Guest guest Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Are auricular maps reliable for chronic musculoskeletal pain disorders? A double-blind evaluation. Acupunct Med. 2007 Sep;25(3):72-9. AIM: To examine the proposed somatotopic relation between the regions in which patients report musculoskeletal pain and tender points located on the external ears according to a map based on commonly used auricular acupuncture maps. METHODS: Twenty-five patients (16 women) from a chronic pain clinic were included. Patients were asked, before examination of the external ears, if they had past or present musculoskeletal pain in any of 11 body regions. An ear map, collapsed into 11 zones representing the musculoskeletal system, was used. The ear examiner was blinded to the patients' pain conditions, medical history and ongoing treatment. Patients communicated with the examiner only to express if tenderness was present in the external ear on palpation using a spring-loaded pressure stylus commonly used for auricular acupuncture. The degree of tenderness was registered on a 5-point scale and dichotomised (no tenderness or tenderness). Agreements between the patients' painful body regions and tenderness in the external ear zones were presented as percentage, kappa values, sensitivity and specificity. RESULTS: The 25 patients reported 116 past or present musculoskeletal pain regions and had 110 tender ear zones. No statistically significant agreements were found between the painful body regions and the corresponding tender ear zones. CONCLUSIONS: Our results did not show agreements between patients' reported musculoskeletal pain regions and tender zones in the external ears assessed according to commonly used maps in auricular acupuncture using a pressure stylus. However, very tender points occur on the external ear in a population with chronic musculoskeletal pain. - TCMdirectory.com Monday, September 24, 2007 8:47 AM Re: Jade Dew Ointment & Hibiscus mutabilis Thanks Phil. Good stuff there. I'm trying to order more. My whole family is waiting haha Seems to be on backorder so hopfeully just a few more weeks. Thanks, Elie TCM Directory http://www.tcmdirectory.com , " " < wrote: > > Hi All, & Elie, > > Elie wrote: > > Jade Dew Ointment from Blue Poppy is a life saver for my mom with > > herpes simplex. She puts it on all day along with icing it and it > > really saves her more than anything that she has tried. If she catches > > it early enough it even prevents the full outbreak. Even if she catches > > it late the severity is greatly reduced. Thanks, Elie > > The following (gleaned mainly from Chinese WWW sources) may be of > interest re YULU GAO (Jade Dew Paste) and Fl / Fm Hibisci mutabilis (its > most important component): > > (1) YULU GAO (Jade Dew Paste) / Qingliang Gao (Cold Cream) is a Topical > ointment /plaster, (Futie) containing Fl / Fm Hibisci mutabilis (Furonghua / > Difuronghua / Difurongye / Mufurongye / Jushuangye) + blended vegetable > oil (canola & soybean), beeswax; it is for external use only, not for internal > use; specifically indicated for herpes (herpes zoster & herpes simplex); Stop > Pain, Reduce Swelling & redness dt herpes simplex / cold sores; > > CAUTIONS: AVOID on wet sores already open, esp if oozing; apply as > Topical before blister has formed / broken > > (2) HB LATIN NAME: Hibiscus mutabilis v roseopleanus Fl/Fm; Hibiscus > sinensis Fl/Fm; Ketmia mutabilis Fl/Fm > > HB ENGLISH NAME: Confederate rose; Cotton rose; Cottonrose hibiscus; > Dixie rose-mallow, Changing Rose; changeable Rose > > HB PINYIN NAME: Furong; (Jap: Fuyoo (Fuyô), Fuyou; Kor: Buyong; Span: > Rosa Algodón; Thai: Phuttan); Dayefurong; Difurong; Furonghua; > Goutoufurong; Huamu; Jushuanghua; Juxiang; Mufurong; Mulian; > Qianmianmeiren; Sanzuirong; Shanfurong; Zhongbanfurong; Zuifurong > > SOURCE: Listed in Gang-Mu (Compendium of Materia Medica) > > HB CLASS: Antiherpetic (Anti-HSV-2); > > HB QI & NATURE: Cool; Acrid~slightly > > ACTIVE AGENTS: Fm has: flavonoid glycosides; phenols; amino acids; > tannins; Fl has: nonacosane ( C29H60); -Sitosterol; betulinic acid; Stearic > ethyl ester (ethyl stearate); Quercetin, Kaempferol; > > DOSE: Internal use: 9-30g; External use: qs. Smash fresh Fl, Fm / Rml as > Topical; Grind Fl & mix with oil, vaseline, alcohol, vinegar / conc tea as > Topical > > CLINICAL USES: Usually Fl & Fm but Rx also used; Oral use: LU Heat > coughs, menorrhagia, leukorrhea; Topical use: boils, mastitis, lymphadenitis, > parotitis, snakebites, impact /sport /trauma injuries; sores dt herpes simplex > (mouth & genital) > > COMBINATIONS: Tx malignant skin sores / ulcers (Echuang) & tumours > (Zhongdu, Swelling dt Toxin); Tx all carbuncles & deep-rooted abscesses > (Zhi Yiqie Yongju), carbuncles on back (Fabei), breast abscess /acute > mastitis (Ruyong) & painful pimples (Tongjie); > > (a) Inflammation: Extract juice & use Topically, / combine Fm powder w oil / > tea extract as Topical; > > (b) Snakebite: Use as in (a) Hibiscus moschatus, a related species, is used > in Mexico for snakebite; > > © Burns: Hibiscus spp contain large amounts of mucilages, which would > act as emollients for burns; > > (d) Cancer: Anticancer folk-remedy; (e) Sloughing ulcers & dermatitis: > decoct Mikoudai, Xiaodinghuang, Didinghua w Lianqiao & Juhua & take > orally; fresh Mikoudai can be triturated w Mufurongye + a little salt, & applied > as a Topical; > > (e) Jushuang cream is based on Mufurong /Jushuangye; Controls mammary > abscess & acute mastitis; excellent as a Topical for back furuncles & all > painful carbuncles when combined with Loofah juice (Gualouzhi) & Yunu > Feihua San in Exterior-Interior Heteropathy (Biaoli); > > (f) for eye~ sty (Mailizhong ), Furonghua 5g + Boheye 5g, mixed > & pulped & incorporated into Topical ointment; apply BID-TID; > > (g) for tumour shrinkage (Zhongkuai Suoxiao) & to ease S & Ss in LU cancer > (Fei'ai): make Dec & persist in taking Dec of Baihuasheshecao 30g; > Baimaogen 30g; Xiakucao 30g; Yiyiren 30g; Pudijin 30g; Maidong 15g; > Baibu 15g; Zaoxiu 15g; Kunbu 15g; Haizao 15g; Muli (Sheng) 15g; > Furonghua 15g; Shendi 12g; Xuanshen 12g; Juhe 9g; Juhing 9g; > > (h) as Topical paste for mumps (to support other Hbs used internally), crush > Pugongying / Machixian / Furonghua singly / in combination & apply BID > over swollen glands; > > Best regards, > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Are auricular maps reliable for chronic musculoskeletal pain disorders? A double-blind evaluation. Acupunct Med. 2007 Sep;25(3):72-9. AIM: To examine the proposed somatotopic relation between the regions in which patients report musculoskeletal pain and tender points located on the external ears according to a map based on commonly used auricular acupuncture maps. METHODS: Twenty-five patients (16 women) from a chronic pain clinic were included. Patients were asked, before examination of the external ears, if they had past or present musculoskeletal pain in any of 11 body regions. An ear map, collapsed into 11 zones representing the musculoskeletal system, was used. The ear examiner was blinded to the patients' pain conditions, medical history and ongoing treatment. Patients communicated with the examiner only to express if tenderness was present in the external ear on palpation using a spring-loaded pressure stylus commonly used for auricular acupuncture. The degree of tenderness was registered on a 5-point scale and dichotomised (no tenderness or tenderness). Agreements between the patients' painful body regions and tenderness in the external ear zones were presented as percentage, kappa values, sensitivity and specificity. RESULTS: The 25 patients reported 116 past or present musculoskeletal pain regions and had 110 tender ear zones. No statistically significant agreements were found between the painful body regions and the corresponding tender ear zones. CONCLUSIONS: Our results did not show agreements between patients' reported musculoskeletal pain regions and tender zones in the external ears assessed according to commonly used maps in auricular acupuncture using a pressure stylus. However, very tender points occur on the external ear in a population with chronic musculoskeletal pain. - Chinese Medicine Wednesday, October 03, 2007 10:22 AM Re: M.D.s as allies not enemies Edith, Thank you for sharing the videos and reminding us all to be humble and harmonious. Peace to all. On 10/2/07, Edith Chan, L.Ac. <chineseherbs wrote: > > Hi all, > > With regards to some of the attitudes about M.D.s recently posted on this > forum (in response to the back pain study), I'd like to share a different > point-of-view... Hope you will bare with me. (if not, skip down to the fun > videos at the bottom!) --- > > For the benefit of our patients and our profession, we have got to move > away > from this " us vs. them " mentality. The mindset bashing on M.D.s with their > 140hr training will only create more conflict and keep us on the fringe of > mainstream medicine. If we are to move out of this " sick society " into a > healthy, harmonious, and integrated system, then we must start by setting > the example with our own attitudes and behaviour. We must see MDs as > friends/allies, not as enemies. They have the potential to be either, and > it > is up to us TCM doctors to set the tone. > > In my opinion, it's wonderful that some MDs are getting a little > acupuncture > training. If it means that they may try a needle treatment for simple pain > relief rather than prescribing drugs, then as long as they're not causing > harm (such as puncturing an organ), the patient is probably better off, > even > if the points are not elegantly chosen. Also from a business perspective, > this will undoubtedly get people curious about acupuncture, which in turn > will grow the total acupuncture market. Even if we have less than 100% > market-share, the total pie will be much bigger. It'd also mean that > patients are taking less drugs and trying more natural medicine options. > In > the grand scheme of things, this could be very good for patients, TCM > doctors, and society in general! > > While there is a worry that MDs w/ limited training may mis-represent the > true power of our medicine, my experience has been to the contrary. My > experience has been that MDs interested in acupuncture tend to be more > humble, genuine people interested in true healing, what you'd call > " out-of-the-box " thinkers. I've come across M.D.s who received just enough > acupuncture training to understand their limitations and will refer > patients > to a " real acupuncturist " for trickier cases when they are not able to > deliver results themselves. I myself have been a very happy (and flattered > ) beneficiary of such wonderful partnerships. > > Also if we don't like the way these studies are designed, then seek out > training about research methodologies so that we can be eloquent in > expressing these concerns to patients and M.D. colleagues. Or better yet, > get a DAOM/PhD degree in order to develop more TCM-appropriate research > protocols! > > Someone earlier made an insulting comment about how MDs have " no idea how > to > propagate Qi " . Surely this person is not alone in this sentiment. I urge > all of us to not get too cocky thinking how much better we are just > because > we have a tiny bit more training. Let's consider the scale of amazing > healers who have passed the medicine to us. Hua Tuo, Li Dong Yuan, Zhang > Zhong Jing, etc... Compared to them, how are your acupuncture or herbal > skills? surely many of us are closer to the 140hr M.D.s than we are to > these TRUE Masters. Let us practice humility in order that we may be > worthy > heirs of their amazing medicine. > > As for ability to direct Qi, here's are a couple videos to help put things > into perspectives -- > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drz-CMespEM (especially watch near 5minute > mark) > (courtesy of my apprenticeship > brother Ben Krieg. thanks ben!) > > Hope you find these videos motivating and humbling as I do. Now let us get > back to the business of becoming the best darn healers we can be. > > With love & respect, > > Edith Chan > DAOM Candidate > > -- > Edith Chan, L.Ac. > Phone: 415.298.5324 > www.EdithChanAcupuncture.com <http://www.edithchanacupuncture.com/> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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