Bells Palsy
Peripheral facial paralysis, or Bell's Palsy, is a commonly seen condition by many doctors of both eastern and western persuasions. The western medical standard of care is often a wait and see approach. This is very undesirable from a patients perspective for obvious reasons. Acupuncture has long been used to treat facial paralysis (and other forms of paralysis, stroke, etc.) and with reasonable good success.
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Epilepsy
Facial & eye tics
A new study concludes that acupuncture is more effective than anticonvulsant drug therapy for the treatment of eye twitching.
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Migraine
Acupuncture, commonly used for all sorts of pain conditions, outperforms a common drug for migraines.
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. . . and for migraine prevention.
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Various research shows acupuncture’s benefit, safety and lasting effectiveness as well as exploring the neurological mechanisms of its therapy.
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Parkinson’s disease
Acupuncture has a long history in helping reduce tremors, improve gait and aid neurological problems. Its effectiveness for treatment of balance and gait disorders shown to improve outcomes in combination with drug therapy reducing dosage to eliminate side effects.
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An analysis of several studies on the use of acupuncture for Parkinson’s disease found it performed better than conventional treatment alone and was particularly effective in the early stages before the onset of drug therapy to delay the need for levodopa and avoid possible complications of the drug.
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Research shows Chinese herbs exhibiting neuro-protective effect on dopaminergic neurons with distinct benefit in Parkinson’s.
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Post-concussion syndrome
US military doctor “found phenomenal results” using acupuncture for concussions, insomnia, dizziness, headache & PTSD.
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Shingles (neuralgia)
Researchers from three independent studies conclude that acupuncture and herbal medicine significantly relieve rashes and pain associated with the herpes zoster virus (shingles) outperforming antiviral and anti-inflammatory medications. Additionally, treatment is significantly more effective the earlier it is administered.
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Post-operative pain
Recovery
from stroke
Acupuncture aids recovery from stroke by helping build new brain connections.
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Acupuncture has benefited stroke patients in restoring facial movement,
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and in swallowing
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and in recovery from paralysis
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and alleviating cognitive dysfunction
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and providing a neuro-protective effect for stroke patients through promoting proliferation of neural stem cells in the brain.
Trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia – Some people are resistant to drug therapy for facial pain. Acupuncture, with an analgesic effect due to increased levels of mediators, including endorphin, encephalin and serotonin, in the plasma and brain tissue and with virtually no adverse effects, may be an alternative method of treatment for such resistant patients.
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