Guest guest Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 What is happening with the person? --- On Fri, 7/31/09, Nancy Corsaro <eastwestacup wrote: Nancy Corsaro <eastwestacup Balance issue Chinese Medicine Friday, July 31, 2009, 11:48 AM Would appreciate advice on some acupuncture approaches for this case. A patient has balance issues -- often feels " heavy " on one side of the body (alternating sides) due to severing of the right vestibular ( " balance " ) nerve. The surgeon severed it purposely (during surgery to remove a neuroma as she had severe vertigo (also had Meniere's). I've been treating her for various problems (neck pain, stopped up ears); now we're working on weight. Yesterday, she felt heavy on her right side, so in addition to her treatment points to reduce phlegm and damp, I reduced LI4 on the left side only, thinking to reduce the 'healthy' side. Well, she wasn't heavy on the right after the treatment -- she felt heavy on the left! So I all I succeeded in doing was unbalancing her again. Should I stick to bilateral only, or should I have reduced the heavy side only, or what? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I might concentrate on " upright qi. " Yang qi, spleen qi, du 20. The patient needs to practice qigong daily. - " Nancy Corsaro " <eastwestacup <Chinese Medicine > Friday, July 31, 2009 8:48 AM Balance issue > Would appreciate advice on some acupuncture approaches for this case. > A patient has balance issues -- often feels " heavy " on one side of the > body (alternating sides) due to severing of the right vestibular > ( " balance " ) nerve. The surgeon severed it purposely (during surgery to > remove a neuroma as she had severe vertigo (also had Meniere's). I've > been treating her for various problems (neck pain, stopped up ears); now > we're working on weight. > Yesterday, she felt heavy on her right side, so in addition to her > treatment points to reduce phlegm and damp, I reduced LI4 on the left side > only, thinking to reduce the 'healthy' side. Well, she wasn't heavy on > the right after the treatment -- she felt heavy on the left! So I all I > succeeded in doing was unbalancing her again. > Should I stick to bilateral only, or should I have reduced the heavy side > only, or what? Thanks! > > > > --- > > Subscribe to the free online journal for TCM at Times > http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com > > Help build the world's largest online encyclopedia for Chinese medicine > and acupuncture, click, http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/wiki/CMTpedia > > > and adjust > accordingly. > > Messages are the property of the author. Any duplication outside the group > requires prior permission from the author. > > Please consider the environment and only print this message if absolutely > necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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