Guest guest Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 > Hi! My name is Chanalee I'm a TCM practitioner trying to make it in the > world of practitioners. > I have a patient coming in with Asthma and vomiting (lots of phlegm)-this is > a three year old(barley) and would like to know if there is a good site for > Pediatric Acupuncture? > and/or does anyone know of an " acupuncture formula " for treating children > with Asthma since few needles are used for children and infants > > [This is how I would look at the matter] First off, avoid needles, the points have not yet integrated on skin, and even a small puncture can cause a great deal of qi loss. Use finger tip pressure, very gentle, about 0.5 lb, and make it slanted to 45 degrees towards the flow of channel. If this an acute, weather related condition, this is seasonal and not systemic. In which case the asthma will be harsh and noisy, and the condition will present with fever. If this is a slow, chronic tendency, with attacks off and on, and only a small wheezing, this seems a LU deficiency inherited from maternal qi, may be mother was a smoker. On back: In which case work with back-shu points, and huato-jiaji points. Make an imaginary quadrangle the sides of which are the scapular borders and the superior and inferior sides are horizontal lines at level of T 2 above and T 12 below. Feel for cold, indurated, heated, rough, sunken, raised, hard or lax spots and gently mark with a surgical pen. Then work with finger pressure from below upwards in this manner: Up the spine, working between the spines on DU points. Down the spine, 0.25 cm away from DU, on both sides, on Huato's. Up the lateral back-shu chain, both sides, to the level of T 2. Down the external BL chain, bilateral, to the level of T 12. Method: Massage away any thing out of the ordinary, this will be easy in this new system. Particular points will be at level of T 2 and 3 for LU, at T 10 and 11 for SP. Look closer to spine for Huato's, they register tightness and tenderness. On limbs: A reducing movement on: ST 40 on both legs. On LU 5 on both elbows. For vomiting: The work on back will make the ST descend and not rebel. Looking for feedback. Dr. Holmes Keikobad MB BS DPH Ret. DIP AC NCCAOM LIC AC CO & AZ www.acu-free.com - 15 CEUS by video. NCCAOM reviewed. Approved in CA & most states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 Hi give this a blast, http://www.paediatricacupuncture.com/index.shtml. good luck ferris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 Hi Chanalee, I want to concur with the protocol outlined by Dr. Holmes and add two additional bits of advice. One should never overlook the possibility of emotional stress factors in childhood asthma. We might be tempted to think small children are immune to stress but this is not the case. Family tensions can be a major factor in some childhood asthma. If the parents seem caring but perhaps overbearing, you may want to diplomatically suggest to them that they should look for any signs that stress is involved. The other thing I wanted to mention is a wonderful and safe herbal tea I use with all my pediatric asthma patients and many of my adult ones as well. Its principal ingredient is loquat leaf that is combined with several other ingredients ( I don't have any with me today to list the other ingredients). It is made by my teachers company, Traditions of Tao, and is called Autumn tea. You should be able to find them on the web by searching for Traditions of Tao. If you have any problems finding it, contact me. It is a wonderful formula for childhood respiratory problems. If you decide to try it, let me know and I will advise you about dosage, etc. Good luck, Matt Bauer - Dr. Holmes Chinese Medicine Sunday, June 06, 2004 7:45 AM Re: Pediatric acupuncture > Hi! My name is Chanalee I'm a TCM practitioner trying to make it in the > world of practitioners. > I have a patient coming in with Asthma and vomiting (lots of phlegm)-this is > a three year old(barley) and would like to know if there is a good site for > Pediatric Acupuncture? > and/or does anyone know of an " acupuncture formula " for treating children > with Asthma since few needles are used for children and infants > > [This is how I would look at the matter] First off, avoid needles, the points have not yet integrated on skin, and even a small puncture can cause a great deal of qi loss. Use finger tip pressure, very gentle, about 0.5 lb, and make it slanted to 45 degrees towards the flow of channel. If this an acute, weather related condition, this is seasonal and not systemic. In which case the asthma will be harsh and noisy, and the condition will present with fever. If this is a slow, chronic tendency, with attacks off and on, and only a small wheezing, this seems a LU deficiency inherited from maternal qi, may be mother was a smoker. On back: In which case work with back-shu points, and huato-jiaji points. Make an imaginary quadrangle the sides of which are the scapular borders and the superior and inferior sides are horizontal lines at level of T 2 above and T 12 below. Feel for cold, indurated, heated, rough, sunken, raised, hard or lax spots and gently mark with a surgical pen. Then work with finger pressure from below upwards in this manner: Up the spine, working between the spines on DU points. Down the spine, 0.25 cm away from DU, on both sides, on Huato's. Up the lateral back-shu chain, both sides, to the level of T 2. Down the external BL chain, bilateral, to the level of T 12. Method: Massage away any thing out of the ordinary, this will be easy in this new system. Particular points will be at level of T 2 and 3 for LU, at T 10 and 11 for SP. Look closer to spine for Huato's, they register tightness and tenderness. On limbs: A reducing movement on: ST 40 on both legs. On LU 5 on both elbows. For vomiting: The work on back will make the ST descend and not rebel. Looking for feedback. Dr. Holmes Keikobad MB BS DPH Ret. DIP AC NCCAOM LIC AC CO & AZ www.acu-free.com - 15 CEUS by video. NCCAOM reviewed. Approved in CA & most states. Membership requires that you do not post any commerical, swear, religious, spam messages,flame another member or swear. http://babel.altavista.com/ and adjust accordingly. If you , it takes a few days for the messages to stop being delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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