Guest guest Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 A 62 y.o. female called to schedule an appointment. During our brief phone call she stated that her overall health is " very good " and takes no western medicines, herbs or nutritional supplements of any kind. Her only physical complaints are dizziness and hypotenstion, therefore, knowing nothing else I suspect a qi and blood deficiency. She stated that due to her hypotension if she stands up quickly she will black out, so that is her major complaint. She has seen a cardiologist and endocrinologist and their testing has found nothing abnormal, other than the fact that she indeed does have low blood pressure. I have never treated a hypotensive patient and have not found anything in my home reference materials about treating it other than an auricular-therapy protocol, which I defintely plan to include. Does anyone have an effective treatment protocol for hypotension that they have actually used with success? She definitely needs to see an immediate improvement otherwise she risks injuring herself during a blackout. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Dear Doctor ..., THis condition seems to lie upon the sugar problem, the blackout. If you ask, you may find out some of the symptoms : light dizziness, insomnia, low energy, cold sensation, weak deep pulse, +/- swollen, pale tongue and wet, anemia. You should not use more than 5 needles, it may cause her to pass out. The best you can do is to moxa Du4, S36. Blood pressure will rise after the treatment is done, 15 min. The herbal formula " Ba Wei Wan " 20 pills each, 2 times a day, for a month. This treatment plan is not only for preventing the low blood pressure but it is also for glucose metabolism. Good luck, Nam Nguyen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 On page 120 of " Clinical Strategies " vol 1 by Kiiko Matsumoto, she discusses palpatory findings that need to be dealt with when treating blood pressure patients. This text is rich in clinical cases of the author's vast experience. You can order the text from her or possibly from a nearby acupuncture school/library. You will also need to take the patient's blood pressure at the beginning and end of treatment. There are many resons why the bp might be high and these would also need to be consider in the patient care. Hope this helps. Mike W. Bowser, L Ac ________________________________ > Chinese Medicine > starguard_1 > Fri, 9 Feb 2007 21:43:47 +0000 > Hypotension protocol needed > > A 62 y.o. female called to schedule an appointment. During our brief > phone call she stated that her overall health is " very good " and > takes no western medicines, herbs or nutritional supplements of any > kind. > Her only physical complaints are dizziness and hypotenstion, > therefore, knowing nothing else I suspect a qi and blood deficiency. > She stated that due to her hypotension if she stands up quickly she > will black out, so that is her major complaint. She has seen a > cardiologist and endocrinologist and their testing has found nothing > abnormal, other than the fact that she indeed does have low blood > pressure. > I have never treated a hypotensive patient and have not found > anything in my home reference materials about treating it other than > an auricular-therapy protocol, which I defintely plan to include. > Does anyone have an effective treatment protocol for hypotension that > they have actually used with success? She definitely needs to see an > immediate improvement otherwise she risks injuring herself during a > blackout. > Thank you for your assistance in this matter. > _______________ Live Search: Better results, fast http://get.live.com/search/overview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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