glaucoma cases

Patient with chronic glaucoma and she also shows  TCM liver signs and constipation

such as red eyes, under high level of stress, shoulder stiffness and pain ...

when it rains she feels so tired and lethargic HBP thick white tongue coat.

she also suffers from abdomenial distention with gas which is worse with carbohydrates. Frequent urination esp at night.

First week. LV 1+ LU 8 - made her feel better in her abdomen but she felt the same in her eyes.

second week she states she goes to the bathroom better but eyes are still the same

St 36 - (to tonify UB) she felt a little better in her abdomen but no change in her eye pressure.

St 36 + makes her abdomen much better and eye felt better (less pressure)
added GB 41 -

after 20 min patient says she could open her eye more wide and feels much less pressure in her eyes.

according to Master Waloh, tonification of UB channel is used. points are UB 67 + LI 1 + ST 36 - UB 40 - but not this case.

James Jung L Ac
http://www.medicalholistics.com/

palpitation for years

55 yr old female says she suffers from heart palpitation for many years, which gets worse with anxiety and stress. her hands and feet are not cold. she urinates frequently (every 2 hrs or so and she wakes up at night once to urinate) she doesnt have insomnia but vivid dreams. she is thin and doesnt become angry a lot but suffers from anxiety more than stress.

she also suffers from stomach acid and dry mouth.

first Si 2 with reducing method and Si 3 with tonification methods. after 15 min there is no change. she was still having palpitation.

then needled KD 10 with tonification method. palpitation stopped immediately

Dx: Ht excess.

James Jung L Ac
http://www.medicalholistics.com/

Common cold for 6 hrs

a friend of mine stopped by my office complaining of dry cough and chest congestion for about 6 hours. she didn't feel fever or chills but her face was red and face/head was hot.

other signs and symptoms: slightly swollen throat, very stuffy chest so she couldn't breath in too deep (due to pain and tightness in her chest) no other signs

Lu 10 with reducing method -> after 10 min she felt better and she had fewer coughs but chest tightness remained. since she was very sensitive with Lung 10 not much reduction technique was done.

instead, mater tung points Ren Sha Di Sha Tian Sha (lung channel in the forearm 4 cun up from wrist crease then 3 cun apart) were needled and retained for 30 min. her face turned normal (no longer red) and chest tightness disappeared.

James Jung L Ac
http://www.medicalholistics.com/

arthritis in knee for yrs

40 yr old female came to my office due to chronic left knee pain due to osteo-arthritis for years. Her knee feels hot to touch and swollen all the time. she experiences the worst pain when she is walking up and down the stairs.

other signs and symptoms
palpitation upon stress, insomina, abdomenial distention, gas and bloating in stomach, anxiety and stress, stomach acid, psoriasis in right knee and leg, good appetite

tx: tong shin tong tian acupuncture points (along St line)

after 30 min patient states she has less pain and she can flex her knee about 30% more.

often knee pain is due to anxiety and stress. in her case Heart Meridian is affected.

James Jung L Ac
http://www.medicalholistics.com/

mortons neuroma II

50 yr old female came due to pain in her left foot for 1 year. she says this pain comes and goes but recently it got worse. no other s/s but she is a ST/SP deficient type patient.

upon palpation pain is located on the plantar side of her left foot (at the level of UB 65) between the little and #4 toe.

after needling Wu Hu # 3 pain is still the same. upon palpation tenderness was found around Ren 12 area.

then St 41 + and GB 41 - stomach pain (Rent 12) was gone along with her foot pain.

it seems Wu Hu #3 didn't work because there was stagnation in the stamach (ren 12 area)
this is why (i think) classic text books like the Treasure of Eastern Medicine advises to treat the food stagnation first if it is present. this case is interesting because I have treated a numerous foot pain cases due to morton's neuroma using Wu Hu #3 alone.


James Jung L Ac
http://www.medicalholistics.com/