Such results warrant continued research into other possible uses for scalp acupuncture to alleviate human suffering. The treatment is first given two times per week and then gradually reduced to fewer sessions after patients have experienced major improvement. In other words, scalp acupuncture is able to treat the cause and thus heal the injury. Scalp acupuncture alone tends to give 4 weeks of improvement. patients treated for essential tremors before and after acupuncture show the total effective rate of the scalp acupuncture treatment group was 96.7% and the conventional acupuncture group was 73.3% (P<0.05). Forty-five successful case histories are given from our clinical experience. Scalp acupuncture is a well-researched natural science and incorporates extensive knowledge of both the past and present. As stated previously, however, those who do not have such sensations could still have immediate, positive results. Indications: superficial edema, hypertension. Speech #2. Scalp acupuncture often produces remarkable results with just a few needles and usually brings about immediate improvement, sometimes taking only several seconds to a minute. Paralysis refers to complete or partial loss of muscle strength and voluntary movement for one or more muscles. There are forms of periodic paralysis, including sleep paralysis, which are caused by other factors. Scalp acupuncture treats and prevents disease through the proper insertion of needles into scalp areas. The manager at the college told us that the patient had had a stroke from cerebral thrombosis only 11 months before and was a good candidate for the class demonstration. The RA group was treated with needling at Lian Quan (CV 23), Tong Li (Ht 5) and Zhao Hai (Ki 6). She felt so excited about these improvements that she began to cry. This is often due to a traumatic birth that causes irreparable damage to the facial nerve resulting in acute facial nerve paralysis. A few minutes later he was able to move his paralyzed arm and hand, amazed as he raised it over his head. All three factors are important as they act to heighten lingual control, reduce oral muscle fatigue, minimize the patient's fear of choking, and provide a cohesive bolus to stimulate a swallow reflex. However, those who don't have such sensations could still experience immediate and positive effects. The worse the symptoms or longer the duration of disease, the longer the duration of each treatment should be. Denise had a very positive response to her initial scalp acupuncture treatment. Acupuncture in the scalp is very safe when performed by a qualified professional. Communicate with the patient and any relatives often in order to gain their confidence, to encourage them, and reduce their fear and anxiety. Although we were not at all certain that we could help this patient, it had taken several hours for the family member to give him a ride here and we did not want to turn him away. Wherever possible or useful, other modalities or techniques to enhance the scalp acupuncture treatments are included with the case histories, which demonstrates the integration of Chinese medical theory and application into the clinical practice of scalp acupuncture. During the second treatment, Sherry experienced a hot sensation again, more so on the left side of the body. He began to tolerate a soft/semi-solid diet and the nasogastric feeding was gradually tapered down to overnight only as his oral intake improved. Although each part of the cerebral cortex has its own functions, some variation is possible. In advanced stages, both regions of the body are affected. He had a red tongue with a thin, yellow coating. Although scalp acupuncture areas may be chosen according to the patient's particular symptoms, primary areas for patients with motor problems such as paralysis, weakness of limbs, or abnormal sensations in limbs including tingling, numbness, or pain, are the Motor Area and the Sensory and Foot Motor Areas. Improvement may last for hours, days, weeks, or months, but follow-up treatments will be necessary on an ongoing basis. This patient's experience has caused us to change the information we give students about whether treatment could be successful after a specific number of years. When we told Barbara that some similar patients were able to walk again, her eyes filled with tears. This results in relaxation and pain . Those patients usually respond and improve more quickly. Although the scalp has numerous Moxibustion can enhance the therapeutic results of scalp acupuncture, especially for older or weak patients. Retain the needles for 2530 minutes. Telling the patient that those are normal and that people who experience some or all of these sensations usually respond and improve more quickly encourages them to come back for additional treatments. Although scalp acupuncture has been successful in the treatment of Bell's palsy, body acupuncture with threaded techniques is very effective for this disorder as well. For additional effect, thread a long needle from Yang Ling Quan (GB 34) through to Yin Ling Quan (Sp 9) and from Kun Lun (Bl 60) through to Tai Xi (Ki 3). Indications: superficial edema, hypertension. National Library of Medicine Five years ago she had a dramatic neurological decline during which she was unable to stand up and lost strength and sensation in her lower extremities. b Publisher's note: We are choosing to use the authors' translation for the xian mai (). She was able to eat better because of less choking. Progressive muscular atrophies are a wide group of genetic disorders characterized by primary degeneration of the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord, resulting in progressive muscle weakness. It has been proven effective in treating any type of paralysis, sometimes taking only one to two treatments for an amazing amount of recovery. It is useful to pair the testing of each muscle group immediately with the testing of its contra-lateral counterpart to enhance detection of any asymmetries and record detailed information of any changes. The treatment is given two to three times per week and a therapeutic course consists of 10 treatments. These cases demonstrate practical application of the principles of scalp acupuncture. It is suggested that only one to two pairs of the scalp needles be stimulated at any one session or the brain can become too confused to respond. Myelin allows for the smooth, high-speed transmission of electrochemical messages between the brain, the spinal cord, and the rest of the body. Third, manual manipulation is very difficult to learn and master without detailed description and demonstration. When evaluating a patient with paralysis, the practitioner should follow a systematic approach that includes inspection of muscle, palpation and percussion of muscle, manual muscle strength testing, and assessment of motor function. Stroke is classified into two major categories, ischemic and hemorrhagic. Only two of the scalp needles should be stimulated at any one session, or the brain can become too confused to respond. When cervical discs are injured, compression fractures may cause permanent disability. Primidone may cause drowsiness, problems concentrating, nausea, and problems with walking, balance, and coordination. Rotate the needles at least 200 times per minute with the thumb and index finger for 13 minutes, twirling them as vigorously as the patient can tolerate and having the patient move her affected limbs actively and passively. Although the tremor in both legs was better, she still had some fine movement problems such as difficulty with buttons and writing and still had some stiffness in her legs. Diplegia affects the same body region on both sides of the body (both arms, for example). Her breathing was less labored when she was active, and friends noticed major improvement in her speech during phone conversations. In our normal practice it often takes from several weeks to several months for stroke patients to improve and recover. Her speech continued improving with less of a heavy sensation in her tongue. The following is an excerpt from Chinese Scalp Acupuncture, by Jason Jishun Hao, DOM, MTCM, MBA, and Linda Lingzhi Hao, CA, PhD. Quadriplegia can be treated after any duration, but less than three months from the date of injury or illness shows the greatest improvement. Third, scalp acupuncture consists of needling areas rather than points on the skull according to the brain's neuro-anatomy and neurophysiology. If treating a patient with Bell's palsy within seven days of its onset, it is wise to inform patients that their condition is not yet stable and more or worse symptoms can continue to develop. Unlike traditional acupuncture, where one needle is inserted into a single point, in scalp acupuncture needles are subcutaneously inserted into whole sections of various zones. HHS Vulnerability Disclosure, Help The man had developed paralysis in the right arm and hand after an operation on the left side of his brain to remove a tumor. The tremor zone based on scalp acupuncture is indicated for patients who experience body tremors. Retain the needles in place for 2030 minutes and request the patient to exercise the affected side of his facial muscles during scalp acupuncture treatments, especially if there are no needles in his face. The scalp's unique neurological and endocrinal composition makes it an ideal external stimulating field for internal activities of the brain. The patients were randomly divided into a body acupuncture group and a scalp acupuncture group, 30 in each group. In some patients it is a mild disease but it can lead to permanent disability in others. The FNN group was treated with needling Ya Men (GV 15), Tian Zhu (Bl 10), and Zhi Qiang Xue (new extra point). The signs and symptoms of dysphagia include difficulty controlling food in the mouth, inability to control food or saliva in the mouth, difficulty initiating a swallow, coughing, choking, frequent pneumonia, unexplained weight loss, gurgly or wet voice after swallowing, nasal regurgitation, and swallowing difficulty. Upon examination, it was found that she had paralysis of all four extremities. The results showed that the effective rate was 86.7% (26/30) in the body acupuncture group and 80.0% (24/30) in the scalp acupuncture group. This book supplies all the needed information to practice scalp acupuncture. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. After treatment on the Motor Area of the scalp, 7,637 cases were cured (36.5%), 7,117 cases showed marked improvement (34%), and 5,196 cases showed some improvement (24.8%), yielding a total effective rate of 95.13%. The patient's wife rushed back into the lecture room saying repeatedly, He can move his arm and hand now in a loud, excited voice. At another scalp acupuncture seminar in Phoenix, Arizona, later the same year, the audience was waiting to see Barbara, whom we had treated several months before. Poliomyelitis, also called polio or infantile paralysis, is a highly infectious viral disease that may attack the central nervous system and is characterized by symptoms that range from a mild nonparalytic infection to total paralysis. Stroke is an acute neurological disease in which the blood supply to the brain is interrupted causing brain cells to die or be seriously damaged, thus impairing brain functions. With more stimulation of the needles on her head, she started to feel a hot sensation in her hands and feet. When treating paralysis, whether from stroke or trauma, improvements in movement are often permanent. It is still not easy for medical practitioners and the public to accept the reality that acupuncture can help in the recovery of paralysis, aphasia, and ataxia, while Western medical technology does not so far have effective treatments for those conditions. To her surprise he reminded her what time he had the acupuncture appointment that day. Treatment is given two to three times per week and a therapeutic course consists of 10 treatments. The electrical stimulation usually lasts 10 to 20 minutes. From their teachers and textbooks, students can learn only general information about scalp acupuncture and its locations and clinical applications. For a child who is extremely sensitive to needles, stimulation by twirling should be avoided during the first one or two visits. According to Chinese medicine, trauma to the head (or anywhere else in the body) causes the blood to extravasate outside its normal vessels, obstructing the flow of fresh new blood to the area. Normal muscle function requires intact connections all along this motor pathway. Upon examination, her tongue was red with a thin white coating and her pulse was slippery and wiry. David, a 52-year-old man, was vacationing with his wife in Santa Fe, NM, in 1993. When treating a hemorrhagic stroke, however, scalp acupuncture should not be performed until the patient's condition is stable, probably one month after a stroke. Therefore, even when treating the same complaint, the method of treatment chosen by one practitioner can vary significantly from another. In a recent investigation, scalp acupuncture was applied to 16 patients with multiple sclerosis at our National Healthcare Center in Albuquerque, NM. Although more yang ming points are used for paralysis, points from yin channels, especially tai yin and jue yin channels should not be ignored. Although scalp acupuncture has the best and fastest response, other techniques are necessary for a fuller recovery. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a disorder that generally involves either the lower or upper motor systems of the body. Hand or foot paralysis is relatively difficult to recover and often requires a longer process, especially for a contracted hand and foot. With strong encouragement, she struggled up and stood by herself for one minute, two minutes, and then three minutes. The majority of treatments available in Western medicine involve drugs or surgery and are often ineffective. Quadriplegics are often vulnerable to pressure sores, osteoporosis and fractures, frozen joints, spasticity, respiratory complications and infections, poor autonomic reflexes, deep vein thrombosis, and cardiovascular disease because of depressed functioning and immobility. She returned for the second treatment a day later, having had traveled across the country for these treatments. The techniques introduced in this book can be easily mastered and performed even by people with minimal acupuncture experience. He could neither utilize a normal gait from heel to toe nor walk backwards. Rotate the needles at least 200 times per minute with the thumb and index finger for 13 minutes, twirling them as vigorously as the patient can tolerate and repeat the stimulation every 10 minutes. Although scalp acupuncture has the best and fastest response, other techniques are necessary for a more complete recovery. Acupuncture, especially Neurological Scalp Acupuncture, can dramatically reduce and manage essential tremor. However, those who do not have such sensations could still have immediate, positive results. Two minutes after the treatment began, Lisa announced that she felt a lot of blood move to my head. After that, the child was able to lift her right arm with much more ease. Two days later, Sherry arrived for her fourth session and reported very positive reactions to the last treatment. One month before, Fred had severe headache, slurred speech, and the right side of his body became paralyzed. Bethesda, MD 20894, Web Policies She often had a migraine headache and premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and she had considerable mucous in her nose and throat much of the time. At the end of 20 treatments his walking appeared almost normal. Retain the needles in place for 3045 minutes. If this was not enough, the corner of his mouth on the affected side drooped and his mouth deviated to the right side, which was aggravated when he smiled. Commonly used points are Feng Chi (GB 20), Yu Zhen (Bl 9), Nao Kong (GB 19), Huan Tiao (GB 30), Yang Ling Quan (GB 34), Tai Chong (Liv 3), and Tai Xi (Ki 3) for lower limbs, and Qu Chi (LI 11), He Gu (LI 4), and Wai Guan (TB 5) for upper limbs.19 Electrical stimulation is very helpful if the practitioner has difficulty performing needle rotation more than 200 times per minute. Thanks to advanced stroke research and brain imaging technology, doctors are continuing to gain new understanding of how the brain can adapt after stroke in order to regain its ability to function. The insertion of two needles on the left side of her scalp did not seem to bother her at all. Select the Chorea and Tremor Area or Foot Motor and Sensory Area according to whether the patient has muscular spasms or other abnormal sensations such as pain or burning. Barbara had constantly felt pressure and a strange feeling there, but she left the seminar very happy. After inserting four more needles in her scalp, we encouraged Barbara to stand up. Rotate the needles at least 200 times per minute with the thumb and index finger for 13 minutes, twirling them as vigorously as the patient can tolerate and repeating the stimulation every 10 minutes. Needles should be inserted in both upper 1/5 Motor Area and middle 2/5 Motor Area and stimulated on the opposite side of the paralyzed limbs. The next chapter is a review of essential theories of Chinese medicine related to scalp acupuncture including the Four Seas theory and the Four Qi Street theory that provide readers with a systematic explanation of function and indication based on Chinese medicine. When PD, MS, or ET is responsible for internal tremors, doctors will aim to treat the underlying condition. Scalp acupuncture has been found to have very a significant positive impact on hemiplegic aphasia due to various central nerve disorders, even during the initial few treatments. Since scalp acupuncture is a modern technique with just 39 years of history, much more research needs to be done so that its potential can be fully explored and utilized and more paralyzed patients helped to regain a normal life. By the fifth treatment, Fred wanted to add more foods and soon could eat and drink anything like a normal person. Tear-like eyedrops or eye ointments may be recommended, especially in cases of complete paralysis. During treatment, some patients feel heat, cold, tingling, numbness, heaviness, distention, and/or the sensation of water or electricity moving along their spine, legs, or arms. He had suffered from multiple sclerosis since 1982 and had received many kinds of treatments with no positive results. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. pounding heartbeats or fluttering in your chest. It may lead to the discovery of new effective treatments and hopefully to a cure for this disease in the future. Exercise is also important for the recovery of affected limbs. Location: Horizontal line 1.5 cm above and centered on the apex of ear, 4 cm in length. In these early years of its development, there were several hypotheses for mapping stimulation areas. However, to treat dysphagia patients who have depression is very challenging because patients are not always willing to participate in the treatment. Facial paralysis, according to Chinese medicine, involves both disregulation of qi and blood causing mal-nourishment of the channels in the facial region, as well as invasion by pathogenic wind-cold or phlegm. As an additional source of concern, we had only a few hours earlier told the students that any patient with paralysis enduring for more than three years was unlikely to respond to scalp acupuncture therapy. In Chinese medicine, the stroke itself is thought to involve several interpromoting disease mechanisms, possibly including qi stagnation, heat, phlegm, blood stasis and, of course, wind. The NDS of both groups were statistically decreased (, Li Min and colleagues reported the treatment of 60 cases of dysphagia due to stroke using scalp acupuncture in 2009. Commonly used points are Chi Ze (Lu 5) and Nei Guan (Per 6) for upper limbs and San Yin Jiao (Sp 6), Yin Ling Quan (Sp 9), Xue Hai (Sp 10), and Qu Quan (Liv 8) for lower limbs. Sometimes it is necessary to treat the depression first and then address the difficulty in swallowing. Each one reflects our experience, thought processes, strategies, and special techniques for treating patients suffering from disorders of the central nervous system. Recommended points are Zu San Li (St 36), San Yin Jiao (Sp 6), Guan Yuan (CV 4), Yong Quan (Ki 1) and Shen Shu (Bl 23). Though shocked and stunned watching her walk up to greet him, her doctor was thrilled with her progress and hoped for more excellent results. Electrical stimulation is very helpful if the practitioner has difficulty performing needle rotation of more than 200 times per minute. In 100 BCE, the first Chinese acupuncture text, Huang Di Nei Jing (The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine) described the relationship between the brain and the body in physiology, pathology, and treatment as it was understood at that time, and citations of acupuncture treatments on the head can be found throughout classical Chinese literature. For scalp acupuncture, the Chorea and Tremor Area replaced the Foot Motor and Sensory Area in this second treatment. Various famous physicians introduced Western neurophysiology into the field of acupuncture and explored correlations between the brain and human body. Lisa was afraid of needles and started to cry and refuse the treatment before the first needle was inserted. When choosing Hua Tou Jia Ji points, the pair of points for stimulation should be one above and one below the site of injury level. Second, focused ultrasound makes a lesion on the brain, which means the treatment should last long term. Examination showed that the sensations in his right arm and hand were still normal. Electrical stimulation can be applied above and below the damaged level at Hua Tuo Jia Ji points on the back, which is another important technique for treating quadriplegia in addition to scalp acupuncture. During the treatment, some patients may experience sensations of heat, cold, tingling, numbness, heaviness, distention, or the sensation of water or electricity moving along their spine, legs, or arms. Clinical studies have demonstrated that acupuncture may be beneficial for PD . He sought treatment from us during a conference in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2006. Practitioners should consider scalp acupuncture as either the primary approach or a complementary approach when treating disorders of the central nervous system and endocrine system. 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