Plantar fasciitis treatment.

1.Efficacy of electro-acupuncture in chronic fasciitis : a randomized controlled trialhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23227789

2.Acupuncture treatment for plantar fasciitis: a randomized controlled trial with six months follow-uphttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19933769


Please see linked, These are summary of papers about plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is most common disease of heel pain. Because of it's severe pain it impact to ordinary life.
 Inspite of  the high prevalence of plantar heel pain, conventional treatments are still unsatisfied.

In my view, Acupuncture treatment combined with Physiotherapy or Injection treatment's success rate is higher than other treatment. and the most important thing is rehabilitation stretching!!

stretcing for plantar fasciitis.httpshttps://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6301705841571594173#editor/target=post;postID=6396867093319742979;onPublishedMenu=overview;onClosedMenu=overview;postNum=5;src=postname

 

How to treat Low back pain with leg pain.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20430290

According to the research, integrative treatments(electro-acupuncture, herbal medicines, bee venom acupuncture) is effective in the treatment of Low back pain with leg pain, and warrants futher rigorous investigation.

Low back pain with leg pain, generally called Lumbar radiculopathy or HNP(Herniated Nucleus Pulposus) or Spinal disc herniation.

In Our Clinic we treat Low back pain with leg radiculopathy. Using Electro-Acupuncture and Wet cupping, nerve mobilization.

Korean Acupuncture and herb Clinic's Lumbar disc herniation's package-
http://www.kahcdubai.com/Alternative-Medicine-Treatment/Lower-Back-Pain-Treatment-Acupuncture.asp
Electro-acupuncture, Wet cupping to reduce pain, Nerve mobilization to prevent reoccurence.

Usually Spinal disc herniation's main symtom like low back pain and leg pain is improved within 10-15 sessions.

Patients who has muscle weakness are recommended more sessions.



 

Acupuncture for Dry Eye Syndrome

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22615787

This is the study to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment for Dry Eye Syndrome.

This study was conducted in local hospitals in South Korea, and the patient's number was 150.

4 weeks of acupuncture treatment (bilateral BL2, GB14, TE 23, Ex1, ST1, GB20, LI4, LI11 and single GV23) These acupoints are located around eyes.

 

Acupuncture to treat nausea and vomitting in early pregnancy

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11843784

RESULTS:

Women receiving traditional acupuncture reported less nausea (p < 0.01) throughout the trial and less dry retching (p < 0.01) from the second week compared with women in the no acupuncture control group. Women who received p6 acupuncture (p < 0.05) reported less nausea from the second week of the trial, and less dry retching (p < 0.001) from the third week compared with women in the no acupuncture control group. Women in the sham acupuncture group (p < 0.01) reported less nausea and dry retching (p < 0.001) from the third week compared with women in the no acupuncture group. No differences in vomiting were found among the groups at any time.

CONCLUSION:

Acupuncture is an effective treatment for women who experience nausea and dry retching in early pregnancy. A time-related placebo effect was found for some women.

 

Acupuncture is effective for rising pregnancy rate in IVF

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23512550

The clinical pregnancy rate in the acupuncture group was significantly higher than that in the control and sham groups (35.7% vs 7.1% vs 10.7%; p=0.0169).

Acupuncture treated group-35.7%  of pregnancy rate.
Controlled group- 7.1%of pregnancy rate.
Sham acupuncture( not using acupoints, insert needle randomly)-10.7%

CONCLUSIONS:

In this study, acupuncture and moxibustion increased pregnancy rates when used as an adjuvant treatment in women undergoing IVF, when embryo implantation had failed

Exercise for Plantar fasciitis

1.     Towel Stretch

Sit on a hard surface with your injured leg stretched out in front of you. Loop a towel around the ball of your foot and pull the towel toward your body, stretching the back of your calf muscle. Hold this position for 30 seconds. Repeat 3 times. When the towel stretch becomes too easy, you may begin doing the standing calf stretch.

2.     Standing Calf Stretching

Facing a wall, put your hands against the wall at about eye level. Keep the injured leg back, the uninjured leg forward, and the heel of your injured leg on the floor. Turn your injured foot slightly inward (as if you were pigeon-toed) as you slowly lean into the wall until you feel a stretch in the back of your calf. Hold for 30 to 60 seconds. Repeat 3 times. When you can stand comfortably on your injured foot, you can begin stretching the planter fascia at the bottom of your foot.

3.     Plantar Fascia stretch

          

Stand with the ball of your injured foot on a stair. Reach for the bottom step with your heel until you feel a stretch in the arch of your foot. Hold this position for 30 to 60 seconds and then relax Repeat 3 times. After you have stretched your bottom muscles of your foot. You can begin strengthening the top muscles of your foot.

4.     Frozen can roll

Roll your injured foot back and forth from your heel to your mid arch over a frozen can. Repeat for 3 to 5 minutes.This exercise is helpful if done first in the morning.

5.     Sitting Toe raise

Sit in a chair with your foot flat on the floor. Raise the toes and the ball of your injured foot off the floor while keeping your heel on the floor. Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 10 times. Do three sets of 10.

6.     Towel pick up

With your heel on the ground. Pick up a towel with your toes and release. Repeat 10 to 20times.

7.     Resisted flexion, dorsal flexion, inversion, eversion with elastic band is recommended as well.

 

 

 

What is the TMJ disorder, How to treat?

What is TMJ disorder?

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) connects the mandible( lower jaw) to the skull and regulates the movement of the jaw. The TMJ is one of the most complex, delicate and highly used joints in a human body. The most important functiuons of the TMJ are mastication and speech. TMJ disorder is a generic term used for any problem concerning the jaw joint.

What causes TMJ disorder?

1.     Stress( stress tighten face and jaw muscles, and clench the teeth.)

2.     postural problem of the head and neck

3.     Injury to the jaw

4.     Aging

5.     Disc dislocation

6.     Grinding and clenching the teeth

7.     Arthritis or Rheumatoid arthritis.

What is the symptom of TMJ disorder?

The most common TMJ disorders are pain dysfunction syndrome, internal derangement, arthritis, traumas.

 

How to treat TMJ?                                                                                   

1. Electro-Acupuncture to cut the pain and discomfort.

2. Massage to relax Pterygoid muscles.

3. Cupping( sometimes when the pain is severe)

4. Self massage to Masseter muscle.