In this week's acupuncture storytime, we visit a case that blew my mind on a shift at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle 10 years ago. A young mother can't lift her arm above her head. The diagnosis is frozen shoulder. After application of a single needle, she instantly lifts her arm with a full range of motion. I'd never seen anything like this before. That encounter opened my mind to what acupuncture can accomplish and changed the course of my study and practice forever.

Basic Frozen Shoulder Protocol. (LI and SJ Channel Injury)

Opposite Side of Injury: ShenGuan, ST38, LU5, SanChaSan, Ah Shi points around KID3, ST41, LIV4, GB40,

Same Side of Injury: LI3 or LI4, SJ3 or SJ4,

+ Light Tui Na and Exercise to site of Injury

(If pain extends into deltoids and bicep, add CeSanLi, CeXiaSanLi opposite side of the injury)

(If palpation to the shoulder bones is painful, rather than tendons or muscles, add GB31 and gently tap the femur on the same side of the injury. I've seen this work like magic to relieve bone pain instantly as part of a well conceived treatment plan. Just be very gentle)

In this story, we treat a 15 year old with 4 years of mysterious leg and foot pain. The pain is so severe that he can't play sports or walk significant distances. Doctors and physical therapists are flummoxed. After years of various therapies, the parents are desperate enough to try acupuncture. Two years and 106 treatments later, the boy is fully cured. Acupuncture for the Win!

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In this week's acupuncture storytime, we examine a severe pediatric case. A 12 year old girl with cystic fibrosis is in danger of losing her function completely. She's already on the maximum pharmaceutical dosages. With Chinese Herbal Medicine, we're able to bring her lung function from 27% to 40% (so far) and save her life.

Herbal Formula: Gu Ben Fang

Dang Shen 10g

Bai Zhu 10g

Fu Ling 10g

Gan Cao 3g

Chen Pi 10g

Ban Xia 10g

Gui Zhi 10g

Bai Shao 10g

Huang Qi 10g

Fang Feng 10g

Wu Mei 10g

Wu Wei Zi 3g

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