Treating Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)

[Guest guest]

Hello Group,

I'm wondering if anyone has treated RSD

with acupuncture and/or Chinese herbs.

 

I have a patient who has a friend with

RSD who is interested in acupuncture but

was frightened by her MD who told her it

would become worse with acupuncture.

 

I've done some reading on the web and have

found mixed reviews of acupuncture, some

from patients themselves.

 

If anyone has any experience, positive or negative,

I'd appreciate hearing your cases.

I would very much like to help this woman

reduce her pain.

 

Thank you so much,

Jean Dombroski, LAc

[Guest guest]

I have mostly gotten good results with acupuncture. I have never seen an

exacerbating from acup. The worst that has happened is no results.

No need for worry IMHO

Cara O. Frank, R.Ac, Dipl Ac & Ch.H.

President China Herb Company of the Chinese Herb Program

Tai Sophia Institute of the Healing Arts

215-438-2977

Fax 215-849-3338

 

 

 

 

Jean <greypal

 

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:31:04 +0000

 

Treating Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)

 

 

 

 

 

Hello Group,

I'm wondering if anyone has treated RSD

with acupuncture and/or Chinese herbs.

 

I have a patient who has a friend with

RSD who is interested in acupuncture but

was frightened by her MD who told her it

would become worse with acupuncture.

 

I've done some reading on the web and have

found mixed reviews of acupuncture, some

from patients themselves.

 

If anyone has any experience, positive or negative,

I'd appreciate hearing your cases.

I would very much like to help this woman

reduce her pain.

 

Thank you so much,

Jean Dombroski, LAc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

My experience in this arena is limited, but the patient I treated w/

RSD got a lot of relief from acupuncture, despite some initial needle

sensitivity. I was treating him in a hospital in-patient setting, so

herbs weren't an option. I only wish we'd had more time to work

together, but he was discharged.

 

BTW it was his neurologist who recommended acupuncture. I suspect this

idea that acupuncture could exacerbate symptoms is opinion, rather

than supported by research.

 

--Sarah

 

Sarah E. Rivkin, MS, LAc, Dipl. OM

www.slopeacupuncture.com

 

 

 

 

, Cara Frank <herbbabe

wrote:

>

> I have mostly gotten good results with acupuncture. I have never

seen an

> exacerbating from acup. The worst that has happened is no results.

> No need for worry IMHO

> Cara O. Frank, R.Ac, Dipl Ac & Ch.H.

> President China Herb Company

> Director of the Chinese Herb Program

> Tai Sophia Institute of the Healing Arts

> 215-438-2977

> Fax 215-849-3338

>

>

>

>

> Jean <greypal

>

> Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:31:04 +0000

>

> Treating Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)

>

>

>

>

>

> Hello Group,

> I'm wondering if anyone has treated RSD

> with acupuncture and/or Chinese herbs.

>

> I have a patient who has a friend with

> RSD who is interested in acupuncture but

> was frightened by her MD who told her it

> would become worse with acupuncture.

>

> I've done some reading on the web and have

> found mixed reviews of acupuncture, some

> from patients themselves.

>

> If anyone has any experience, positive or negative,

> I'd appreciate hearing your cases.

> I would very much like to help this woman

> reduce her pain.

>

> Thank you so much,

> Jean Dombroski, LAc

 

[Guest guest]

-Jean

 

I have treated a few cases of RSD and both responded to acupuncture.

The pain was not completely diminished, but things definitely improved

for both patients. I am not sure why docs are saying acupuncture can

make this worse. I recently had someone tell me this as well. I have

not given herbs to either patient, but the first one I saw probably

could have benefitted from it as there was some muscle wasting.

 

-Steve

 

On Oct 27, 2006, at 7:31 AM, Jean wrote:

 

> Hello Group,

> I'm wondering if anyone has treated RSD

> with acupuncture and/or Chinese herbs.

>

> I have a patient who has a friend with

> RSD who is interested in acupuncture but

> was frightened by her MD who told her it

> would become worse with acupuncture.

>

> I've done some reading on the web and have

> found mixed reviews of acupuncture, some

> from patients themselves.

>

> If anyone has any experience, positive or negative,

> I'd appreciate hearing your cases.

> I would very much like to help this woman

> reduce her pain.

>

> Thank you so much,

> Jean Dombroski, LAc

>

>

Stephen Bonzak, L.Ac., Dipl. C.H.

sbonzak

773-470-6994

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

 

My experience treating RSD is also very limited, but the one patient I have

treated has had considerable (though very slow!) improvement with all of her

symptoms.

 

With acupuncture we were able to stop the pain from moving to additional

sites, then slowly reduced the pain to one limb, then built up muscle mass

and gained mobility. Now (8 years later!) she is exercising regularly and

able to lead a normal life with minimal pain, as long as she has a

" maintenance " treatment once a month.

 

I have also given her herbs - although she hasn't always been very

compliant. I have mainly used Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang and Dang Gui Si Ni Tang

modifications, and that has also helped a lot with her pain levels, muscle

mass, temperature changes, and deep chilliness.

 

Only one patient to report on, but definitely slow and steady progress...

 

Laura

 

 

1939 Cedar Street

Berkeley, CA 94709

 

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[Guest guest]

Subject:

Re: Treating Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)

 

Karen Vaughan <creationsgarden1

Date:

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:45:46 -0500

 

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I am treating a patient right now with RSD who is responding well to

acupuncture (well enough that he fails to maintain his stretching

regime.) I have given him topical vitex negundo-infused olive oil with

essential oils of cypress to massage into his hand (and encourage him to

keep his stretching up.) He is also taking Liu Wei Di Huang Wan for yin

deficiency.

 

--

Karen Vaughan, MSTOM

Licensed Acupuncturist, and Herbalist

253 Garfield Place

Brooklyn, NY 11215

 

(718) 622-6755

 

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[Guest guest]

Could you explain wher you got the idea for this oil?

 

>>>>>I am treating a patient right now with RSD who is responding well to

acupuncture (well enough that he fails to maintain his stretching

regime.) I have given him topical vitex negundo-infused olive oil with

essential oils of cypress to massage into his hand (and encourage him to

keep his stretching up.) He is also taking Liu Wei Di Huang Wan for yin

deficiency.>>>>

 

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Bill Schoenbart, L.Ac.

P.O. Box 8099

Santa Cruz, CA 95061

 

office phone: 831-335-3165

email: plantmed

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[Guest guest]

I got the idea of using vitex leaf oil from an Ayurvedic herbalist who sent

me leaves for one of my lupus patients and I have been using it for some time

on other autoimmune patients. It had worked quite well for her yin deficient

arthralgias. In his case, the extra circulatory need suggested adding the

essential oil of cypress.

 

Karen Vaughan, MSTOM

Licensed Acupuncturist, and Herbalist

253 Garfield Place

Brooklyn, NY 11215

 

(718) 622-6755

http://www.byregion.net/profiles/ksvaughan2.html