A difficult case study: My wife-seizures with Parkinsonism, installment #9

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Our trip to Santa Cruz could very well be the turning point for Chana's

recovery. I STRONGLY recommend to any practitioner treating

neurological disorders to download and read carefully the newly posted

first 11 chapters of the rewrite www.pdrecovery.org. What Janice Walton

Hadlock and the Parkinson's recovery team have discovered is that there

are 3 components to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's and to reverse the

process requires not acupuncture and not necessarily herbs, but a form

of yin tui na (different than what we learn in school which is very

yang) translated as forceless, spontaneous release, or FSR along the

lower extremity of the Stomach Channel, and working to shift the

patient's mindset from one of fear and guarding to spontaneity and joy.

The common elements of all Parkinson's patients they found are that some

time in the past there has been a foot injury, usually around St 42, and

often patients won't even remember having injured the foot! This has

created an energetic blockage and eventually a reversal of the flow of qi

in the stomach channel. These same people are intense, staid thinkers

and worriers who are also constantly stimulating the adrenaline pathway

(associated with the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system).

Adrenaline is the counterpoint to dopamine(associated with the

parasympathetic branch and manifested as creativity, playfulness, joy and

spontaneity) and what they found was that not a lack of dopamine, but

rather an excess of adrenaline surpresses the production of dopamine! A

healthy person is constantly is using their dopamine pathway, and only

turns on the adrenaline pathway when needed, the dopamine pathway still

functioning, but passively. But these people always have their

adrenaline pathway on, and even when the stomach channel blockage is

removed (first by removing the lesion in the foot and then encouraging

the flow of qi in the channel) they will not get well until they train

themselves to think differently. (It is interesting to note that per

capita, the country with the highest percentage of Parkinson's patient's

is the United Kingdom. Coincidence?)

 

In summary, their work is based upon two hypotheses: (to quote Janice)

" 1. Parkinson's disease is a curable disorder. Its development follows a

logical sequence of predictable biological responses. It can be

reversed.

2. Their are three components to the energetic blockage that causes

parkinson's disease: an attitude of stoic denial, a foot injury, and

the electrical confusion that ultimately results from the unhealed

injury. The attitude prevents emotional and/or physical acknowledgement

of the injury. Because the injury is, for the most part ignored, it

cannot commence healing. "

 

Though Chana has not been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, but rather

Parkinsonism, many of her manifestations are common with PD, and the team

felt that she could be helped. Interestingly, each evening after

treatments, and since then, her sleep has been much deeper and her

presence, though more relaxed could almost be similar to one who is

" drugged " . The FSR is quite simple to learn and is very similar to

CranioSacral therapy, but even more " yin " and less invasive. I am, as I

said at the outset, quite encouraged, and believe that the combination of

the FSR, retraining her to think differently, and herbs will collectively

bring about permanent change.

 

We returned from Santa Cruz Thursday evening and met with Dr. Zhang

Friday morning, March 4. Her last seizure was Saturday morning, Feb 26,

2005. Sleep continued to be sound, frequent urination was resolved,

stools regular and unchanged, spasms and tremors significantly reduced.

Phlegm nearly gone, but swallowing still subject to occasional choking on

food. Walking , stamina and energy continuing to improve. Generally

calmer, though still suspicious, and generally doubting that Santa Cruz

treatment provided any benefit. Speech clear, but still some stuttering.

Still with hearing difficulty, though no longer complaining of tinnitus.

 

 

 

Tongue: light red body , tip a little red, cracks less pronounced.

 

Pulse: right: tready and slightly choppy

Left: thready and slightly choppy, a little bit stronger than

right.

 

 

Formula: dan nan xing 9,zhu ru 9, yuan zhi 6, fu shen 12, sheng di huang

21, xi yang shen 6, zhi shi 9, ban xia 9, chen pi 6,

shi chang pu 6, zhe bei mu 9, gui ban 15, Bie Jia 15, bai shao yao

21, gou teng 15, E Jiao 9, chan tui 9, di long 9, tian ma 9,

 

taken separately in capsule form: Da huang powder 3, hu po powder 3 (at

bedtime only).

 

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last week:

 

 

We met with Dr.Zhang, Thursday evening Feb 24, 2005. Seizures occurred

earlier than usual, first one after 15 days. Seizures occurred Saturday,

Monday, Tuesday (two) and Wednesday. Sleep was much better with the

new formula, until Wednesday night, when sleep was disturbed. I

observed that seizures were instigated by visitors and exciting or

emotional news. Severe spasms in arms and chin, definitely more severe

when closer to seizure. Urination also much more frequent, particularly

closer to seizures. Stools daily, large, soft and foul smelling. A LOT

of phlegm in her throat especially, and very difficult to swallow.

Appetite good, walking well, though not much stamina. Not clumsy and

falling over like in the past and not afraid to go outside. A lot of

emotional extremes, especially after seizures, very angry and suspicious,

and after first and second seizures, strong but acted very silly with

inappropriate laughter. Not especially weak or tired, balance good,

speech good, difficulty hearing with tinnitus.

 

Tongue: red tip with mid-line cracks

 

Pulse: right:choppy and thready

Left: wiry and choppy

 

 

Formula: dan nan xing 9,zhu ru 9, yuan zhi 6, fu shen 12, xi yang shen

5, zhi shi 9, ban xia 9, chen pi 6, shi chang pu 6, zhe bei mu 9,

gui ban 15, Bie Jia 15, bai shao yao 15, gou teng 30, E Jiao 9,

chan tui 9, di long 9, tian ma 9,

 

taken separately in capsule form: Da huang powder 3, hu po powder 3(at

bedtime only).

 

 

" When you see someone doing something wrong, realize that it was brought

before

you because you did something similar. Therefore, instead of judging

him, judge yourself. "

 

The Baal Shem Tov Hakodesh