Patient CBAge: 80 years old3 weeks ago, she started not being able to sleep well all night. She woke up with violent shaking movements with both arms and legs. She even was afraid of going to sleep.She has no hypertension and diabetes. Blood pressure 105/70 and sugar level was normal at her doctor office. My […]
Read MorePatient CL38 years oldSelf description: Early menopause, Abnormal period for 3 months with two weeks more than normal. There has not yet during the month when she saw me. She felt some hot flashes throughout day, Stress. She was concerned that she became early menopause and seek infertility treatment.Blood test: FSH increased to 12. Gynecologist […]
Read MoreGoal: Labor induction & related anxiety and pain. Problem area: No signs of labor. Anxiety (re: birth). Pain (lower back). Patient prefers nature therapy over medication or surgery Prior conditions: Baby one week past due; MD decide to induce after 1 week. Current Medication/Prior treatments: Reference: DB, early 30s Notes: Most never tried acupuncture before. […]
Read MoreGoal: Pain relief (urinary) Problem area: Interstitial cystisis. Bladder pain, spasms, urethra pain, urinary pain & frequency. Pelvic floor dysfunction/spasms. (Chronic condition started 5 years prior due to a bad urinary infection that damaged the bladder. It did not heal correctly and since then, bladder gets inflamed causing flares that increases in severity with each […]
Read MoreEssential tremor is commonly described as an action tremor (it intensifies when one tries to use the affected muscles) rather than a resting tremor; rigidity, such as is seen in Parkinson’s. It typically involves a tremor of the arms, hands or fingers but sometimes involving the head or other body parts during voluntary movements. There […]
Read MoreBrachioradial Pruritus is a condition that forearm feels itchy. It usually does not show any dermatological skin condition. The neurological cause can be said of local due sun burn or problem up to spine.One of the treatment is acupuncture. By selecting points along LI meridian and neck Jia Ji points, the itchy sensation can be […]
Read MoreOccipital lobe seizures can be triggered by flickering lights, rapid blinking or a visual image that contains multiple colors. They are often confused for migraines due to similar symptoms including visual disturbances, nausea and vomiting as well as headaches. Treatment usually involves anticonvulsants such as carbamazebine. Other cases can consider surgical options. There is an association […]
Read MoreTourette’s and tic disorders as motor disorders. Not all tics means Tourette’s disorder. Transient tic disorders consist of multiple motor and/or phonic tics with a duration of at least 4 weeks, but less than 12 months. Chronic tic disorders are either single or multiple motor or phonic tics, but not both, and are typically present […]
Read MoreGoal: Pain relief Problem area: Pain (R shoulder, since 3 weeks prior). Later in treatment: Spasm on outer side of arm. Pain in finger when she clicks mouse, pain (palm and arm). Even later in treatment: pain (Right upper back & leg) caused by inappropriate twisting of neck in gym. Prior conditions: none Current Medication/Prior […]
Read MoreCranial nerve disease is an impaired functioning of one of the twelve cranial nerves The most common cause of this cranial nerve damage is Bell’s palsy (idiopathic facial palsy) which is a paralysis of the facial nerve. Although Bell’s palsy is more prominent in adults it seems to be found in those younger than 20 […]
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