SI 18 for Low back pain !!!

For one week there were 5 patients who suffered from unilateral Yao Yan low back pain

Some pain was due to heavy lifting or excersing and some patients got up with it without any injury. some patients were tall thin some patients were tall and built. however, all of these patients had pain stemming out from Yao Yan point (one side) often associated with radiating pain down to leg along UB channel.
pain is worse with physical activities and movement. SLR is positive.

SI 18 is used as Master tongs point (Ma geum Soo) and worked on all patients with such pain described above. there is a point 1 cun below SI 18 called Ma Gui Soo which takes care of the radiating pain along UB channel in this case.

according to the master tongs text book ma geum soo is associated with KD (so it treats inflammation of KD and so forth) and ma qui soo with UB. Addcording to Dr Kim Kwang H, these point combination treats pain which starts around HuaTouJiaJi points and down the leg. so far it worked great for low back pain around Yao Yan Point.

this type of treatment is much better than needling Yao Yan points locally.

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

sinus allergy

it is an allergy season. runny / stuffy nose itchy eyes coughing itchy skin etc...

many patients ask me if there is any "magic" point for seasonal allergy.

Gien Joong - master tongs point is very good for

runny stuffy nose when there is clear mucus. I treated three patients with this point and such symptoms disappeared right away.

Si Ma - master tong is great as well. the book says it works great when there is yellow or green mucus along with or without nasal congestion but it also worked when there is clear mucus as well.

there are more points or treatment meathods but as an acupuncturist we need to deferenciate different patterns to increase success rate.

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

CTS carpal tunnel syndrome for 6 months

50 yr old female cc CTS bilateral for 6 months.there is no pain but numbness and tingling sensation in the palm area close to P7.( 2 inch diameter)

she is experiencing post menopausal symptoms such as palpitation night sweats insomnia for a few months

only other symptoms are blurry vision and dizziness when she gets up quickly.

tx: lv 8 kd 10 +

numbness and tingling disappeared. upon her second visit she states numbness and tingling comes less frequently. so far she came three times and she states her CTS symptom comes about 1 day a wk and it disappears very quickly.

chronic fatigue syndrome for 2 yrs

30 yr old female patient cc chronic fatigue for 2 yrs. under stress and anxiety

s/s; slightly heavy body type dizzy when standing up fast from sitting position occasional blurry vision constipation low abdominal pain at times slight indigestion upon stress tightness in neck and back (worse after work or upon stress)
fatigue all the time but worse in the afternoon palpitation sweaty hands feet and arm pit when nervous frequent urination when nervous warm hands and feet and prefers winter over summer thirty and likes to drink cold water
upon palpation low abdomen is tender around st 25 bilaterally and ren 4 area. according to her lots of her s.s came after her childbirth a few yrs ago.

dx LV excess along with slight def.

tx. kd 10 + (abdominal pain is gone about 20%)

lv 2 - ht 8 - (pain is almost gone)

abdominal pain for 2 days

40 yr old female patient cc. abdominal pain with cold sensation

thin body type

without cold hands or feet. but abdomen feels cold for a few days + insomnia for a few days. thin body type. history of recent abortion (3 months ago) slighly constipated for a few days.

no sweating or palpitation or frequent urination

tx: si 2- pain stays the same

gb 41 + pain is gone by 50% or so.

si 3 + pain is slightly better

after 30 min of gb 41 and si 3, pain is almost gone and patient states she feels sleepy.