Is Electrostimulation/Electro-AP contraindicated in malignancy?

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Hi Jan & All,

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Colleagues, have you any scientific references on, or personal

clinical experiences of, electrostimulation or electro-AP):

(a) accelerating malignancy? and/or

(b) accelerating it FASTER than other forms of stimulation (AP

needling, point injection, etc)?

 

Jan, many thanks for your reply re the risk of electrostimulation or

electro-AP in cancer cases.

 

You raise interesting questions. I take the liberty of passing my

question, and your reply (see below), to other AP Lists

 

Best regards,

Phil

 

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Jan wrote:

> Based on available medical literature, there seem to be some good

> reasons not to use electro-AP (electrical current generally) in the

> area affected by a malignant neoplasia.

 

> 1. A recent experimental study in humans suggests that local

> electro-AP [EA] increases significantly the metabolic rate ---> a

> risk of the re-activation of the neoplasia?

 

> 2. Local mechanical stimulation (vibration, contractions) might,

> theoretically, contribute to the disintegration of malignant cells

> from the core of the tumour into the lymphatic/vascular network

> ---> a risk of the dissemination?

 

> 3. Studies on human bone cancer (Honore et al, Neuroscience, 2000)

> reported an increased expression of dynorphin (a peptide that

> contributes to hyperalgesia) in the corresponding spinal segments.

 

> This is an interesting report. We tend to assume that endogenous

> opioids have only analgesic properties, and that their release is

> always desirable. Indeed, there seem to be exceptions to the rule.

> It is well established that EA is efficacious in stimulating the

> release of endogenous opioids. There are some indications in earlier

> medical literature suggesting that patients receiving morphine had

> more/earlier metastases from lung cancers than non-treated

> patients. A fact or an accidental finding? Indeed, the drug and the

> endogenous opioids operate via the same receptor sites. Just some

> " food for thought " .

 

> The dog discussed by Karen suffers from pain. Due to spondylosis?

> Due to the neoplasia or its medical treatment? The dog also has an

> unidentified neurological problem. Some lymphomas are associated

> with alimentary lymphatic proliferation. Theoretically, EA at BL23

> (lumbar aortic lymphonodes) could affect this locally. Similarly,

> AP/EA at BL40-Weizhong (popliteal lymph node) might affect

> generalized lymphoma. Indeed, nothing is cast in stone, and the

> use of EA at distant body areas might be quite a safe procedure in

> localized neoplasia. TENS has been used in terminally-ill cancer

> patients to suppress associated neoplastic pain symptomatically.

> Are Thoresen has been popularizing his original approach to AP

> treatment of neoplasia for many years. It would be nice if Are

> could enlighten us on details of his findings in animals. ... Jan

>

 

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