AF and Heart Failure clinically fully recovery

A 67 year old had AF with heart failure. Planned to have a pacemaker fitted. He was too weak to go through the operation and so started a course of acupuncture. After 19 weeks of treatment he was symptom free and feeling completely normal again. He stopped taking all the heart disease medication except warfarin and no longer required a pacemaker to be fitted.

 

3D vision recovery

A 25 year old lady recently experienced a vision change: “when I look in front of me, it is normal, when I turn my head to one side, although I know it should be a three dimensional view but I can only see flat view. My GP thinks it is all in my mind, implying I am mad.” My diagnosis was the circulation to the brain has been disturbed as she had the same problem for a month ten years ago after an upper back massage. With this diagnosis, acupuncture points on the legs which can increase back of the head blood supply was used. When the lady got up from treatment couch the symptoms had gone. 

 

Chemotherapy support

A 70 year old cancer patient who had just undergone chemotherapy was suffering with very low energy and was unable to sleep. He underwent a course of treatment with the blue laser under the tongue.  His energy levels went up, he felt much better and was able to sleep.

 

Individualized plan for hayfever

A 38 year old suffered from hayfever for years and underwent standard acupuncture which only made it better for one day after each treatment. We then realised that he was showing symptoms of IBS and so changed the treatment plan to focus on this instead. He has been completely symptom free after a course of intensive acupuncture. In Chinese medicine theory, hay fever is the weakness of lung, with the lung and large intestine being linked. By treating the IBS (large intestine) this stopped the hay fever symptoms.

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Acupuncture helping Heart failure patient

Derek (aged 54) was referred to me by his family doctor for backache. During treatment he revealed that, although comparatively young, he was waiting for a heart transplant as a result of ischemic heart disease (lack of blood supply in the heart). He was wheel chair bound, and almost totally dependent on his wife. He agreed to a course of acupuncture, which research in China had shown to be effective in enhancing coronary blood supply. With the agreement and support of his GP, Derek received acupuncture both for his back as well as his heart condition. Acupuncture sessions took place on a weekly basis.

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Derek gained strength and increasing independence to the point of once again being able to enjoy cooking for himself. Four months after commencement of the treatment, this even caused a stir in the local supermarket, where people he knew expressed surprise and pleasure to see him out of a wheel chair. He recounted this with pride and a broad smile. Because he now felt so well, he even queried with his heart specialist the need for an operation. Unfortunately, his heart had already suffered irreparable damage, so the transplant continued to be necessary. As it transpired, Derek was the only patient to be kept on his original waiting list, all the others having been discharged as they were simply too weak to survive the operation. His wife firmly believed that he too would not have survived without the acupuncture treatment.

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Four months later Derek received a new heart.

 

Asthma control

Denise (aged 36) had been suffering from asthma for five years. Following an acute attack, she had been admitted to hospital on an emergency basis which, however, had no benefits. Following this episode, she began a course of acupuncture, which provided rapid relief. She reported that symptoms eased after only ten minutes, and that acupuncture would henceforth remain her treatment of choice.

Comment: Medical research has confirmed that acupuncture can control acute asthma attacks. Dr. Chao also reports that over 95% of her asthma patients find acupuncture helpful within twenty minutes of needle insertion. That said, it is also clear that conventional treatment in hospital or in general practice surgeries remains valuable, in particular for the treatment of acute episodes. Being itself easy and safe, it is, of course, helpful that acupuncture can be deployed as an additional treatment.

 

Tennis elbow (patient’s letter)

Before I attended Dr Chao’s acupuncture clinic I was in despair. Having had a sporting life playing golf and tennis on a regular basis and to a good standard. I found that due to injury I was unable to play either, infect I couldn’t lift a golf club without great pain.

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My path to your clinic was a long one, having had two unsuccessful cortisone injections from my GP. I then visited a physiotherapist specialising in tennis injuries. Following in unsuccessful six weekly course I noticed the Crystal Palace Sport Injuries Clinic but again the result was unsuccessful. I was recommended an Osteopath and then a Chiropractitioner but after a succession of treatment neither was beneficial and I found myself at a large Indoor Tennis Centre Sports Therapy Department where after six sessions she suggested second opinion. At this stage, being desperate for exercise I had started to use my left arm for almost everything and had heart to play darts and play tennis but unfortunately after a months this arm started to give me problems, I could now no longer lift a pint of beer in either hand and it was in this condition that I saw another Sport Therapist for the second opinions. Somewhat reluctantly, he agreed to treat me suggesting that treatment on the left arm first might at least enable me to start playing golf again, by now I had became quite depressed, not playing league tennis for over a year, playing golf off an 8 handicap was a compensation, but this stopped without the use of the left arm.

My first visit to this Sports Therapist was on the Saturday on the Monday I had treatment from Dr. Chao, on Wednesday I again saw the Sports Therapist who was astonished at the improvement in both arms. He stated and these words of his stack in my mind. “Its incredible, on the Saturday when I saw you, you were semi disabled and now you’ve got all this movement in both arms, it can’t be just me because I only worked on your left arm.”

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My visits to the Sports Therapist stopped shortly afterwards and he was so impressed by my treatment that he wanted Dr Chao’s clinic address for referrals.

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Dr. Chao treated me for a few weeks and I am happy to say that both arms are fully recovered and I am playing tennis four times per week for my club once again.

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Michael

Michael had a total of four treatments. The following year, he reported that he was now able to play tennis four times a week, and had won a recent club competition.

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Pain control – rheumatoid arthritis

Peter [age36] became wheel chair bound after suffering with rheumatoid arthritis for four years. Although he had been taking different combinations of pain killers, none was effective. When his doctor recommended reverting to the first regime of pills, he became despondent, and decided to seek an alternative therapy. Following a brief course of acupuncture, he was able to stand again without pain, and was even able to walk again.

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Acupuncture for ME (patient’s letter)

Dear Dr Chao,

This is just a note to thank you for your treatments and to let you know how things are progressing with me.

As you are aware this time last year I was at the worst point of a distressing post viral fatigue syndrome when I could scarcely get out of bed for more than a couple of hours a day for nearly 2 months. This for a very active person was very frightening.

I slowly started to recover but reached a plateau beyond which I seemed unable to improve which fell a long way short of my normal potentially marathon fit status. Your acupuncture soon began to address the various symptoms which included cramps, muscle fatigue, insomnia and panic attacks, all of which (except for occasional insomnia) seem to be behind me.

Indeed I have now started playing tennis regularly and am even considering training again for another marathon although this may be too ambitions at this stage. I also feel that I am back in control of my life and have the confidence to travel and work again. I am about to go walking in the Alps for 10 days, and in October I intend a visit to New England and then to Quingdao for a wedding.

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I feel that your intervention has helped considerably to facilitate my recovery, and as someone who had a sceptical western scientific upbringing: well I am now much more open minded.

 

Many thanks and best wishes.

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Hugh

 

Thyroid nodules – patient’s letter

“After being diagnosed with thyroid nodules, the surgeon to whom I had been referred, recommended a partial thyroidectomy. My daughter who has great faith in acupuncture, suggested that I try that first. I started going regularly to Dr Chao for treatment. After several months I returned to the hospital for a further ultrasound test and the radiologist found that a particular, rather hard nodule had shrunk noticeably. When the surgeon saw these results, he decided that it was not necessary to have an operation after all. I was only too delighted and still see Dr Chao from time to time, to keep the troublesome nodules under control.”

 

IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and uterine fibroids

Fiona (aged 28) was a an actress. She had been married for two years, but had failed to conceive. IBS pain during ovulation made sex unpleasant. After a single acupuncture treatment, the pain ceased. She wrote:

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Dear Feng,

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It’s wonderful for someone to be talking about me and "my baby"! I haven't really told anyone yet besides you and my husband so it feels like lovely, fun secret!

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I wanted to write to you and say how happy and grateful I am for your amazing healing hands! Its staggering that we only had one session, but straight away I knew that it was because of you when I found out that I was pregnant. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the joy you've brought my husband and me. Its impossible to put into words. I love coming to your sessions, your keenness to learn and work things out make you such an outstanding, caring doctor - a rare thing these days. You are my sweet blessing.

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All the best with your practice and your family, I'll keep you posted about how things progress.

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Lots of Love,

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FN

 

Painful tongue

Johnson came complaining of a painful tongue, which had troubled him for three years. He was otherwise a healthy university student. He reported having received acupuncture on half a dozen occasions in the past, but these had not helped. Treatment of this condition was new to Dr. Chao, and it was decided to use different acupuncture points to those previously chosen. A week after the first session, he reported that the pain had noticeably improved, and this steady improvement continued to the point at which he was able to dispense with pain killers. However, when study and exam commitments prevented him receiving regular treatments, the condition worsened, in particular during protracted speech. This made social life difficult, and interfered with friendships. As a result, for a further four months, he continued to receive treatment, which resulted in a cure, which was still in evidence one year later, and he has not returned for further sessions

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One in a Million- Parkinson's syndrome

Some time ago, the television programme ‘One in a Million’ featured a sufferer from Parkinson’s syndrome, a nervous disorder characterised by uncontrollable shaking and lack of co-ordination, which could affect all movement, including walking. This particular sufferer had experienced an apparently remarkable improvement following a shock he had received during a thunder storm. This suggested to me that electrical acupuncture might provide a useful technique for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

A few months later a gentleman came to my clinic with Parkinson’s disease. He agreed to be treated with electrical acupuncture. The results for both of us were immensely encouraging – in fact, it is fair to say, amazing! Within four months his symptoms had subsided to a point at which he was once again able to dance. With a broad smile, he demonstrated this at his last visit to the clinic.

P.S. we now use medlouxx together with acupuncture treatment. the medlouxx  treatment alone has been shown can give patient extra many years to live.