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Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) is a broad term, involving the degeneration of intervertebral disc structures and subsequent herniation of disc material in the spinal canal, but also clinical neurological disease due to disc herniation. Spinal cord compression syndrome results in symptoms that can range from local hyperesthesia to rear limbs paralysis and / or genitourinary dysfunction. Depending on the clinical signs and the location of condition, the therapeutic approach varies from conservative to surgical. Classical medicine is often not enough to normalize the patient, which is why alternative methods are recommended, including acupuncture (AP). Following acupuncture in 6 dogs that underwent hemilaminectomy or laminectomy consecutive of thoracolumbar IVDD (Hansen I; Hansen II) the observed effects ranged from insignificant to motor recovery, depending on the degree of spinal cord damage and the involvement of the owners in the post-surgery recovery. The results were generally evident after a few acupuncture sessions and were influenced by the characteristics of each patient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims for a better understanding of the effects of both proximal and distal acupuncture in its relation with vasodilation and vasoconstriction in the circulatory system. It also brings results into context with previous studies that claim acupunture to cause vasoconstriction and consequently to raise blood pressure. This study monitored the blood pressure - before and after procedure - of 24 individuals distributed randomly in three groups. Proximal acupuncture was applied in Group 1 to points 7L, 9L and 6PC. Distal acupuncture was applied in Group 2 to points 6SP, 3K and 39GB. Group 3 - the control group - was not punctured. Needle retention time was ten minutes and the procedure was repeated three times, with one-week intervals. Group 1 saw an increase in diastolic pressure in half of the cases, while sistolic pressure diminished in 75% of the individuals. Group 2 registered a generalized decrease in all three variables (systolic and diastolic pressure, and heart rate). The sistolic pressure went down in 62,5% of the control group, along with an increase in diastolic pressure and decrease in the heart rate of 62,5% of individuals. The finals results don't support the idea of any vascular effect after applying proximal or distal acupuncture. The expected outcome would include an increase in the diastolic pressure in both groups where acupuncture was applied and a decrease on all three variables monitored in the control group, which was not registered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is a case of particularly difficult epilepsy, refractory cryptogenic epilepsy. After the diagnosis by Traditional Chinese Medicine has been proposed acupuncture treatments 3, 2 and once a week; the medication prescribed by the neurologist was maintained. The treatments lasted about 25 months when it directed the treatment for Phlegmfire, the Wind and the Mental. The daily seizures over the months were recorded. The patient condition was analyzed during and after treatment. The results obtained were an overall improvement in the number of seizures, with a decrease to nearly to the half and a marked improvement in the reduction of days with a large number of seizures. The monitoring the records for another 4 months after discontinuation of treatment has shown there was an increase deterioration in the status of the patient. Contacted one year after confirmed to have 1-2 daily crises. Her condition worsened when compared to the last months of treatment, but thus still being better than before started acupuncture. We can conclude that those treatments were very effective as adjuvant treatment to conventional therapy, and such patients should keep the prolonged treatments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this article is to show the successful treatment in a fibro adenoma case involving acupuncture, herbal medicine and dietetics. The case treated was the one of a 30 year-old patient with several different size nodules (the bigger nodules were 3,6 and 1,6 cm). Imaging studies diagnosed the nodules as a fibro adenoma. The patient underwent 54 treatments involving acupuncture, herbal medicine and dietetics counseling, without the use of any other medicines or surgery. After the first 48 treatments, a new ultrasound study revealed the nodules had reduced to 9 and 7 mm respectively. Further 6 monthly treatments were done, after which the patient was released with total reduction of the nodules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tumour surgery of the parotid gland is often associated with post-operative palsy of one or more branches of the facial nerve. The paper refers to a clinical case of multiple relapsed parotid pleomorphic adenoma. In this patient, with facial nerve post-surgery paresis, favourable evolution of the facial paresis was encountered with regard to adjuvant treatment consisting in vitamin therapy and acupuncture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tumour surgery of the parotid gland is often associated with post-operative palsy of one or more branches of the facial nerve. The paper refers to a clinical case of multiple relapsed parotid pleomorphic adenoma. In this patient, with facial nerve post-surgery paresis, favourable evolution of the facial paresis was encountered with regard to adjuvant treatment consisting in vitamin therapy and acupuncture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]