Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Hi, As a new practitioner I don't have extensive experience with fibromyaligia, but I have had really good success with the cases I have treated so far. I use SJ5 and GB 41 OFTEN with these cases and it seems to do wonders. I also add ST. 36, and if there is heat in the heart I add Heart 8. I also use the following Shaoyang release treatment: SJ 9, GB 40 on the side where the neck is tight LIv 13, GB 26 on the opposite side I'm curious if others have tried focusing on the Shaoyang and gotten great results. Laura , dragonslive@h... wrote: > > On 15/07/2004, at 6:25 AM, wrote: > > > > > If one needs weekly treatment for maintenance > > for ever, I consider that palliation, not cure. But if scrupulous > > diet, exercise and tonic herbs alone maintain remission, I do > > consider that a cure. But that raises a broader issue. > > Scrupulous diet, exercise and the use of tonic herbs is a species of > on-going treatment in my eyes. These regimes constantly manipulate the > bodies physiology in a certain direction based on, I assume, a > diagnosis. Therefore they are on-going treatment. On-going treatment is > still treatment and would not be necessary of the condition was > " cured " . > > However, there may be a gray area between definitions of preventative > treatment and palliative treatment. I feel that such a treatment > approach would fall into the preventative treatment category in TCM > after the initial symptoms are brought under control. Is there such a > concept in TCM of palliation? Or is this the same as preventative? If > so, I see this also as " palliative " rather than a cure. > > > > Do others on > > this list consider a patient cured if they are symptom free if and > > only if they receive weekly acupuncture and take strong herbs for > > branch symptoms. If so, I believe that position is essentially one > > akin to the idea that a vacuity of herbs and acupuncture cause > > disease, rather than emotions, diet and climate. > > > > Todd > > > > While I think I see where you are coming from with your last statement; > there is also the cause of disease due to congenital deficiency in > addition to the emotions, diet and climate. A congenital deficiency can > certainly be improved, but is almost impossible to " cure " as such. > > In such congenital causes of a condition, the necessity of on-going > treatment is not akin to deficiency of acupuncture and herbs.........it > is a congenital imbalance which requires relatively constant > manipulation to maintain a relative balance in the body. > > > Best Wishes, > > Dr. Steven J Slater > Practitioner and Acupuncturist > Mobile: 0418 343 545 > chinese_medicine@m... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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