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1 Dr Hansie Wong Integrative Medicine USA 12:05-13:00 WS #31: An Overview of Acupuncture

2 Acupuncture An Overview Hansie Wong, MD 8 June 2018

3 Disclaimers Bias: I do acupuncture and believe it has a place for some conditions. I have no financial interest associated with this session.

4 Acupuncture: An Overview Background/History Mechanisms of action Uses Safety profile Basic TCM theory Technicalities Experiential application

5 4 Pillars of TCM Acupuncture Qigong Massage therapy Herbal medicine

6 What is Acupuncture? needle piercing The insertion of needles into specific points on the body for therapeutic purposes

7 History >2000 yrs ago developed by the Chinese 2 nd century BC: Huang Di Nei Jing 282AD Comprehensive Manual of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 1601: Zhen Jiu Da Cheng Nixon s trip to China s: NZ Director General of Health toured China 2007: MoH approved acupuncture but still unregulated in NZ

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9 How Does Acupuncture Work? Eastern Explanation acupuncture unblocks and balances the energy flow through the body bi-directional regulation of physiologic functions Western Explanation: Counter-pain Gate Theory of Pain Electrical Theory of Pain Endorphins Autonomic Nervous System

10 Medical Acupuncture Acupuncture that has been successfully incorporated into medical practices in Western countries Respects the contemporary understanding of neuromuscular anatomy and pain physiology while embracing the Chinese concept of qi Puts acupuncture in a framework that aligns with Western medical training

11 What is Acupuncture Used For?

12 Effective in: 1997 NIH Consensus on Acupuncture Adult post-op and chemotherapy n/v Post-op dental pain Adjunct treatment or acceptable alternative for: addiction, stroke rehabilitation, headache, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, osteoarthritis, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma

13 2003 WHO Recommendations WHO Acupuncture: Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials. 2003

14 1. Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which acupuncture has been proved through controlled trials to be an effective treatment: Adverse reactions to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever) Biliary colic Depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke) Dysentery, acute bacillary Dysmenorrhoea, primary Epigastralgia, acute (in peptic ulcer, acute and chronic gastritis, and gastrospasm) Facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders) Headache

15 1. Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which acupuncture has been proved through controlled trials to be an effective treatment: Hypertension, essential Hypotension, primary Induction of labour Knee pain Leukopenia Low back pain Malposition of fetus, correction of Morning sickness Nausea and vomiting Neck pain Pain in dentistry (including dental pain and temporomandibular dysfunction) Periarthritis of shoulder Postoperative pain Renal colic Rheumatoid arthritis Sciatica Sprain Stroke Tennis elbow

16 2. Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which the therapeutic effect of acupuncture has been shown but for which further proof is needed: Abdominal pain (AGE or spasm) Alcohol dependence and detox Bell s Palsy Bronchial asthma Cancer pain Cardiac neurosis Earache Female infertility Facial spasm Female urethral syndrome Fibromyalgia and fasciitis Gastrokinetic disturbance Gouty arthritis Hypo-ovarianism Insomnia Labour pain Lactation deficiency Male sexual dysfunction, nonorganic Ménière disease Neuralgia, post-herpetic Neurodermatitis Obesity Opium, cocaine, and heroin dep

17 2. Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which the therapeutic effect of acupuncture has been shown but for which further proof is needed: Osteoarthritis Pain d/t endoscopy Pain in thromboangiitis obliterans PCOS Post-extubation in children Post-op convalescence Pre-menstrual syndrome Prostatitis, chronic Pruritis Radicular and pseduo-radicular pain syndrome Raynaud Syndrome, primary Recurrent UTI Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Sjögren s Syndrome Spine pain, acute Stiff neck TMJ dysfxn Tietze Syndrome Tobacco dependence Tourette Syndrome Ulcerative colitis, chronic Vascular dementia Whooping cough

18 3. Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which there are only individual controlled trials reporting some therapeutic effects, but for which acupuncture is worth trying because treatment by conventional and other therapies is difficult: Chloasma Choroidopathy, central serous Colour blindness Deafness Hypophrenia Irritable colon syndrome Neuropathic bladder in spinal cord injury Pulmonary heart disease, chronic Small airway obstruction

19 4. Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which acupuncture may be tried provided the practitioner has special modern medical knowledge and adequate monitoring equipment: Breathlessness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Coma Convulsions in infants Coronary heart disease (angina pectoris) Diarrhoea in infants and young children Encephalitis, viral, in children, late stage Paralysis, progressive bulbar and pseudobulbar

20 Research Limitations Placebo???? sham acupuncture Acupuncture for an unrelated condition Insertion at non-acupuncture points Non-insertive simulated acupuncture True vs sham acupuncture Belief and expectations

21 Bottom Line Consider acupuncture for treatment of pain, acute or chronic. Consider acupuncture as an adjunct for difficult-to-treat chronic conditions like depression/anxiety, FMG, RSD, etc. Consider acupuncture for your TLC patients.

22 Is it safe???

23 Risks/Adverse Events Bleeding/bruising Contact dermatitis Local inflammation Syncope Infection Rare: pneumothorax, needle retention Special conditions: hemophilia, pregnancy, pacemaker

24 Understanding Acupuncture

25 Basic TCM Theory Yin/Yang Zang Fu Organs Five Elements 14 Regular Meridians

26 Yin and Yang Yang Hot Bright Moving External SNS Activation Rostral Posterior Head/Back Yin Cold Dim Quiescent Internal PSNS Inhibition Caudal Anterior Body/Chest

27 Zang Fu Organs Zang Organs (solid, yin) Lung Heart Pericardium Liver Spleen Kidney Fu Organs (hollow, yang) Large Intestine Small Intestine Sanjiao (Triple Burner) Gallbladder Stomach Bladder

28 Five Elements

29 14 Regular Meridians Invisible channels through which qi circulates 12 main meridians (6 Yang, 6 Yin) 2 midline meridians Du Mai (Yang): posterior Ren Mai (Yin): anterior

30 When To Use What Principles of Disease Diseases of Channels and Collaterals Diseases of the Zang Fu Organs Diseases that combine Zang Fu and Channel disorders

31 Point Selection Local points Distal points Ah shi tender points

32 Some Technicalities

33 Acupuncture Needles

34 Needle Insertion

35 Needle Stimulation Manual Stimulation Electrical Stimulation Moxibustion

36 What to Expect

37 Two Sensations Pinprick de qi

38 Acupuncture in Action!

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40 LI 4

41 Take Home Points Evidence suggests that acupuncture has some benefit for many conditions. Acupuncture has a relatively low risk of harm and is safer than most medications. Consider acupuncture as an adjunct or alternative for treatment options. Remember that medicine is an art and include the patient in shared decision making.

42 More Info NZ Register of Acupuncturists NZ Acupuncture Standards Authority (NZASA) Physiotherapy Acupuncture Association of NZ

43 References What is acupuncture? Healing Applications of Acupuncture How Does Acupuncture Work? Mayo Clinic Staff. Acupuncture. Jan Helms, Joseph M. An Overview Of Medical Acupuncture. Modified from Essentials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Jonas WB, Levin JS, eds. Blatimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, NCCAM Information and Resources Package Kelly, Robert B. Acupuncture for Pain. Am Fam Physician Sep1;80(5): NIH Consensus Statement Online 1997 November (5): in press. World Health Organization. Acupuncture: Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials

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