Tourette's syndrome and acupuncture

Tics are sudden, repetitive, nonrhythmic movements (motor tics) and utterances (phonic tics) that involve discrete muscle groups. Motor tics are movement-based tics, while phonic tics are involuntary sounds produced by moving air through the nose, mouth, or throat. Tourette's syndrome is one of several tic disorders. As I mentioned earlier (please refer to post titiled 'acupuncture and balancing brain'), I usually use questionaire from Dr. Eric R Braverman to find out the composition of neurotransmitters in the brain of patients regardless of symptoms. As far as tourette's syndrome is concerned, it is Gaba that is deficient mostly. Gaba and serotonin is working as an "off-switch" in the brain, while dopamine and acetylcholine is acting like "on-switch" initiating brain system. Gaba and serotonin belongs to Yin, while dopamine and acetylcholin considers to be Yang in perspective of Oriental medicine. Tourette's syndrome can be understood as Yang excess due to deficient Yin leading to wind. Those who shows gaba deficiency are mostly evaluated as Kidney yin deficinecy or Liver yin deficiency leading to Liver yang rising in my diagnosis based on pulse and tongue. So, I focus on balancing Kidney and Liver when it comes to Tourette's syndrome. The average frequency of treatment is twice a week and the duration is three to six months depending on body conditions of patients. The most dramatic case was a patient improved to be normal after 5 times treatment with magnets (refer to post titled 'needle free acupuncture') and he got another 4 times of treatment to prevent relapse with magnets only. I rarely use needle recently except those who are addicted to needle! :)

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Vibrational Medicine from Dr. Richard Gerber

I love his point of view about medicine...

"The current practice of medicine is based on the Newtonian model of reality. This model is primarily a view point which sees the world as an intricate mechanism. Doctors conceptualize the body as a type of grand machine which is controlled by the brain and peripheral nerve system. Are human beings really glorified machine? The recognition that all matter is energy forms the foundation for understanding how human beings can be considered dynamic energetic systems. Through Einstein's famous equation, E=MC2, he proved to scienctists that energy and matter are dual expressions of the same universal substance. That universal substance is a primal energy of which we are all composed. Therefore, attempting to heal the body through the manipulation of this basic vibrational or energetic level of substance can be thought of as energy medicine. Although the Einsteinian viewpoint has slowly found acceptance and application in the minds of physicists, Einstein's profound insights have yet to be incorporated into the way doctors look at human beings and illness. By realizing that humans are being of energy, one can begin to comprehend new ways of viewing health and illness. This new Einsteinian view point will not only give future doctors a unique perspective on the causes of disease, but also more effective ways by which human beings can be healed of their suffering. I found Oriental medicine is very appealing because of its strong emphasis on energy and its balanced flow throughout the body, which must be a stumbling block for conventioneers who cannot see beyond the limitations of the paradigm of materialistic science. Their unique energy systems are powerfully affected by our emotions and level of spiritual balance as well as by nutritional and environmental factors. The unseen connection between the physical body and the subtle forces of spirit holds the key to understanding the inner relationship between matter and energy, they will come closer to understanding the relationship between humanity and God". 
*Therefore, in order to obtain a complete health, one shoud be understood in two but integrative ways: one in the physical levels, the other in the spiritual levels.*
What or Who is the key that connects physical levels with spiritual levels?

* The last two sentences are added by me. :)

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Understanding diseases in Oriental medicine

Disease is not mere surrender to attack but also a fight for health; unless there is a fight , there is no disease. Disease is not just suffering, but a fight to maintain the homeostatic balance of our tissues, despite damage. Symptoms are not disease. Symptoms accompany disease. Symptoms are evidence of disease. But, treating symptoms is like killing the messenger for bringing bad news. In fact, treating symptoms can suppress the body's natural responses and inhibit the healing process. The many "successes" of conventional medical treatment were only temporary and often harmful, since the symptoms often returned or more threatening symptoms manifested as the body sought to reestablish its internal harmony. No matter what combination of conditions, complaints and sufferings the patient experiences at any one time, all are manifestations of an internal physiological disorder that is unique to the individual. No one organs of the body can be sick without affecting the person as a whole. Therefore, all symptoms must be taken into account and pulse should be taken to give priority in the selection of treatment at that time. We do not treat symptoms. We treat the root causes. The symptoms and pulse guides the practitioner to the root causes that need to be taken care of with preference.

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Acupuncture and balancing brain

Recently, I read a book titled "The edge effect". The author is Dr.Eric R. Braverman. He is focusing on balancing brain specifically neurotransmitters in the brain when he treats his patients. There are four main neurotransmitters in the brain; dopamine, acetylcholine, gaba, serotonin. The neurotransmitter is involved in communication inside brain as well as between brain and body. He considers disease as unbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain, which leads to unbalance in the body as well leading to disease regardless of symptoms. I like his idea because it is integrative approach just as Oriental medicine is. The body is connected together. So, it should be considered integratively rather than separately, when it comes to treatment. He developed questionaire to find out which nurotransmitter is deficient and made plan to produce more neurotransmitter deficient at the moment with medication, hormone and supplement mostly. As a practitioner in acupuncture and Oriental medicine, I adapted his idea of balancing brain. I used his questionaire and tried to find any relations between deficiency of specific neurotransmitter and disease pattern in perspective of Oriental medicine. It is rarely seen dopamine deficiency. 70 % of patient is turned out to be gaba deficiency. 20% of them is serotonin deficiency. 10% of them is acetylcholine deficiency.
Gaba deficiency is understood as Liver yang rising, Liver qi stagnation, Kidney yin deficiency leading to yang rising pattern; heat, insomnia, tics, depression, stress, chronic or acute eczema etc. Gaba seemed to be related to Liver and Kidney. Serotonin deficiency is always come together with gaba deficiency. Serotonin deficiency is understood as Heart yang rising leading to palpitation and depression. So, I think Heart yang rising cannot occur by itself without underlying either Liver or Kidney yin deficiency; gaba deficiency. Moreover, those who have brain related disease like MS, Parkinson's, forgetfulness mostly shows acetylcholine deficiency in the test, which is understood as Yin deficiency or dryness in Oriental medicine. All in all, even though the information is not sufficient yet, my conclusion is that treatment in Oriental medicine could be balancing brain as well. THEN, how effectively can acupuncture balance brain?

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Meridian?

Oriental medicine is based on an energetic model rather than the biochemical model of western medicine. The ancient people recognized the vital energy behind all life forms and life processes. In developing an understanding of the prevention and cure of disease, the ancient physicians discovered a system of cyclic energy flowing in the human body along specific pathways - meridians.
Each pathway is associated with a particular physiological system and internal organ. Disease is considered to arise because of deficiency or imbalance of vital energy in the energetic pathways and their associated physiological systems. The pathways or meridian of energy communicate with the surface of the body at specific locations called acupuncture points. Each point has a predictable effect upon the vital energy passing through it. Modern science has been able to measure the electrical charge at these points, thus corroborating the locations of the meridians mapped by ancients. Oriental medicine has also developed methods of determining the flow in the meridian system, using an intricate system of pulse and tongue diagnosis. Finding from these modalities are combined with other signs and symptoms to create a composite diagnosis. A treatment plan is then formulated to induce the body to a balanced state of health.


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Laminine could be a significant alternative in natural treatment

Laminine is a formula that contains egg extracts and natural protein from pea and shark. Its unique function is believed to be from fibroblast growth factor (FGF) in egg extracts. FGF is like guiding light where the protein needs to go to make specific organs, muscle or vein etc in one's body. Without FGF, Laminine would be just an another supplement in the market. When I treat my patients, I always focus on how to stimulate the curing procedure in one's body. So, I asked them to think positively when having treatment because the way of thought also can determine how the body reacts to the treatment just like FGF in Laminine. And always observe the positive person improves faster than negative person. I personally took Laminine for a couple of months due to severe skin rash. It was quite effective when it's combined toghether with acupuncture and herbal supplement. It looks like Laminine is guiding where to go for the herbs or treatment taken in order to get healed in proper way. To my colleagues, I highly recommend it.

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Needle Free Acupuncture (magnet as an acupuncture)

The oldest known medical book in Oriental medicine, The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, is thought to have been written around 3,000 B.C., and mentions the practice of placing the natural magnets on acupuncture point. Magnetic acupuncture has been used in the east in many forms right up to present. Today, the practice has evolved to the use of very tiny magnetic beads applied to acupuncture points. In the west, Swiss physician Marcus Weber (1992) describes a study of the results of the pulsed magnetic field on 1712 patients with inflammations, joint and organ disorders, fractures and acute injuries and circulatory disorders. Over 60 percent of physicians evaluated the results as either very good or good; no side effect were observed. In NFA clinic, diagnosis is made through interview and palpation of the pulses primarily to find out the root causes of the complaints to be addressed. The practitioner may need to observe the shape and color of the patient's tongue. After an initial evaluation, the practitioner will provide a treatment plan that includes the modalities as well as the frequency and duration of treatment. A normal series of treatment are from 5 to 10. Sometimes, the practitioner may recommend multi-level approaches that include nutritional supplements, Chinese herbs, dietary change, etc. Acupuncture points along relevant meridians will be treated with pea-size permanent magnets by being taped on. It is important to treat any kind of chronic condition for a period of time after the pain is gone, so complete healing and even strengthening will occur. If this is done, a relapse is less likely.

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Acupuncture

Acupuncture is the ancient science and art of regulating the body's physiology through the insertion of very fine needles. Stimulation of these needles at designated points along the meridians will restore the normal balance of vital energy and create specific therapeutic effects in the body. Through the balanced flow of vital energy, the body is able to heal itself and maintain its own health. Acupucnture is a safe, effective and relaxing therapy used as a dynamic approach in the prevention and treatment of disease, and the restoration of health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), many common acute and chronic health disorders lend themselves to acupuncture treatment based on clinical experience such as:

• Ear, nose and throat disorders
• Respiratory disorders: sinusitis, asthma, allergies and bronchitis
• Gastrointestinal disorders: diarrhea, indigestion
• Gynecological disorders: PMS, menopause, irregular menstruation, fertility support
• Urogenital disorders: incontinence, UTI
• Disorders of nervous system: headache, neuralgia, insomnia, paralysis, facial palsy/tics, narcolepsy
• Disorders of bone, muscles and joints: sports injury, sprain and strain, back, neck and shoulder pain, arthritis, osteoporosis, tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, sciatic pain
• Aid in stopping smoking

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History of Oriental Medicine

Oriental Medicine/Traditional Chinese Medicine is a sophisticated approach to healing, developed over a period of at least 3,000 years, and is based on ancient Chinese medical texts which laid its foundation. Treatment in Oriental Medicine is centered on the individual rather than the disease. The oriental medicine practitoner pieces together your individual signs and symptoms, and synthesizes them into a clinical picture of you as a whole person. In Oriental medicine the mental, emotional and physical are closely related, thus taking tne entire person into account, both in diagnosis and treatment. Disease is typically viewed as disorder or disharmony, and treatment is directed toward balancing and harmonizing. Diagnosis is made through visual inspection, interview, palpation of the pulses, at local areas of tenderness and at specific acupuncture points and inspection of the tongue. Once a working diagnosis has been decided upon, your practitioner formulates a plan of treatment.

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