REFERRAL for TCM Treatment of serious COPD

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Hi All,

 

Here is another call for help. There was no feedback on the first call.

 

Can you recommend a top class herbalist/acupuncturist near

Cedar Falls, Iowa, 50613, about 100 miles west of Dubuque, Iowa

which is on the Mississippi River?

 

Jim H, an acquaintance, who lives there, asked if I could locate a

competent therapist for him. If you can help, please email me

offline and I will forward your advice to Jim.

 

His initial note and my reply, are below.

 

Many thanks,

Phil

 

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Jim wrote: “Hi Phil, Do would Acupuncture help my COPD (Chronic

Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)? I am inhaling 100/50 Advair BID

and use O2 at night to keep me breathing. I guess I fall below the

recommended SAT at times during the night. I use O2 when

walking on the treadmill. Other than that I seem to get along rather

well " . ... Jim

 

I replied:

> I cannot answer with a simple yes or no. ... Chinese Herbal Med

> (CHM) ... is a highly effective but complex medicine. It is more

> powerful than AP in most chronic diseases. IMO, the best treatment

> of COPD would include AP, CHM and western approaches. The

> diagnosis of the causes and nature of the pathology is the main

> guide as to how to tackle the problem. COPD has different causes

> and manifests with different pathologies. The latter can vary from

> simple spasm of the smooth muscle in the airway tree (relatively

> easy to treat with AP, herbs, massage, etc) to high-grade

> emphysema (with ruptured alveolar air sacs). The latter is very

> difficult to help because alveolar sacs cannot regrow or be

> replaced by new sacs. My advice is to gather all your medical

> reports into one file and have them assessed by a doctor highly

> skilled in herbal medicine and AP. Let me know in what city you

> live and I will try to locate a competent TCM physician for you.

> ... Phil

 

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