Treatment with complementary oriental medicine for two cases of paralysis / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

We experienced two cases of paralysis in the facial area treated with complementary oriental medicine.<br>Case 1<br>A 68-year-oid female presented herself in the emergency department at the Iwate Medical University with a complaint of facial deformity.<br>She was diagnosed as left facial paralysis with ptosis and drooping of a corner of the mouth.<br>In our clinic, she was first treated with stellate ganglion block, steroids and antivirals.<br>One week later, we adopted trans-cutaneous electric stimulation therapy and 2 months later used acupuncture. All the symptoms disappeared over a 9 month period.<br>Case 2<br>A 49-year-old female was referred to Iwate Medical University Department of Oral Maxillo-facial Surgery because of her facial itching and hypesthesia.<br>She was diagnosed as herpes zoster and transferred to our clinic. She was treated with stellate ganglion block, trans-cutaneous electric stimulation therapy and steroids.<br>One month later, her symptoms were partially lessened.<br>Two months later, a diagnosis of peripheral trigeminal nerve paralysis of the fist, second and third divisions, was established after a complete medical examination.<br>After that, her paresthesia gradually changed neuralgia-like in spite of our clinical care.<br>Five years later, her symptoms improved to a certain extent with the use of acupuncture.<br>Conclusion<br>We conclude that oriental medicine is effective in the treatment of paralysis.

Clinical Application of Moxibustion by Thermo-modules (Heating-Cooling) Meiji Acupuncture-moxibustion Junior College / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

In order to, when administering moxibustion therapy, reach the effective temperature as quickly as possible with as litte as possible injury to the surface of the skin, we devised a heat-sense moxibustion apparatus using thermo-modules.<br>In patients such as those with a predisposition to diabetes mellitus, there is a danger that a burn on the surface of the skin may cause serious complications. The use of this apparatus limits or removes such dangers and makes it possible to elevate the therapeutic results. This apparatus, in order to reduce burn injuries immediately switches to cooling when the effective heat stimulation level is reached, thus continuous burn therapy is being administered.<br>We will report on the influences on the sugar tolerance capacity at the time of stimulation at ST-36 using this machine.