Guest guest Posted July 7, 2001 Report Share Posted July 7, 2001 With all due respect to members, the correct name of this syndrome is Guillain-Barre (with an accent aigue over the " e " but I can't do that). Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 i am treating a 60 year old woman who has guillain-barre, first started about 8 weeks ago. it affects 1 in 100,000 and starts as a virus that attacks the coverings of the nerves then rapidly causes a lack of ability to stand or walk along with numbness and tingling in the extremities. currently can feel and move her hands and feet however when she stands she says that " the sensations of standing stops " at her ankles. she can feel me touch her feet and toes but does not feel the bottom of her feet when she is standing. she says her hands now constantly feel like they are covered in wet sand. she is unable to sit up completely on her own nor stand on her own. she does 1.5 hours of PT a day 5-6 days a week while she is in the nursing home. her tounge is wide, a bit purple, with a white slightly greasy coat and it is a bit dry no real noticeable cracks or scallops pulses are overall weak . using colaid to " keep bowels soft " goes one time a day is small movement, reports that if gets to bathroom on her own, movement is easier, no issues with urine, no digestion problems has some cramping intermittently that relates to gas pains very healthy individual before all this occured her doctor says that now it is just a matter of waiting for the nerves to regenerate for the first treatment i did GV 20, Shen Men, Liver 3, L.I. 4 after tx she reported feeling very relaxed, sleepy, and the next day said that some feeling had come back to her in the ball of her foot, i do not know if this has lasted this week, i will see her again tomorrow i am thinking she is a wood/fire cf in the 5 e world i was thinking of doing some scalp acupuncture on sensory line for upper and lower limb anyone have any experience with guillain barre or any suggestions on acupuncture to help nerves regenerate? thanks beth Beth Grubb Licensed Acupuncturist www.bethgrubb.com beth 410-591-2644 baihuiacu Chinese Medicine Sun, 22 Apr 2007 5:15 AM Re: tinnitis Chinese Medicine , " ladylee0999 " <acudoc wrote:yes we can definately treat tinnitus with auricular acupuncture an dpranic healing. if u suggest i will definately treat him . please mail me on baihuiacu. and tell me the standard time at which u will sit and i can heal. bye > > Anyone have any luck treating high pitch, buzzing tinnitus? > > Patient is a 54 year old male, heavy smoker. He says he got it from a > drug treatment he was on years ago that degenerated the nerves. > > Lee Tritt, AP, OMD, Dipl. Ac.(NCCAOM) > 321-961-6432 > A LITTLE " NEEDLING " NEVER HURT ANYONE > ______________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Dear Beth, My Mother in law had Gullian Barret and never fully recovered feeling in her hands and feet. She never tried acupuncture but had good results using fish oils and essential fatty acids. There is research that suggests it may help regenerate the myelin sheath in MS patients, worth a try. The other thing I'd look into is Auricular Therapy. I think you'd get good, albeit, limited results with seeds and ear needles, I'd look into some of the microcurrent devices. When you work on the ear you are directly stimulating (and I believe regenerating) neural pathways. I've had amazing results using microcurrent on depression, anxiety, ADD, ADHD, colds and flu, and all sorts of pain. A friend of mine has recovered nearly all the feeling in his arm, after the nerve had been damaged during birth. He used a microcurrent device that emits all the Nogier frequencies. Check out Teri Olsen's book Auricular Therapy Manual and the work Bryon Frank and Nader Solomon have done. They both have web sites. Best of luck to you, hope this has been helpful. Ann Johnson TCM Student Westminster, CO - sg1532<sg1532 To: Chinese Medicine <Chinese Medicine\ @> Sunday, April 22, 2007 5:16 PM guillain-barre i am treating a 60 year old woman who has guillain-barre, first started about 8 weeks ago. it affects 1 in 100,000 and starts as a virus that attacks the coverings of the nerves then rapidly causes a lack of ability to stand or walk along with numbness and tingling in the extremities. currently can feel and move her hands and feet however when she stands she says that " the sensations of standing stops " at her ankles. she can feel me touch her feet and toes but does not feel the bottom of her feet when she is standing. she says her hands now constantly feel like they are covered in wet sand. she is unable to sit up completely on her own nor stand on her own. she does 1.5 hours of PT a day 5-6 days a week while she is in the nursing home. her tounge is wide, a bit purple, with a white slightly greasy coat and it is a bit dry no real noticeable cracks or scallops pulses are overall weak . using colaid to " keep bowels soft " goes one time a day is small movement, reports that if gets to bathroom on her own, movement is easier, no issues with urine, no digestion problems has some cramping intermittently that relates to gas pains very healthy individual before all this occured her doctor says that now it is just a matter of waiting for the nerves to regenerate for the first treatment i did GV 20, Shen Men, Liver 3, L.I. 4 after tx she reported feeling very relaxed, sleepy, and the next day said that some feeling had come back to her in the ball of her foot, i do not know if this has lasted this week, i will see her again tomorrow i am thinking she is a wood/fire cf in the 5 e world i was thinking of doing some scalp acupuncture on sensory line for upper and lower limb anyone have any experience with guillain barre or any suggestions on acupuncture to help nerves regenerate? thanks beth Beth Grubb Licensed Acupuncturist www.bethgrubb.com beth<beth 410-591-2644 baihuiacu<baihuiacu To: Chinese Medicine <Chinese Medicine\ @> Sun, 22 Apr 2007 5:15 AM Re: tinnitis --- In Chinese Medicine <Chinese Medicine\ @>, " ladylee0999 " <acudoc wrote:yes we can definately treat tinnitus with auricular acupuncture an dpranic healing. if u suggest i will definately treat him . please mail me on baihuiacu<baihuiacu. and tell me the standard time at which u will sit and i can heal. bye > > Anyone have any luck treating high pitch, buzzing tinnitus? > > Patient is a 54 year old male, heavy smoker. He says he got it from a > drug treatment he was on years ago that degenerated the nerves. > > Lee Tritt, AP, OMD, Dipl. Ac.(NCCAOM) > 321-961-6432 > A LITTLE " NEEDLING " NEVER HURT ANYONE > ________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 thanks anne after just one treatment she has regained feeling in the ball of her foot and was able to walk a lot more than the previous week while in PT, she is extremely sensitive to certain body points I have needled, to the point of tears! I dont know if this has anything to do with the nerves regenerating? Next visit I think I will try either some scalp stuff or auricular like you suggested. I would love to hear any more imput if anyone out there has any. thanks beth Beth Grubb Licensed Acupuncturist Certified Animal Acupuncturist 410-591-2644 beth www.bethgrubb.com ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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