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Treating Pain

If you are suffering from pain and your doctor is recommending opiates, there are other options. Acupuncture, electro-acupuncture and Frequenct SSpecific Microcurrent (FSM) to name a few. Most people and practitioners haven’t even heard of FSM. Yet it can treat some things that ar hard to treat otherwise suchh as Shingles an Post Herpetic Neuralgia. With electro-acupuncture and FSM, I can treat inflammation anywhere in the body. Most chronic conditions have inflammation at its core. Same with the long haul symptoms of COVID.

And if you are already addicted on opiates, acupuncture is one of the best treatments. That is because acupuncture and electro-acupuncture can stimulate the natural production of esndorphins and help with the emotional problems tthat come with all addictions.

#acupuncture #electroacupuncture #fsm #painmanagement

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Scientific Acupuncture

That is the name I have given to the kind of acupuncture I do. Since I can explain ho almost I do as an acupuncturist works scientifically. If you are interested in that I have created a new website to explain all of that. It is “scientific-acupuncture.com”. It goes along with my book “Electro-Acupuncture for Practitioners” (Available on Amazon). With these actions it is my goal to make acupuncture a true science in peoples eyes and bring it into the 21st century. Because it is for me. Scientific acupuncture goes beyond classical acupuncture or TCM, and is more than “Modern acupuncture” or “Medical acupuncture”. My treatment techniques are based on the science of HOW IT WORKS and not just on research that shows that classical acupuncture really does work. Because My way of doing things is based on how it works, so my way makes it work better and more reliably. I also have more techniques based on that knowledge that work and allows me to treat more things or treat then faster.

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Treating Lung Scarring

Lung scarring is one of the long term symptoms of COVID. It is one of the “long haul” symptoms. I have successfully treated lung and bronchial scarring from a lot of coughing. The same treatment should work for COVID. I use a technology called Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM). It can treat any inflammation in the body, so it can also treat many of the other long haul symptoms. Heart problems from inflammation of the heart, cognitive problems from inflammation of the brain, the inflammation of the capillaries and blood vessels that lead to problems everywhere. And there are acupuncture points that can also help. One calms down inflammation anywhere in the body, which helps with body aches. Another can down regulate the immune system that triggers the inflammatory response. These two points are my primary points for treatment of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. But these functions are not well known in the acupuncture community. I found these functions by accident treating people in my 30 years in practice. But I can also treat the immune system with FSM by treating it for inflammation as well or treating a tissue for an allergy reaction. And if you are scared of needles, FSM doesn’t use needles at all. At most you might feel a slight tingling if that.

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Sciatica

Sciatica

Sciatica is a fairly common diagnosis for Low Back Pain. It should describe low back pain due to irritation to low back nerve roots (usually those between L3and L4 and between L4 and L5. Unfortunately doctors usually don’t take the time to palpate the low back to confirm their diagnosis. Why do I say that? Because I have seen many patients with that diagnosis that had no low back pain! Their pain was in their butt. Too treat someone I need to know exactly what the problem is or at least exactly where it is. With a sciatica diagnosis, I often don’t get the information I need just by the diagnosis. I have to figure it out on my own by palpating to find where the pain is. When the pain is in the back, it usually is coming from L4 and L5 nerve roots (although it sometimes also can involve nerve roots farther up the back) and usually also from the SI (Sacroiliac Joint, where the weight from the trunk transfers to the hips). At these points there is inflammation. This is best treated by a method I invented that works like a cortisone shot but uses electricity instead of chemistry and doesn’t have the limitations of cortisone – I can do it as much as needed. Usually there will be initial pain relief and then 2-3 hours later, as the inflammation goes down, more pain relief. And it usually only takes 1-3 treatments to get rid of the inflammation. And getting rid of the inflammation is important because if it is not adequately treated, over time it can cause a degenerative process in the adjacent disk. Doctors won’t tell you that because they don’t know the cause. It is a basic electrical phenomena. Basically inflammation is negatively charged. Like charges repel each other so the negative charge at the inflamed nerve root causes the electrons at the nearby disk to be pushed away causing the part of the disk nearest the nerve root to become positively charged. The electrons are what holds the molecules together so the lack of electrons causes that side of the disk to begin to fall apart or degenerate. A sign that that process has begun is tenderness at the disk. I always palpate for this because it is easily treated and stopped. I’m not sure if I can repair the damage that has already been done but I do have techniques I can try that might help. At the very least it would help treat any chronic pain that might persist.

Now if the pain is in the butt, there are several location that it usually shows up at. The butt pain usually appears later and is a result of the low back pain causing the upper band of the Gluteus Maximus muscle to get tight. This then pulls on the attachments at the sacrum and the great trochanter which then get inflamed and tender. My anti-inflammation treatment works great here too.

Another place you can get butt pain is at the piriformis muscle. Since it lies directly above your hip joint. So it can be confused with hip pain. You can tell the difference by palpation. If it is the piriformis muscle, the attachments will be tender also. The treatment here is to treat the inflammation at the attachments and to needle the belly of the muscle to relax it. I also use a frequency for the inflammation treatment that also helps relax the muscle and stimulate the release of endorphins which helps with the pain as well.

Occasionally true sciatica will cause the low back muscles to get tight as well. This will cause pain and inflammation at the attachments. Again I treat the attachments and relax the muscle. Here though the upper attachment is at the floating (12th) rib. So we also have to look at the attachment of the rib to the vertebrae and at the end of the rib to see if those areas are also irritated and may need treatment also.

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Biotoxins and COVID-19

Why COVID-19 affects the Blood Vessels

Biotoxicns from the COVID-19 virus can cause release of cytokines in the immune system’s response to the virus. This causes the inflammatory response seen in COVID-19 as well as also can cause endothelial cells that line the blood vessels to release the “glues” that hold the lining of the blood vessels in place. Instead they bind to the white blood cells and hold them in place at the receptor site. This creates blockages in the capillaries disrupting normal blood flow. This then causes the tissues downstream to not get enough oxygen and to not get rid of the toxins of metabolism to be efficiently removed. This then leads to the symptoms of fatigue and achy pains (muscle tissue affected) or burning pains (nerve tissue affected). It can also disrupt normal function of tissues. Since the capillaries are located in every tissue of the body, this can be one mechanism that causes the virus to affect so many systems of the body. And if the patient is unfortunate enough to genetically not produce the antibody to deal with the virus (which is why some do OK and others do not) the release of cytokines is uncontrolled and then leads to serious chronic illness. Most physicians don’t know about these processes because it is more in the realm of treating multi-allergy or multi-sensitivity patients such as from mold toxicity. The biochemistry is well understood but not widely known. I am just good at seeing relationships others don’t see, usually because of my unique knowledge base. Here I see the connection between the unusual sympptoms seen in COVID-19 and the phenomena commonly seen in mold toxicity and Epstein-Barr(another virus) infections. With mold toxicity, about 1/4 of the population genetically can’t produce the antibiodys to fight off the mold. Which leads to chronic illness. The same might be happening with COVID-19. Which would explain why some do fine and others have real trouble.

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Treating “Long Haul” COVID-19 Symptoms

People who get the COVID-19 virus get symptoms that can last for months. Many of these problems I know how to treat with either acupuncture or with Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM, a needle-less form of electro-acupuncture). So let’s go over them and how I would treat them.

Fatigue

I see this similar to Chronic Fatigue. I have found that two points in particular help. Lung 1 strengthens the lungs and improves energy. It also moistens the lungs so helps with a non-productive cough as well. Du 20 raises the yang which also helps with energy. Low energy typically causes pain as well. Large Intestine 11 clears heat which translates to treating infections and inflammation in Western medicine. I have found it useful in treating inflammation in the whole body and helps treat body aches.

Shortness of breath, scarring in the lungs and bronchials

Shortness of breath can be due to inflamed bronchials or scarring. The two points mentioned above help but FSM is capable of treating the scarring as well as inflammation.

Dry Cough

Lung 1 and Large Intestine 11 are again indicated. There is also a Chinese cough syrup that helps a lot. It has Fritillaria which clears heat (heat dries out the lungs), loquat which moistens, in a honey base which coats the throat. If you take it too long, your cough will go away then come back as a productive cough.

Irritation and inflammation of the blood vessels

This is one of the effects of the virus that makes it so dangerous and capable of effecting anywhere in the body. This usually causes inflammation of the organ/tissues affected. FSM can treat the blood vessels and can treat inflammation anywhere in the body. This includes the heart, kidneys, the blood vessels themselves and the brain. So it can treat symptoms of muddled thinking, and trouble with the heart or kidneys. And pretty much any other tissues or organs that might be affected. This is also what is seen in mold toxicity and it is possible that the virus is producing toxins that act the sane way. So treating the toxins the same way might be beneficial. Basically you take substances that bind the toxins in the intestines so they don’t get reabsorbed. Typical over the counter products used are activated charcoal and Bentonite clay.

Overactive Immune System

This is a reaction of the body to the virus that causes the inflammation in the lungs initially and probably in the blood vessels as well. Lung 1 as the additional function of regulating the immune response of the body. It has been my experience that an overactive immune response is caused by lung weakness that is indicated by a weak lung pulse. Lung 1 does a good job of bringing the immune system back into balance in these cases. Occasionally you will get a patient that has an excess pulse. This is usually caused by or indicates heat in the lungs or Large Intestines (infection or inflammation). This pattern is treated by needling Large Intestine 4 and 11. FSM can also be used to help treat the inflammation. Herbs can also be used to help treat a lung infection.

So, you see, I can do much to treat COVID-19. Not a cure but maybe the next best thing. I just haven’t had a chance to try it yet. But all these treatments I have done before to treat similar things. So I know they do work.

So you see Lung 1 can be of great use in preventing the problems that come from an overactive immune system which causes most of the problems that the virus can cause. FSM can be of great value in treating the inflammation that is often seen in COVID-19. So since I know how to do these things (I am just about the only acupuncturist in Puget Sound that does FSM) I can both prevent long haul problems and treat them as well. There is also a Chinese patent formula that has antivirals in it and id used to treat the common colds and flues. There is also a formula the has both antivirals and antibacterials and is normally used to treat pneumonia. These may be useful as well. I use both together to treat a flu and it usually only lasts 4 days. I am not claiming a cure. Far from it. I just know things the should help a lot. I just haven’t had a chance to try it yet. But the effects I talk about I have done with other patients. So I know they work.

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MENOPAUSE

menopause

When I graduated and started treating people I found that the treatments I was taught or found in books didn’t work very wall if at all. Even the patent herb formulas didn’t work. So I decided to figure it out myself using palpation to find additional points that might help. And I found three points (and one in particular that wasn’t in any of the books but if you new what it’s functions were it made perfect sense it might help). And when I used just those 3 points, the treatment usually worked great. Only sometimes I needed to add additional points to treat particular out of balance emotions. Mild to moderate symptoms would disappear and severe symptoms would become mild. And it would only take a few treatments. That proves the value of palpation. The only time it doesn’t work is if they have had a hysterectomy. If the ovaries have been removed, it will not work. Otherwise it works great.

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Book Release

My first book is now available for purchase. You can order it from the publisher at www.balboapress.com. Go to “Bookstore”. You will find it under “New releases”. The title is “Electro-Acupuncture for Practitioners”. You can also find it on Amazon. It is also available in e-book fom Amazon or the Publisher.

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Treating COVID-19

I do not claim to have a cure. But from what I have heard on the news about it, I do know some things that might help. Again, not a cure. So let me just tell you what I have heard and how specifically I could help.

First and most importantly, is the inflammation in the lungs that causes the lungs not to work that well which then causes the blood oxygen levels to go down. Then the patient has to go on oxygen and possibly a ventilator it it gets bad. There are acupuncture points whose classical function is to clear heat, especially out of the lungs and large intestines. Heat in Chinese medicine relates to infection or inflammation in Western medicine. There also is a point that strengthens the lungs so they can work better. Now I also use FSM in my clinic and there are frequencies that can be used to treat inflammation in the lungs directly. Now I have also heard that the inflammation is often caused by an overactive immune system. Well it so happens that the same point that strengthens the lungs also down regulates an overactive immune system. It also upregulates a deficient immune system. Unfortunately most acupuncturists don’t know that little tidbit. And if their immune system is weak, there are ways with both acupuncture ans FSM to strengthen it. And I have also heard that even if you get over it you might be left with scarring on the lungs. FSM can be used to treat that too. Now if you have been diagnosed you probably are quite stressed out over it. And that is the easiest thing to treat. In fact I am offering free treatments to our front line workers to treat their stress. I even have an effective treatment for PTSD. There is even herb formulas that have antiviral herbs that do work for normal flu viruses. One formula also has anti-bacterial herbs to help with pneumonia. So you see, there is a lot I can do to help but not a cure.