age 3. Her muscles are very weak and droopy, > > without shape or vigor. She has an issue about eating anything " that has eyes " . > > She is thirsty all the time. There are no complaints about digestion, > > defecation, or urination. > > > > Her MD's have suggested that she might have Epstein-Barr, or fibromyalgia, > > or " mono in her bones " . > > > > Last spring, she had a rare form of pneumonia caused by Chlamydia in her > > lungs, which caused her to lose a great deal of weight. She was severely ill for > > 5 months before coming to see me. She had been gaining 10 pounds per month prior > > to the pneumonia, with no cause diagnosable by her doctors. Her mother claimed > > she had not increased her food intake. > > > > Her tongue is pale pink with a slightly red tip and sides, and a wet, thin, > > sticky yellow coat. > > > > Her pulse is weak and fine on the right, soft and weak on the left, medium > > depth, at 70 beats per minute. > > > > She has dark circles under her eyes. > > > > Before having mono, she says her health was great. > > > > Her headaches are mostly onthe right temporal-vertex region of her head, and > > slightly on the left side also. They are there all the time, varying only in > > severity. At their most severe, her right eyelid droops and her vision in her > > right eye is impaired. > > > > I have diagnosed her with a shao yang disorder, also with spleen qi > > deficiency generating dampness, and kidney qi deficiency. There is also a wei qi > > deficiency. I'm not sure about the latent pathogen axis. I could benefit from > > some guidance at this point. > > > > I have given her two different herbal formulas - Si Ni San, for the > > possibility that she did have heat constrained in the interior all this time, as > > reflected by her hot abdomen, with her cold hands and feet. The coldness in her > > hands and feet improved only slightly with this formula. I also gave her Tong > > Qiao Huo Xue Tang for the headache, on the basis that any 5-year headache would > > have stagnant blood as part of its disharmony. The headache did not change with > > this formula. > > > > I am now looking at Xiao Chai Hu Tang, and wondering if there is something I > > am missing. One of the things I am wondering about is her inordinate sense of > > cold. Could she have a cold pathogen lodged in her head causing the headaches? > > And what about the possibility that this is somehow due to some damage from > > anesthesia during her surgery - how would we treat that? > > > > This young woman has been home-schooled during the last 5 years due to her > > intolerance of noise, light, and crowds. She has missed out on her teen years. > > I'd like to give her her life back. > > > > Oh yeah, a related question - how long should we administer formulae like Si > > Ni San or Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang or Xiao Chai Hu Tang, before expecting to see > > results or trying a different approach? In a case like this, would we give a > > higher dose? > > > > Any ideas are most welcome. > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsored Link > > > > Mortgage rates as low as 4.625% - $150,000 loan for $579 a month. > > Intro-*Terms > > > > Quote
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