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When Will again presented in clinic on 13 January it had been almost 2 months since his last treatment and he has been extremely busy making up for lost time.
His number one complaint was terrible sleep
5th Treatment
Since Will had been responding well to Kidney deficient root treatments I continued in the same vein, tonifying Lu 5 and Ki 10, shunting St 36, Liv 2 and LI 3.
The second phase of treatment I utilized the points Bl14, 17, 18, 20, 23, 40, 58 and scatter needled the upper back neck and shoulders.
6th treatment
It was almost another 2 weeks before Will was able to get back for further treatment.
He reported headaches, particularly at the vertex and behind the eyes, severe pain in the mid to lower back area, waking a lot during the night, increased irritability, poor appetite for the last 2 days, nausea, indigestion, low energy and his medication was causing significant mood swings.
Diagnosis
Liver Yin Deficiency with deficient heat in the Gall Bladder meridian
Treatment
Front points
CV 12, 4, St25, Yintang
Root treatment
Tonify Liv 8, Ki 10 shunt GB34
The 2nd phase of treatment included Bl 14,17,18,20 40, 58
Needle Head Moxa Bl 23, 25
7th Treatment
Will reported that his headache had cleared after the last treatment and although a lot milder was recurring between 11 and 12 at night again located at the vertex and behind the eyes, his back pain had improved, he was still waking through the night but not as much, although still feeling some lower back pain on the right side radiating into the hip he was not feeling the pain radiating to the front of the torso as he had previously, his appetite was good and he had experienced some diarrhea after the last treatment but felt better as a result.
He felt better than he had in many weeks !
Treatment
Since I was away in New Zealand at the time my colleague and locum, Efrat performed the treatment.
Basically the same as 6th treatment with an additional shunting of GB 41 and the application of GB 19,20,21
8th Treatment
Once again this treatment was performed by Efrat.
Will’s back pain had improved; he was less grumpy and had experienced no headaches.
Treatment was basically the same as the 6th and 7th treatments .
9th Treatment
It was 10 weeks before Will was able to attend clinic for his next treatment.
In his own words he was not too bad, suffering some aching in the back region around 3 AM every morning, he had experienced an increase in nocturnal urination, once again needed to sit in a chair to rest and relieve his back pain but he had experienced no headaches whatsoever.
Treatment
At this point I reverted to a Kidney deficiency root treatment.
Tonify Lu 5, Ki 7 and Ki2 (To quell the deficient heat that was affecting the Heart meridian.
2nd phase of treatment included Bl 13, 18, 20, 40, 58 with Needle Head Moxibustion on Bl 23
10th Treatment
2 days later and Will reported that his sleeping had improved and his back pain was much better.
Treatment
Similar to as the 9th treatment considering the positive results from that session .
Tonify Lu5 and Ki 7 shunt St 36 and 2nd phase identical to points used in the 9th treatment.
Summary
Whilst Western medicine has some incredible lifesaving attributes and without doubt saved Will’s life on this occasion it was apparent that the ability of allopathic medication and treatment to resolve many of the symptoms resulting from Will’s condition did have significant limitations.
I make no claim that Japanese Acupuncture is the be all and end all in situations such as this.
I believe that it is essential that patients suffering from Q Fever, Ross River Fever, Bharma Forest Fever, Glandular fever and the like should seek conventional medical treatment as primary care.
However, clinical experience has demonstrated to me and those in my care the extraordinary benefits that can be derived from utilizing Traditional Japanese Acupuncture as an auxiliary treatment regime to assist in the resolution of the insidious and persistent symptoms that can arise as a result of contracting this type of illness.
I hope this case history has been of some assistance to you and that you are able to apply some of my clinical experience in your practice to the ultimate benefit of your patients.
All the best,
Alan
PS.
Some more images from Imabari, Japan follow hope you enjoy viewing as much as I did capturing them.
An Image of Rainbow Bay now residing in Imabari, Japan
Colors of Imabari Intersection
Matchbox Cars for sale
Two and four Wheels
Maccas for Breakfast….
Early Morning Glow
It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock n roll
But the view is worth the effort
Imabari in Spring
Downtown Imabari and the Inland Sea
Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and
practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture. For well over a
decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda
sensei and Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted
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