A. Acupuncture is a 5,000
year old Chinese system of natural healing (No
drugs, No surgery), which is concerned
with restoring proper
energy flow to the various organs, glands and tissues of the body
on
the premise that most diseases are
the result of malfunction due to
disrupted energies.
Explanations:
The Chinese definition of Health is "All parts of the body functioning
normally," all 460 trillion parts. If there is an interruption in
the transmission of energy flow or life force (called ch'i in Chinese),
then organ malfunction, disease, pain and suffering are inevitable.
Q. Where
does
the interruption of energy flow occur?
A.
In either
or both locations: (1) In the
channels of energy flow, which are located throughout the body just
beneath the skin surface; (2)
In the spinal column where vertebrae may become misaligned, thereby
compressing vital nerve trunks.
Q. Are there
other causes of disease besides those associated with the interference
of transmission of energy flow?
A.
Yes, of
course.
Psychosomatic states, hereditary factors, poisons, adverse
environmental
conditions, injury, germs, malnutrition, etc....are all disease
producing.
Q. How do you detect
the disturbance in energy flow within a patient?
A.
By many
methods, including certain signs, symptoms, pain spots, organ reflex
points, and by pulse or instrumental findings.
Q. Assuming I'm going to take acupuncture treatments, how
are they performed?
A.
First, the related skin points are determined. Then they are
appropriately treated by one of over thirty methods of stimulation some
of which are:
1) Long needles insertion
(especially done in acupuncture anesthesia for surgery) 2) Short needle penetration 3) Non piercing needles 4) Finger tip pressure
(called sinshin or "finger needles") 5) Metallic balls taped in
the points 6) Electrical stimulation 7) Moxabustion (the
burning of herbs over the points)
Note:
The non-piercing needle (teishin) is very popular because the technique
is practically painless, there is no blood, no danger of infections and
results are equal to, if not better than other techniques.
Q. What are some of the conditions commonly treated by
acupuncture?
A.
Textbook listed conditions run into hundreds. Typical ailments usually
responding to acupuncture health care includes: neuralgia, headaches, trigeminal neuralgia,
tics, spasms, muscular rheumatism, neuralgia of the shoulders and arm,
tennis elbow, osteoarthritis, rheumatism, ulcers, stomach problems,
diarrhea, hepatitis, asthma, bronchitis, shortness of breath, coughs,
certain types of heart trouble, abnormal blood pressure, hemorrhoids,
lumbago, bladder irritation, bed wetting, certain kidney problems,
female disorders, impotence, glaucoma (sometimes), weak eyesight, hay
fever, loss of smell, tonsillitis, loss of hearing, skin conditions and
even nervous and psychiatric factors based on the fact that often
mental problems arise from physical disorders.
The above list may seem long as though acupuncture were a Panacea. The
truth is that most textbooks list over two hundred diseases. Please be
mindful of the fact that acupuncture is not like one drug used for one
condition, but on the contrary, it is a complete healing art within
itself, concerned with the systems of
the body such as nervous, circulatory, digestive, respiratory,
eliminatory, reproductive, hormonal, musculoskeletal, etc., and seeks
to correct health problems within those systems.
Q. Out of say, 10 patients accepted for acupuncture health
care, how many usually respond favorably?
A. On the average, eight.
Two out of ten fail to respond favorably for a variety of reasons.
Advanced age, severity of the condition, irreversible tissue damage,
etc., are deterrents to recovery.
Q. Are spinal adjusting treatments necessary with
acupuncture?
A.
Absolutely. Spinal adjusting is part
of the acupuncture health care. World authorities, including
Feliz Mann, M.D. of England, Paul Nogier, M.D. of France, and Kurizo
Nugayama, M.D. of Japan are very emphatic on this aspect of "getting
well." Dr. Mann states that many internal diseases are cured by the
spinal adjustment alone. Leaving the
adjustment (chiropractic) out of the treatment plan invites failure.
Q. Does acupuncture have another name?
A.
Yes. In fact the word acupuncture is incorrect because it implies
needles only. The proper wording is "Meridian
Therapy," or Ching Lo Chi Liao in Chinese. It was named
"acupuncture" in the 16th century by Portugese sailors who knew no
better. The name stuck.
Q. In America, what kind of doctor should one go to for
this type of health care?
A.
Any doctor (chiropractor, medical, or
osteopath) who has had the proper
training.
Any doctor who has not had the proper training is pretending to know
something he or she doesn not know, and by that definition is a quack.
Just because a doctor happens to have chiropractic, medical or an
osteopathic degree does not mean that he or she is qualified to do
acupuncture. If he or she engages in practice, he or she is guilty of
acupuncture malpractice. He or she must receive qualified training and
pass exams to certify competence. This protects the public.
Q. In Acupuncture (Meridian Therapy) are there other
significant factors besides skin point stimulation and vertebral
adjusting?
A.
Yes, there are four laws to obey for those who desire health and
longevity:
Q. Has any research, other than empirical, been conducted?
A. Meridian Therapy is
natural healing based on knowledge of another biological
principal, new only to the western world. Soviet scientists Novinski
and Vorobiev have proven the preciseness of ancient Chinese healing by
localizing meridian points with a Wheatstone bridge, using an
alternating current to prevent polarization. This was fed by a
generator of sonic frequency and recorded on a cathode ray
oseiliograph. When the electrode touched an active acupuncture point
the amplitude of the wave on the oseilograph diminished. Best results
were derived from frequencies of a few kilohertz and voltage from
several milivolts to 4 volts. Research?
The Russians have already done it.
The research needed concerned results in the country on the sick
American. I'm doing that here in Edmond, Oklahoma. How? Our member doctors are sending
in testimonials from their patients
from all over this nation. We
will report on this project later.
We should welcome new
knowledge as it is found....that is what science is all about.
Acupuncture won't swallow us up.....it will strengthen our medical
professions.
