Polycystic Ovary Disease/Syndrome

seems to be cropping up more and more. It seems every one female clients having fertility issues have all been diagnosed with PCOS and the medications they are prescribing to aid it are less than friendly. Noe the University of Virginia is announcing a call for volunteers for a study to test the effectiveness of acupuncture on this growing disorder. Unfortunately, they are going with sham acupuncture as the control rather than no treatment, or doing a drug versus acupuncture study, but at least it is a beginning. PCOS Polycystic Ovary Disease/Syndrome. From Acupuncture news.

 

Facial Acupuncture for Hoollywood stars

 

Who wouldn't want to look 10 years younger in just 20 minutes? In America, you can – as long as you don't mind lying in a darkened room with needles protruding from your face, eyes and ears.

The rich, the vain and the famous (reportedly Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cher) are having weekly "acupuncture facelifts" to ward off their wrinkles.

The "facelift" is administered by a acupuncturist, who spikes your face with disposable, hair-thin needles that – allegedly – turn back time and halt the physical manifestations of ageing.

The needles are inserted into wrinkles and frown lines, eventually making them vanish.

The stimulation brings blood rushing to the face, which makes it look flushed. Apparently, after a few sessions, eyes brighten, skin feels firmer, lips become plumper and blemishes vanish.

"Facial acupuncture stimulates the cells to lay down new collagen fibres under wrinkles, thereby filling them in," says New York acupuncturist Billy Villano. "And the needles relax muscles, which combats sagging in facial areas. The results are amazing."

Determined to find out just how "amazing" facial acupuncture might be, I made an appointment with Clarence Lu, a New York-based OMD.

"Why do you want facial acupuncture?" he asks, peering at my skin. "I've heard it's popular with celebrities and I want to try it for myself," I say.

Lu looks unimpressed. "I suppose it's a better option than Botox injections," he says. "The facial acupuncture works by making energy circulate properly around your face, but energy needs to circulate properly around your whole body, not just your face."

Lu offers to give me traditional acupuncture but refuses to administer facial acupuncture, saying he doesn't see the point.

Traditional acupuncture has been practised for centuries and is used to treat many ailments, from migraines to menstrual disorders.

It focuses on the entire body by regulating one's flow of energy, or "qi", and addressing the "energy blockages" that might be causing the problem.

Consult an acupuncturist for help to quit smoking and he will also examine your eating and sleeping habits, the condition of your pulse and your sex life. Acupuncture facelifts fly in the face of that philosophy, focusing solely on the appearance of the facial skin and features.

"Some women ask to have the needles placed all around the edges of their lips so that they swell up," says Lu, disdainfully. "It's something I won't do. It would be very, very painful."

Facial acupuncture is indeed ridiculously self-indulgent – but according to Hollywood stars, who incorporate acupuncture facelifts into their primping routines, it works. It makes you look young and bursting with health, even if you are a chain-smoker who lives on junk food.

Part of the beauty of these facelifts is their accessibility; they take about as long as a manicure. Afterwards, there is no scar and no permanently surprised expression. The only downside is that treatment is exorbitantly expensive.

A half-hour session costs about $150 (£80) and it takes around 25 weekly sessions to achieve lasting results (50 sessions if you're extremely wrinkly).

Finally, after I had stayed up all night meeting a deadline, acupuncturist Billy Villano agreed that I looked tired and washed-out enough to require an acupuncture facelift.

"This won't be as dramatic as a surgical facelift," he says. "If you had severe wrinkles or a double chin, I couldn't promise that this would eliminate them. But it would definitely make them look better."

I lie back in his Brooklyn office, while he takes my pulse, inspects my tongue and palpates my stomach (from this he can tell the condition of my "qi" and if I have energy blockages that prevent my skin from glowing).

Apparently, I have "spleen qi deficiency" – which, Villano quickly points out, does not mean that there is anything actually wrong with my spleen.

"It means that, going by the Chinese definition of things, your spleen energy is a bit depleted, which might make you appear a bit bloated. It could be caused by stress, or consuming too many ice-cold beverages, or by too much work," says Villano.

Then, he pinches my cheek and inserts tiny needles with a tapping motion. I make the mistake of smiling bravely at Villano and an intense pain shoots from my cheek to my ear.

This is good, apparently – it is my stuck qi circulating around my tired face. Two needles are inserted (thankfully painlessly) into my forehead to energise me and brighten my complexion.

Another needle goes into my chin, three into each ear and a few around my eyes, to widen them. The final needle is tapped into the top of my head, to wake me up. But, instead, I drift off to sleep.

After 35 minutes, Villano whisks the needles out (this part doesn't hurt at all). My skin looks markedly brighter and fresher than it did when I arrived. I had planned to go home for a nap after my acupuncture facelift, but I feel so alert and refreshed that I arrange to meet a friend for lunch instead.

"What have you been up to?" my friend asks, when I walk into the restaurant. "Your skin looks amazing."

Facial acupuncture from The Tlegraph

Su Jok Acupuncture

Literally, Hand and Foot : (Su means a hand, and Jok means a foot), Su Jok is a form of acupuncture or acupressure therapy which is highly condensed and focused on the treatment of diseases and disorders by concentrating only on hands and feet.

Unlike classical acupuncture treatment by Su-Jok is accomplished solely on hand and foot which reflects the name of this method. According to the Su-Jok acupuncture system, highly active point's correspondent to all internal organs and parts of body are available on hand and foot. Stimulation of these points gives normalizing influence to the function of diseased organs.
The points are composed in a strict anatomical order, reflecting the structure of the body in a diminished form. This is explained with the fact that the hand and foot reflecting principles of hologram repeat the physical structure of the body, especially in comparison with its architectonic.

Sujok (hand & foot) Acupuncture not only to treat hand and feet diseases.
Though Sujok treatment is done only in hands & feet it is for all the diseases affecting all the systems & whole body.

Origin

The first information on acupuncture date from the period of finding stone needles (3,000 BC) that are nowadays property of the Korean National Museum and the only direct proof of the assumption that ancient Korea must have been one of acupuncture cradles. There is a written record based on these investigations, which is at the same time the oldest medical book in the world, the book Nei Ching. In translation it means a stone needle and it originates from east part of China.

Basic principles in Sujok therapy
According to the principles of Onnuri medicine and Oriental Energetic Concepts, diseases occur in human body and mind are purely due to the imbalances of the forces acting on them. Sujok achieves cure by bringing on balance and harmony of the forces in the body and mind.

Stimulation and Treatment

Su Jok contains many methods of treatment. One method we experience every day is by walking on our feet and working with our hands. This gives us constant, random stimulation on corresponding points; however, purposeful hand and foot massage (also known as hand or foot reflexology) is even better. There are many methods of stimulation besides mechanical pressure, including:

1. Miniature magnets designed both to give both mechanical and magnetic force stimulation;
2. Moxibustion in the form of: (a) moxa sticks; (b) moxa the size of rice grains held on the hand or foot by small holders to prevent direct contact; and (c) direct thread moxa;
3. Massage rollers to stimulate the hands and feet;
4. Soft lasers;
5. Miniature hand needles; and
6. Colored transparent plastic discs placed strategically on charka hand points.

Other methods will be developed based on our technological and biological advancements in understanding on the physical and quantum levels of human functioning.

Conditions for use

 

Some of the more common disorders frequently treated with Su Jok Acupuncture include:
headaches and epilepsy
disorders of the limbs and musculature, such as:
fibrositis
rheumatism
lumbago
muscle cramps
digestive disorders, such as:
nausea, constipation, diarrhea
hepatitis
cardiovascular disorders
genitourinary disorders
gynecological disorders
sexual dysfunction
disorders of the eyes, ears, nose and throat
skin disorders
nervous system and psychiatric disorders
obesity
addiction to alcohol, nicotine and heroin

Acupuncture May Aid In Vitro Fertilization

Klassische Chinesische Akupunktur

Gynäkologische Erkrankungen

• Brüste, Eierstock, Eileiter, Gebärmutter
• Entzündungen
• Migräne (hormonell bedingt)
• Reizblase
• Schwangerschaft/Geburt:
  • Schwangerschaftsbeschwerden (Essstörungen, Schmerzen, Übelkeit, Erbrechen),
  • Nikotinentwöhnung in der Schwangerschaft, Beeinflussung von pathologischen Kindslagen (z.B. Beckenendlage),
  • Geburtsvorbereitung, -einleitung, -erleichterung, Milchbildungsstörung,
  • Schmerzen durch Hämorrhoiden,
  • Dammschnitt, Kaiserschnitt, Nachwehen
• Störungen:
  • Fruchtbarkeit, Libido,
  • Menstruation (Regulation, Schmerzen), Wechseljahre/Menopause

Hauterkrankungen

• Akne
• Allergien
• Ekzeme
• Geschwüre
• Herpes
• Neurodermitis
• Schuppenflechte
• Wunden (schlecht heilende)

Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen

• Blutdruckstörungen
• Durchblutungsstörungen
• Funktionelle Herzerkrankungen
• Herzrhythmusstörungen

HNO-Erkrankungen

• Allergien, z.B. Heuschnupfen
• Abwehrschwächen:
  • Chronische Entzündungen (Mandeln,
  • Mittelohr, Nasennebenhöhlen), Erkältungen
• Geruchs- und Geschmacksstörungen
• Gesichtsnervenlähmung (Facialisparese u.a.)
• Hörsturz/Tinnitus
• Luftröhrenerkrankungen
• Morbus Menire
• Mund- und Rachentrockenheit
• Reisekrankheit
• Schwerhörigkeit
• Schwindel
• Speicheldrüsenerkrankungen
• Sprachentwicklungsstörungen
• Stimm- und Sprachstörungen

Kinderkrankheiten

• Allergien
• Asthma
• Ekzeme, Neurodermitis
• Epilepsie/Krampfleiden
• Entwicklungsstörungen:
  • Bettnässen, Legasthenie, Stottern,
  • Hyperaktivität,
  • Konzentrationsstörungen
• Infektanfälligkeit/Entzündungen:
  • Schnupfen, Husten, Mandeln,
  • Nasennebenhöhlen, Ohren, Blase
• Pseudokrupp
• Schlafstörungen

Magen-Darm-Erkrankungen

• Aufstoßen, Schluckauf, Sodbrennen
• Durchfall
• Erbrechen, Übelkeit
• Gallenblasen-, Gallenwegsentzündungen
• Lebererkrankungen (z.B. Hepatitis)
• Magen- und Zwölffingerdarmgeschwüre
• Morbus Crohn, Colitis ulcerosa
• Säuremangel
• Verstopfung

Neurologische Erkrankungen

• Empfindungsstörungen
• Folgen der Kinderlähmung
• Facialisparese
• Kopfschmerzen, Migräne
• Krampfleiden/Epilepsie
• Lähmungen (nach Schlaganfall)
• Neuralgien
• Phantomschmerz
• Polyneuropathie
• Schmerzen (z.B. nach Gürtelrose)
• Tinnitus
• Trigeminusneuralgie
• Vegetative Funktionsstörungen

Orthopädische Erkrankungen

• Beschwerden/Entzündungen/Schmerzen: Gelenke (akut und chronisch), Muskeln (Verspannungen), Sehnen und Bänder
• Fibromyalgie
• Karpaltunnelsyndrom
• Rheuma
• Sudeck'sche Erkrankung
• Tietze-Syndrom
• Überbein
• Wirbelsäule:
  • Skoliose, Schiefhals
  • Bandscheiben, Nervenwurzelreizung
  • Morbus Bechterew

Psychische Erkrankungen

• Depressive Verstimmungen
• Erschöpfungszustände
• Essstörungen: Magersucht, Bulimie, Übergewicht
• Psychovegetative und psychosomatische Erkrankungen
• Schlafstörungen
• Suchtbehandlung: Alkohol, Drogen, Nikotin, Tabletten
• Unruhezustände

Urologische und nephrologische Erkrankungen

• Bettnässen
• Entzündungen: Blase, Nieren, Nierenbecken, Prostata
• Harninkontinenz
• Impotenz
• Reizblase
• Schmerzen durch Nieren- / Harnleitersteine

Zahn-, Mund- und Kiefererkrankungen

• Amalgamsanierung
• Empfindliche Zähne
• Geschmacksstörungen
• Herpes, Aphten
• Kiefergelenks-Fehlfunktionen: Ausstrahlende Schmerzen, Zähneknirschen
• Parodontose, Zahnfleischentzündungen
• Prothesenunverträglichkeit
• Würgereiz bei Zahnbehandlung
• Zahnschmerz

Sonstige Indikationen

• Kollaps (unterstützend)
• Schmerzen durch Tumorerkrankungen
• Schockzustand (unterstützend)
• Störungen der Immunabwehr

Akupunktur

Chinese Acupuncture

Acupuncture, the ancient Chinese practice of sticking needles into a patient at specific points to relieve pain and treat other conditions, seems to alleviate pain just barely better than sticking needles into nonspecified parts of the body, a new analysis shows.

Researchers in Denmark came to this conclusion, which they report in the Feb. 7British Medical Journal, after analyzing 13 studies in which people received real acupuncture, sham acupuncture or standard pain treatments such as drugs.

The studies enrolled 3,025 people in all. In each, the participants were randomly assigned to get one of the three therapies. Decreases in pain, if any, were recorded using standard pain scales.

On average, people getting acupuncture or sham acupuncture — in which needles are stuck into body areas not targeted by acupuncturists — sensed a clear decrease in pain, whereas those getting standard care sensed considerably less improvement. People getting real acupuncture reported a little more pain relief than those getting the sham needle sticks, but this slight difference was insignificant from a clinical perspective, says study coauthor Asbjørn Hróbjartsson, a physician and epidemiologist at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen.

The value of acupuncture in this meta-analysis might have been diluted somewhat by the study design, says physician Adrian White of the University of Plymouth in England. For example, some of the studies in this analysis centered on sore backs and knee pain from osteoarthritis, areas in which acupuncture has a positive track record, he says. But the overall value of acupuncture for pain might have been lessened by the inclusion of studies of people with headaches, a group in which acupuncture hasn’t performed well, he says.

Of course, he concedes, “this was done because acupuncturists argue they can treat any kind of condition.”

Acupuncture purports to hit key spots along channels called meridians that run throughout the body. But the narrow difference in the findings of sham needle sticks and real acupuncture raises the question of how acupuncture works.

The placebo effect, in which patients get some benefit from a fake treatment because they assume it is real, probably plays a role in acupuncture and may explain some of the sham acupuncture benefit, says Andrea Furlan, a physician and pain researcher at the University of Toronto and the Institute for Work & Health, also in Toronto. But the placebo effect is unlikely to account for all the pain reduction, she says. “There might be physiological changes” brought on as needle sticks affect the nervous system, she says.

The experience of undergoing the ritual of acupuncture also influences the therapy’s effectiveness, she says. “Belief is a big part of this,” says Furlan, a trained acupuncturist who no longer practices.

Only a few decades ago, most Western doctors had little regard for acupuncture. Now, that viewpoint is more mixed. Insurance companies in some countries even reimburse for its costs — for certain health problems.

“Complimentary or alternative therapies often provoke a division into believers and nonbelievers,” says Hróbjartsson. “That is also the case with acupuncture, though in acupuncture, in my view, a strict division is too simplistic. There are moderate skeptics and moderate believers.”

From Society for Science & the Public

 

 

 

 

Acupuncture - Alternative Medical Treatments from Fox News.

When traditional therapies don't work for pain, a lot of patients turn to alternative treatments like acupuncture. Usually, you have to do your own research to find a therapist. But some medical practices are tapping into the market and offering the treatments themselves. Depending on your insurance plan, these treatments may or may not be covered — so check your plan first.

 

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