Lola Treated with TCVM by Dr. Todd
Lola is a SF 13-year-old Labrador Retriever. Her history includes Coxofemoral dysplasia, Spondylosis Deformans, and Chronic T3-L3 Myelopathy. Lola has suffered from progressive issues with her mobility for more than 3 years.
Her TCVM diagnosis was Kidney Qi and Yin Deficient Boney Bi with marked lumbosacral Stagnation of Qi and Blood.
Originally, Lola was treated with dry needle and electroacupuncture combined with Chinese Herbal Medicines (CHM) Di Gu Pi, Zhi Bai Di Huang, and Body Sore. Her initial response after 4 weeks was good, but after 12 months Lola's mobility began to decline. Laser therapy was added, acupuncture frequency was increased, and CHM was changed to Di Huang Yin Zi and Double P II concentrated powders.
As a result, Lola became much more mobile. She has even started to climb stairs and extend her walks. This improvement has been present for more than 4 weeks.
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Himalayan Cat Treated for Chronic Skin Conditions using Balance Method
A 5-year-old male Himalayan cat was treated by Drs. Antonio Alfaro & Alicia Lopez for chronic skin conditions. The patient saw results after two weeks using balance method acupuncture.
Dr. Alicia Lopez - Chihuahua before and after treatment
A 9-year-old male neutered Chihuahua was presented to Dr. Alicia López with blindness due to pigmentary keratitis and severe acute pain in the left forelimb. No trauma history was confirmed by the owners.
The Western physical exam was unremarkable except for the pain with palpation of the left forelimb. The radiographs didn’t show bone changes or any sign of soft tissue inflammation, and blood tests were completely normal. He was prescribed meloxicam 0,2mg every 24 hours, but he never got any better. TCVM exam revealed the patient was a typical Metal constitution, normal appetite, defecation, and normal Shen, pulse was weak and deep on left side, tongue was red, and dry.
Reactive acupoints were GV-14 (Da-Zhui), BL-17, BL-18, and Fei-Pan.
The Balance Method acupuncture exclusively uses distal acupoints, among which there are the Five-Shu, Yuan, and Luo points. These points are the “Five Transportation Points” that are found on each of the twelve Channels, known as the Jing-Well, Ying-Spring, Shu-Stream, Jing-River and He-Sea Points.
For this patient, the BL, GV, and GB channels were most affected. Dr. López then needed to determine the Channel that can be used to correct the imbalance. This knowledge enables the use of distal, more energetic points to obtain immediate results. The Balance Method can attain good acupuncture results within minutes and even seconds after the insertion of the needles. In this case, the dog had no more pain immediately after treatment.