Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Acupuncture works good for this.. I usually needle local pts, some Tan distal pts, and surround the neuroma with estim. Usually immediate discomfort, then 6 - 8 treatments. I think the pts surrounding the neuroma do the best. Feet are sensitive if needling from the bottom. Sometimes if the pxt has trouble with the larger needles, I have used ear needles for the underside of the foot. Bertram L. Furman L.Ac. QME Oriental Medical Associates " Building Optimal Health for all People, To Educate and To Serve with Integrity " acudr www.Acupunctureandyou.com 619.294.2622 _____ On Behalf Of alexander zide Friday, March 31, 2006 9:42 AM Morton's Neuroma Has anybody treated Morton's Neuroma with success? Please respond.Help is very much appreciated. A.Zide L.Ac Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1 & cent;/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Treated a 70 year old woman with it on her left foot. Treated her for about 6 weeks. 1st 2 wks I saw her twice a week, next month I saw her once a week. Her underlying problem was Kidney xu and Lr Blood xu. I first did heavy dispersing with electro-acupuncture. Gb 41 to Gb 34 and simultaneous St. 44 to St. 40. At same time then added with no electro points to build up Kidney and Liver to build up core energy. She did hours of walking every day and the treatments kept her pain free til about noon every day and then she had about 30 per cent of pain come back as it got to be late afternoon as she did more walking. The herb formulas I gave her did no good as she barely would take them. Her husband it seemed stopped her from coming in because he thought the pain should already be all gone. , alexander zide <alexander_zide wrote: > > Has anybody treated Morton's Neuroma with success? Please respond.Help is very much appreciated. A.Zide L.Ac > > > > Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1 & cent;/min. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 A prospective patient and former colleague just called me about this condition. Any suggestions on how to treat? I know it came up not long ago but can't get it from the archives. Maybe it's under heel spurs? Any suggestions would help. What came to mind for me (of course without seeing him) is the balance method - opposite hand as a mirror (ouch) Thanks, Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Find out what the pattern differentiation is and treat accordingly. Western Diagnoses are almost always useless - actually, they are always useless. What is useful is imaging and test results. Morton's neuroma may or may not involve (it's supposed to involve) a swelling of the nerves between the toes. Doesn't always happen because of pattern differentiation, i.e.: sometimes it's blood stasis, sometimes it's fire obstructed, sometimes it's damp, sometimes it's damp-heat or qi deficiency, and so on. Palpate the area and determine hot, cold, excess, deficiency, etc, investigate precipitating events, you'll do fine. Hugo _________ Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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