Archive for the ‘Case Studies’ Category

Epidemic Cholera treated with Acumoxa Therapy in Pakistan

Chief-complaint: Diarrhea

Western-diagnosis: Cholera

Medical-history: In flood affected areas in Pakistan, gastrointestinal Disorders are very common. Diseases such as diarrhea, dysentery, vomiting, and colic to mention just a few.

Symptoms: Watery diarrhea, feelings of fullness, cramping pains.

CM-diagnosis: Excess type diarrhea

Last modified: September 2, 2010 · al · No Comments
Posted in: Digestive, Infectious

Acupuncture Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

Chief-complaint: tremor

Western-diagnosis: Parkinson’s Disease

Medical-history: 75 year old male has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease 8 years ago.

Symptoms: This patient is a 75 year old male with tremors in both hands and generalized weakness and fatigue throughout his whole body. This started 8 years ago, with severe and sudden weakness in muscles so that he was unable to walk. Hand tremor started 5 years ago. Patient is unable to walk further than five minutes without feeling weak and short of breath. Hands tremor constantly and he is unable to write.

Last modified: August 27, 2010 · al · No Comments
Posted in: Neurological

The TCM Treatment of Lyme Disease

Chief-complaint: Recurring fatigue and joint pain for eight years

Western-diagnosis: Lyme disease

Medical-history: A 46 year old Caucasian male with a history of recurring fatigue and joint pain that would leave him bedridden. He received steroids for the initial bouts which relieved his symptoms temporarily. Many years later, he was diagnosed with Lyme disease and given approximately 8 weeks of antibiotic treatment. Patient reported little improvement with the antibiotic therapy.

He came into my office after being unable to work for several months. He reported extreme fatigue, brain fog, and severe pain in his right ankle.

Last modified: August 21, 2010 · al · No Comments
Posted in: Allergic, Metabolic

Acupuncture Treatment of Recurring Nightmares

Chief Complaint: Recurring Nightmares

History: Patient was an 23yr old female who had no previous major medical history. She had a tonsillectomy when she was in grade school (did not remember age) . No medications, no history of abuse and could not think of any specific physical or emotional trauma.

Symptoms: Recurring dream of being chased then strangled. Initial onset was about 1.5 months prior to tx with an occurrence about 2/3 times per week. Patient was having difficulty sleeping due to anxiety about having nightmare and would sleep very lightly. After dream would usually stay up about 2 hours to calm herself down. All other functions seemed normal.

Last modified: May 26, 2010 · al · No Comments
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Oriental Medicine Treatment of Rosecea

Chief-complaint: Rosacea

Western-diagnosis: Rosacea

Medical-history: Patient was a 36 female who first came in for fatigue. Patient has premenstrual anxiety, breast distension and diarrhea.
She has cramping and pain with period. She reports she is under a lot of stress. She does drink wine and coffee daily. Also, she likes spicy food.

Symptoms: Rosacea started in January with red cheeks and nose. Went to dermatologist and tried over-the-counter herbal remedies (Women’s Balance) which helped some, but got worse in August of that year. Red, itchy slightly raised papules closer to eyes. Worse during and prior to period. Her skin is now oily. She is not sunlight sensitive.

Last modified: May 18, 2010 · al · No Comments
Posted in: Dermatological

Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Shoulder Pain

Chief-complaint: Right Shoulder Pain

Western-diagnosis: inflammation of the deltoid

Medical-history: 64 year old female.
Complaining of shoulder pain x 1 month.

Symptoms: Right shoulder pain
Pain with arm abduction
Forward flexion pain

Last modified: April 22, 2010 · al · No Comments
Posted in: Musculo-Skeletal

The Treatment of Vomiting with Chinese Herbs

The Treatment of Vomiting with Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang (Regulate the Stomach and Order the Qi Decoction)
by Dr. Wang Chang-Yong 王常勇

Patient: Wan, female, 32 years old.

Chief Complaint: vomiting

Medical History: Ms. Wan suffered for a long time from low-grade fever, chest pain and cough. The respiratory department in the hospital diagnosed her with pulmonary tuberculosis, and after receiving treatment, she was all better.

But five days ago she started to vomit, gradually worsening, with many bouts each day; she vomited after eating, and had difficulty eating and drinking. She self-administrated some Western medicine sedatives and anti-emetic drugs but without any results. Then she sought care from a Chinese medicine doctor.

Last modified: March 16, 2010 · al · No Comments
Posted in: Digestive

The Use of Acupuncture and Moxabustion for Scar Tissue

Chief-complaint: Arm numbness & weakness due to trauma

Medical-history: A right-handed young man (~21), seen & treated at a volunteer shift at a homeless youth drop-in service center. We’ll call him Amadeus.

About a year previously, Amadeus got in a fight & was stabbed in the left arm, and then thrown in jail where he received almost zero medical attention. He had one wound up in the deltoid, and a more serious one about halfway up the ventral forearm. This trauma seems to have nearly severed his extensor digitorum (while he was in jail, he couldn’t move or feel his fingers). About 4 months after the initial injury, he had surgery to repair the injury.

Last modified: March 15, 2010 · al · No Comments
Posted in: Musculo-Skeletal

The Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment of Infertility Due to Hyperprolactinemia

Chief-complaint: Infertility

Western-diagnosis: Infertility, hyperprolactinemia

Medical-history: 34 year old, female. She had taken contraceptive pills since she was 18. Stopped around June 2009 when she and her partner wanted to start a family. No pregnancy so far. Has history of cystitis. She had some tests in January 2009, which showed that she had hyperprolactinemia (PRL: 1030mu/L) and she had no ovulation.

Symptoms: Thought & worried too much, tend to catch cold, preferred warm drinks, extremely cold hands and feet, even needed to wear thick cotton socks in the summer, insomnia, had difficulty in falling asleep, severe constipation (once a week), occasional abdominal distention and acid reflux.

Last modified: March 12, 2010 · al · No Comments
Posted in: Reproductive

The treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME, CFS) with Acupuncture

Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS):
Symptoms:
Frequently tired with low energy
Achy limbs and joints
Has to sleep in afternoon
Frequent frontal headaches
Dry skin
Floaters in vision
Dizzy on standing
Normally feels cold
Achy lower back
All symptoms worse for stress

Last modified: January 12, 2010 · al · No Comments
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