Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
History of Auriculotherapy
Chapter 3
Acupuncture in the USA 1826
Chapter 4
Increase or Decrease Libido
Chapter 5
Snoring Protocol
Chapter 6
Insomnia Protocol
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Chapter 7
Anxiety Protocol
Chapter 8
Neuropathy Protocol
Chapter 9
Increase Lactation protocol
Chapter 10
PTSD, Depression, ADHD and Anxiety Protocol
Chapter 11
Headache Elimination Protocol
Chapter 12
Point Zero to the rescue
Chapter 13
Runners Acupuncture Technique
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Introduction History of Auriculotherapy History of Auriculotherapy and Acupuncture in the USA Libido enhancement according to Bosch’s Bosch’s painting
Scorning protocol Insomnia protocol Anxiety protocol Neuropathy protocol
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Increase lactation protocol Mild depression and PTSD protocol Headache protocol Point zero zero to the rescue reboot your results Run faster with Auriculotherapy References
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Chapter 1 Introduction
My intent in releasing this book of clinical pearls for free is to provide you with some of the best techniques I know of that will help you help your patients. Some of the techniques in this book worked nearly every time they are used. Over the course of this book I will not discuss many of the techniques and protocols because some of them remain a mystery to me as to why they work but just know they work. I will discuss some of the points in detail to give you a little bit of understanding as to how and why these points work for the specific treatment that we are dealing with. Please let it be known that some of the point locations in this book are not classically in the correct location. I know this but chose to keep them in those locations because of how well they worked and through trial and error I have come to the conclusion that the location is the most appropriate for that specific protocol. I will notify you of the points that are not in the classical locations according to Dr. Nogier. 7
Introduction It was never my intent to come up with these protocols as I did not have the time nor did I wish to ever invent somebody's techniques. These protocols and techniques happened by accident over the course of 15 years of clinical observations. Some of these protocols and techniques are my creation and inventions and others such as this snoring protocol, Point Zero to the rescue and the headache protocol are not my inventions. As they are the works in creation of Dr. Nader Solomon and Dr. Richard Niemtzow, the inventor of the Battlefield Acupuncture protocol. I hope you enjoy this book and get as much joy and success as I have had over the years using these techniques and clinical pearls on patients, friends and loved ones. This is my Christmas and holiday present to the world.
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Introduction I felt it was extremely important to discuss the history of acupuncture and auricular therapy as I've come to know it. The reason for this is that although acupuncture and auricular therapy had been mentioned in ancient Chinese culture, I was able to trace it back to over 500 BC, predating the Chinese culture by several hundred years. The importance of this is to show that a Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, used auricular therapy in his treatments along with writing about it and teaching it at his medical school and Kos, Greece. This is important to me because when I was discussing the topic of auricular therapy with Western physicians, I was able to use this as edge for them to take what I was saying seriously and for them to see that auricular therapy has had a place in Western medicine long before the practice of modern medicine both here in the US and around the world.
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Introduction In order for me to make this book by the Christmas deadline, I chose to only trace auricular therapy and acupuncture back to 500 BC. Please let it be known that other cultures and civilizations have traced back a rudimentary form of acupuncture and auricular therapy even further back. Such as Ebers Papyrus, among the oldest and most important medical papyri of Ancient Egypt, that was written in 1500 BC. It now resides in the library of the University of Leipzig, in Germany. The ancient Indian cultures described a system which resembles acupuncture as far back as several thousand years ago. And just in recent times with the discovery of the Iceman, also known as the Otzi man, in the Italian Alps. Scars and marks on this preserved mummy indicate a form of ancient acupuncture dating to pre-Europe over 5300 BC. It is not my intent to take on who invented acupuncture or the Chinese culture directly but to provide as best as I can the scientific evidence that dates back several thousand years to some of the first writings of acupuncture to appear and Chinese culture. 10
Chapter 2 History of Auriculotherapy
Auriculotherapy History
M ake a habit of two thi ngs: to help; or at least to do no harm ~Hippocrates 12
Rudimentary forms of what we call auricular therapy (or auriculotherapy) today can be traced back over 2500 years ago. Hippocrates (circa 450 BC), known as the father of Western medicine, gives us some of the earliest forms of auricular therapy used to treat commonly seen medical conditions. The Ebers papyrus of 1550 B.C. (now in the library of the University of Leipzig, in Germany) describes a system of channels and vessels in the body which approximates more closely to the Chinese system of channels than to any known system of blood vessels, lymph vessels or nerves 13
Hippocrates (450 — 380 B.C)
Hippocrates spent four years in Egypt learning medicine from the ancient Egyptian physicians. While in Egypt Hippocrates observed the physicians cutting the ear and scarring the ear to treat conditions from infertility to leg pain. When he returned back home to Kos, Greece, Hippocrates wrote about and taught that which he learned about in Egypt. 14
In his work titled, Generation, Hippocrates writes the following: “Those who have incisions on the ears’ edge continue to have coitus and ejaculate but their ejaculation is scarce, inactive and barren.” Hippocrates continues to write about using the ear for medical treatments in another of his books The Airs, Waters, and Places. The Greeks and Egyptians were not the only ones to observe using the ear for medical treatment. 15
The Airs, Waters and Places
One of the most recognized forms of auricular therapy comes from the ancient Egyptian sailors. They were the first to wear gold earrings in their ears. Placing gold needles in their ear lobes allowed the ancient Egyptian sailors to see better while at sea. This common practice is still seen today in young girls, women and Pirates. It was also believed that piercing the ear lobe at birth protected children from various infections of the eye. 16
The Persians also would burn the skin behind the ear with the aid of a burning vine shoot was common practice in the treatment of fluxion of humor (also known as discharge or flow of liquid) from the head to hip. The Chinese also mentioned using the ear in some of the early writings around the first century.
The Greek physician Galen introduced Hippocratic medicine to the Roman empire in the second century AD, and commented on the healing value of scarification at the outer ear. 17
Cauterization or burning the ear was a common and widespread practice in Europe from around the 13th century all away up into the 19th century. By cauterizing the ear, the Europeans were able to help reduce or relieve certain kinds of pain. This practice of cauterization even made its way to America
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Dr. Paul Nogier
Dr. Paul Nogier (1908-1996) was a physician from Lyon, France. His father was a professor at the medical school in Lyon and was one of the pioneers in radiology. At the age of 18 Paul Nogier entered medical school. Dr. Nogier graduated with a doctorate in 1939 on the eve of the Second World War. Before Dr. Nogier begin his practice in Lyon he attended many seminars on topics such as acupuncture, chiropractic and homeopathy 20
It was his love of learning that aided Dr. Nogier in solving the ear’s
2500 year old secret In 1951 Dr. Nogier treated two patients in his clinic within a few weeks of each other. These two patients had something particular in common; they both had a small scar marking in the upper part of their ear, known as the anti-helix. If only one patient entered Dr. Nogier’s clinic with this small scar in their ear it might have gone unnoticed. Dr. Nogier questioned his two patients about their scars. Both patients reported that they suffered from sciatic pain. 21
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(Nogier’s first point is pictured above)
Both patients had initially sought out and received conventional Western medicine and pharmacological therapy for the pain. When these treatments failed to yield any relief, they sought the help of a local practitioner in Marseille, France that succeeded in relieving their pain. Intrigued by what his patients told him Dr. Nogier asked who this person was so he could meet with them to find out what this amazing treatment was. They told Dr. Nogier that the practitioner's name was Madame Berrin. 22
Dr. Nogier set out from Lyon to Marseille (200 miles so uth of L y o n ) to meet Madame Berrin. After meeting with Madame Berrin and learning her technique of cauterization of the upper portion of the anti-tragus, Dr. Nogier returned back to his clinic in Lyon.
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Paul Nogier, M.D. Treating a patient
It wasn't long before Dr. Nogier had the opportunity to treat his first patient in his clinic with sciatic pain using Madame Berrin’s technique. To his amazement the patient’s pain dissipated in just a
few moments. Excited about the possibility of this new treatment, Dr. Nogier knew he had to treat more patients to verify this was not a placebo effect. 24
Over time Dr. Nogier was able to relieve most of his patients with sciatic pain within minutes to a few hours. To his dissatisfaction he was only able to relieve pain for his patients’ pain that suffered
from sciatica. He tried treating other patients who suffered from shoulder pain, neck pain, elbow pain and knee pain with no success. It was these failures that got Dr. Nogier thinking why does this point only treat this one condition. 25
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Being a student of multi-disciplines such as acupuncture and chiropractic, Dr. Nogier knew that sciatic pain originated from the L5 S1 lumbar region. It was from this observation that Dr. Nogier hypothesized that part of the ear might be a reflex point of the lower back. It was from this thought that lead Dr. Nogier to his breakthrough, what is now known as the inverted fetus in the ear. 26
From that one point to treat sciatica, Dr. Nogier was able to map the entire body on the surface of the outer ear. Five years later in 1956, after his first observation of the scar in the ear, Dr. Nogier published his first article on his discovery. It was in an acupuncture journal that Dr. Nogier introduced the world to his first map of the ear. His article was later translated into German in a respected acupuncture journal (DZA) that was circulated worldwide. 27
This article caught the attention of the Chinese acupuncturists and in the years to follow China incorporated Dr. Nogier’s discovery
into their schools based on his work of ear. At the age of 51 Dr. Nogier went from an unknown physician in Lyon, France, to worldwide acclaim for his discovery of this new medical specialty he coined as auriculotherapy (also known as auricular therapy). 28
Over time there were some confusion on who discovered auriculotherapy. Part of this confusion stems from Dr. Nogier's replacing the barbaric technique of scarring the ear to using an acupuncture needle in achieving the same effect. In a 1959 article published in the Chinese Medical Journal Popular Medicine (TaChung-I-hsueh), the Chinese government officially credited Dr. Paul Nogier on his discovery of the new auricular system of acupuncture and recognized him as the “Father of Auricular Acupuncture.” 29
1951 Paul Nogier treats two patients in a short period of time. Both patients had the same small scar on their ears. His patients report the scar is from a treatment to heal sciatica. Later that same year Dr. Nogier travels to Marseille to meet with the practitioner (Madame Berrin) that treated these patients on the ear to relive their back pain.
In that same year Nogier learns the scarring technique and uses it successfully in his clinic. Nogier tries to use the same technique to treat other medical conditions with no success.
In 1953, while he was studying manipulation techniques of the lumbo-sacral spine, Nogier discovered a cauterized part of the antihelix could perhaps correspond to the lumbar-sacral region of the body. After discovering that the antihelix represented the entire spine, Nogier systematically maps out and identification the human body on the surface of the ear.
In February of 1956 Dr. Niboyet, a leading authority in acupuncture, invited Dr. Nogier to present his discovery at the Societe Mediterraneenne d'Acupuncture in Marseille. In September of 1956 Nogier was invited by Dr. Gerhard Bachmann, president of the German Association of Acupuncture, to give a similar speech in Wiesbaden.
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A few months later in 1956, the of journal Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur (DZA) published 6 years of Dr. Nogier’s research in three different issues. The first detailed maps of the ear were officially born.
China was the first country to translate those articles and to validate Dr. Nogier’s new discovery. In December of 1958, the Shanghai Journal of Chinese Pharmaceutics and Medicine, published a summary of Nogier's three articles entitled “Introduction to ear acupuncture therapy.”
In 1959 Dr. Xu Zuo-Lin of Beijing performed clinical trials on 255 patients using Nogier's auricular maps. Xu introduced a few new points which were linked to TCM. One of them was shenmen (the point of vitality) which became universally popular among acupuncturists. Shenmen is present on several Western auricular maps.
At the age of 51 Dr. Paul Nogier went from an unknown physician in Lyon, France, to worldwide acclaim for his discovery of this new medical specialty. He coined the term auriculotherapy for his new discovery. It is also known as auricular therapy.
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Chapter 3 Acupuncture in the USA 1826
What's my Role in American Acupuncture
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“And what we can learn from our forefathers”
By John Howard, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac Stephanie Lashmit, AAS 34
By John Howard, L.Ac., Dipl Ac. and Stephanie Lashmit, AAS
Some time ago a colleague of mine proposed a question to me. I had to stop and think about it for a minute. Her question was “when was acupuncture first used in the United States?” After thinking about it I too I was curious to
hear your answers. If you answered 1826 (we would have even accepted anytime in the 1820’s) you would be correct. That leads me to my next question, or should I say questions; did you know this? If not, why don’t
they teach this in every acupuncture school around the country? Before I answer the above questions let me first start off with most know or believe about acupuncture in the United States.
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It’s well known in the American acupuncture community that President
Richard Nixon helped usher in the acupuncture boom when he established diplomatic relations with the Peoples Republic of China in 1972. Some believe that this was the birth of acupuncture in the United States. Maybe the rebirth, but acupuncture had a long rich history before President Nixon's trip to China in February of 1972. It would safe to say that it wasn't till James Rexton, a journalist for the New York Times, wrote about this use of acupuncture in China did it take hold in this country. In July of 1971 Mr. Rexton was in China with the President’s
national security advisor Henry Kissinger as he was making final arrangements for the president’s trip the following year. 36
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
On the morning of July 12th 1971, Mr. Rexton noticed a pain in his groin and by that evening he had a temperature of 103 degrees. The next day he checked into the Anti-Imperialist Hospital in Peking (now called the Peking Union Medical College Hospital as of 1985 its original name). Mr. Rexton was diagnosed with acute appendicitis and had his appendix surgically removed that day. Two days later, Mr. Rexton received acupuncture for his post surgical pain. Most acupuncturists have heard this account before, but most don’t know much about this hospital. 37
Construction of Peking Union Medical College, 1918
In 1913, the Rockefeller Foundation was created to oversee all the grantgiving programs of the Rockefeller family. A top priority on their list was establishing a school that would introduce American-style medical science to Asia. In 1916, construction began on the Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) in Peking. It was comprised of 14 hospitals, a medical school, and laboratory buildings. The school was modeled after Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and was completed in 1921. 38
What’s In a Name? "PUMC" is the acronym for "Peking Union Medical College" – founded in 1906 by the nationalist Chinese government and American and British Christian organizations. PUMC was then reorganized in 1917 by the Rockefeller Foundation to be, according to Dr. Simon Flexner, “the Johns Hopkins of China.” Today, PUMC is one of China’s
most selective medical colleges and technically advanced hospital systems, providing medical services to prominent political and social leaders.
1921 - Trustees of Peking Union Medical College; John D. Rockefeller Jr., PUMC’s largest donor, is center (holding hat). (Source: Paul Monroe Papers, Special Collections, Columbia University, Teachers College Library.) 39
In the beginning of the 19th century, acupuncture was the dernier cri throughout Europe. By the early 1820’s, acupuncture articles started to appear in American medical journals and physicians in the US began to take notice of acupuncture experiments that were taking place in Europe. There was special interest taken in the literature coming out of France. 40
Franklin Bache, MD
In 1825, Franklin Bache, MD (the great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin) translated (from French) the work of J. Morand, Mémoire sur l'acupuncture (Memory on acupuncture). Bache also wrote the first research paper on acupuncture in the USA. Thus the connection to the founding fathers of the United States of America. A cupuncture is as American as Apple pie. While translating Morand’s book, Bache decided to try acupuncture. He was
an assistant physician at the state penitentiary in Philadelphia. Bache chose 12 patients to treat, who were all in extreme pain and suffered from the following conditions: three with muscular rheumatism, four with “chronic pains,” three with neuralgia, and two with ophthalmia .
In James H Cassedy’s article titled: “ Early uses of acupuncture in the United States, with an addendum (1826) by Franklin Bache, M.D . 41
Bache concluded that acupuncture caused no harm to his patients. Most experienced relief from their pain, in a few cases there was no change at all. In some cases needle insertion would cause moderate to severe pain before relief was achieved. Between 1825 and 1826 Bache treated 17 more patients with acupuncture. This time, not all of the patients were inmates. Those 17 patients suffered from the following ailments: headaches, fever, elbow tumors and pulmonary inflammation. Bache reported the following results.
In conclusion Bache reported that acupuncture had remarkable power for “removing and mitigating pain.” 42
Bache concludes his paper by addressing why he did not go into the philosophy on acupuncture nor needle insertion. He refers the reader to his translation of Dr. Morand’s “ Mémoire sur l'acupuncture .“ To read Bache’s full
report, go here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1749387/pdf/bullnyacadmed00175-0022.pdf
Even though Bache didn’t address the philosophy behind his acupuncture
treatments, it was obvious that he used mainly local points. With some of his patients, he would start off by inserting the needle right in the area of pain. For some of his patients the pain was too much and Bache had to withdraw the needle. He also experimented with needle retention. In a few cases Bache retained the needles in for 1 to 1.5 hours. In other cases he would retain the needles in from 3 to 10 hours and in two cases the needles were retained in for 24 hours. Bache discovered that some patients responded better when needles were left in for longer periods of time. 43
Bache might have been the most active physician performing acupuncture during this time but he was not the only one. In 1826, J. Hunter Ewing, a physician from Philadelphia, PA reported great success when he used acupuncture to relieve and cure his patients of neuralgia. Later that year Ewing published his results in North American Medical and surgical Journal 3 (1826) 77-78. According to Cassedy, there were two unpublished medical theses on acupuncture in 1826. One by Thomas A. Elliott in South Carolina and the other by John Jefferson Hall from the University of Pennsylvania. Although we can only document acupuncture starting in 1825, it most likely started before that in America. Both Bache and Elliott mentioned other physicians that had more experience in using acupuncture. Bache thanked his friend Dr. Harris for his guidance on treating the group of 12 patients. While Elliott referred to a Prof Dickerson whom he observed treating a patient with ophthalmia. 44
Elliott also made a reference to Prof Ramsey and wrote the following, “to whom I am much indebted for a number of cases on which I have experimented.” Elliott also noted a certain galvanic phenomena, when
holding the needle in his fingers. Even though all three physicians (Dr. Harris, Prof Dickerson and Prof Ramsey) used acupuncture a number of times, none published any articles on the topic.
In 1829 the American edition of Tavernier’s Elements of Operative Surgery
published three pages on how and when one might perform not only acupuncture but also ‘electro-acupuncture’. In 1853 Dr. Holl from York County Hospital in Pennsylvania used DC though acupuncture needles to treat a longstanding nonunion of tibia fracture. 45
In 1836 William M. Lee of Indian Town, South Carolina writes about his use of acupuncture over the past 6 years (1830 – 1836.) Lee used acupuncture to treat several cases of rheumatism. He reported that needle insertion caused minor pain, gave quick results, and the needles were easily accessible. Lee wrote that acupuncture was “entitled to far more attention than it has yet received in the United States.” One acupuncture needle in the 1820’s from England (sold by S. Maw in
an ivory case) cost one shilling. To give you an understanding of the cost, one shilling equals 12 pence. While the current currency of England today the Pound contains 20 pence.
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The needles shown here are made from steel sewing needles, and are equipped with ivory handles.
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In 1835 George Washington Carpenter owner of G.E.O Chemical Warehouse sold acupuncture needles through his catalog. By all accounts GEO. W Carpenter’s Chemical Warehouse was the
first American company to sell acupuncture needles. Carpenter’s catalog also listed moxa under the treatment of chronic rheumatism as (Carpenter 1844 n.p). Carpenter’s medical adviser listed Robley Dunglison’s book New Remedies (1839) as
a source. Carpenter was a smart business man and would not sell acupuncture needles and moxa if they didn’t sell. When
Carpenter died in 1860 he owned over 400 properties and was one of 7 millionaires living in Philadelphia at the time. 48
Bache may have been the most active acupuncturists of the 19th century, but Dr. Robley Dunglison was the most well known. Enter the most prominent acupuncturist of the time.
Robley Dunglison
Robley Dunglison was an English-born physician who studied medicine in England, Scotland, France, and received his medical degree in 1823 from the University of Erlangen in Germany. The following year, Thomas Jefferson asked him to join the first faculty at the University of Virginia as a professor of anatomy and medicine. 49
Dunglison, who was considered the "Father of American Physiology,” served as Thomas Jefferson’s personal physician. He was at Jefferson’s side during his final illness. Presidents Madison, Monroe and Jackson also sought medical advice from Dunglison. In 1843, Dunglison reported on his use and experimentation with acupuncture. In one report Dunglison’s advocated using larger than
average needles to drain off fluid from the cellular membrane in anasarca. Starting in 1839 Dunglison published in New Remedies, an eight page account on acupuncture. For the next seven editions (the last one in 1856) this account appeared almost unchanged. Dunglison mentions the use of acupuncture needles made from stainless steel, silver, gold and platina (platinum.) The stainless steel needles he describes have a handle made of lead or wax to “prevent it from being forced entirely into the body.” This seems to be a predecessor to the
modern J type needle. He describes the steps of needle introduction by first stretching the skin and inserting the needle by applying gentle pressure while rotating it in both directions. 50
With the discoveries of medical anesthesia in the 1840’s,
acupuncture articles started to disappear from medical journals. A search of the Surgeon General’s library index
catalog from 1850 to 1900 showed only 6 references to acupuncture published in American medical literature during that time. ne such reference appeared in Edward Warren’s Civil War surgical manual An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital where acupuncture was used to stop hemorrhaging. ,
In 1850 Dr. ROLKER of Cincinnati, USA (spelled Dr. RÜLKER in some publications) mentioned cauterization of the helix as a good treatment for sciatica – employing the method of J. F. MALGAIGNE (Cauterization of the ear as a treatment for sciatica. Journal Medicine Chirugicale. June 1850). 51
Articles on acupuncture started to appear in American Medical journals. Bache translated Mémoire sur l'acupuncture from french. Bache tested acupuncture on 12 prisoners. Bache published his research titled: Cases Illustrative of the Remedial Effects of Acupuncture in a North American Medical and Surgical Journal 1: 311-21, 1826. J. Hunter Ewing reports using acupuncture on his neuralgia patients. Edward J. Coxe, D. T. Coxe and Samuel Jackson experiment with using acupuncture to bring drowning victims back from the dead. They were unsuccessful and gave up in disgust. 52
The American edition of Taversnier’s Elements of Operative Surgery published 3 pages on how and when to preform acupuncture, as well as the stimulation operation Eletroacupuncture. William M. Lee writes about his use of acupuncture for 6 years. In Philadelphia, Robley Dunglison published an 8 page article in his journal, New Remedies, publicizing acupuncture. Dunglison published his findings with the use of acupuncture in 7 articles. First use of ear acupuncture in the U.S. is documented by Dr. Rolker of Cincinnati, Ohio. William Osler worked to keep the practice of acupuncture alive in the U.S. First use of electro-acupuncture in the U.S. is documented. 53
As my co-author and I were doing research for this article, we noticed some uncanny coincidences. First was Franklin Bache. His last name is pronounced the same way as the famous Dutch painter Hieronymus Jerome Bosch. In Dr. Paul Nogier’s first book Treatise of Auriculotherapy , the author starts off with a detail from the “hell” panel of Bosch’s triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights . Dr. Nogier was French and the first book on acupuncture in
America was the one that Franklin Bache translated from French. Second is our connection to George Washington Carpenter, the first person to sell acupuncture needles in the US. Carpenter lived in Germantown, PA while my co-author and I live in Germantown, MD. 54
References: Cassedy, J H. “Early uses of acupuncture in the United States, with an addendum (1826) by Franklin Bache, M.D.,” Bull N Y Acad Med. 1974 Sep;50(8 ): 892-906. Internet.
Beaumont, William. The Physiology of Digestion, with experiments on the gastric juice, 2nd ed. Burlington: Chauncey Goodrich, 1847. Bruce, Philip A. History of the University of Virginia, 1819- 1919: The Lengthened Shadow of One Man, in five volumes. New York: Macmillan Co., 1920. Dorsey, John M., ed. The Jefferson-Dunglison Letters. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1960. Dunglison, Robley. Commentaries on Diseases of the Stomach and Bowels of Children. London: G.B. Whittaker, 1824. Dunglison, Robley. Human Physiology, in two volumes. Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1832. Dunglison, Robley. A New Dictionary of Medical Science and Literature, in two volumes. Boston: Charles Bowen, 1833. Dunglison, Robley. The Medical Student; or, Aids to the Study of Medicine. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1837. Gross, Samuel D. Autobiography of Samue l D. Gross, M.D., in two volumes. Philadelphia: G. Barrie, 1887. O’Neal, William B. Pictorial History of the University of Virginia, 2 nd e. Charlottesville: University Press, 1976.
Churchill, James Morse. A Treatise on Acupuncturization. London: Simpkin & Marshall. 1821 Radbill, Samuel X., ed. The Autobiographial Ana of Robley Dunglison, M.D. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1963. Soliman, Nader. Soliman's Auricular Therapy Textbook: New Localizations and Evidence Based Therapeutic Approaches. Bloomington: AuthorHouse, 2008. Barnes, Linda. Needles, Herbs, Gods, and Ghosts: China, Healing, and the West to 1848. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2007 Ramey, David, http://www.doctorramey.com/acupuncture-science/acupuncture_needles-_full_case/ January 9, 2011 55
Chapter 4 Garden of Earthly Delights Libido protocol
The Garden of Earthly Delights
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The following protocol is based on the clinical observation made by Dr. Paul Nogier and his colleague Dr. Rene Bourdiol of the painting by Jerome (Hieronymus) Bosch (1450-1515). The painting is titled “Garden of Earthly Delights.” It is a triptych, a three panel painting. Nogier and Bourdiol experimented by needling their patients at the points of entry and exit of the spear on the right ear in the panel of the painting, which is titled “Hell.” The protocol can be used to increase a person’s libido or decrease their sexual compulsion.
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To increase one’s libido, needle the following two
points in each ear. Use gold ASP ear needles and have your patient retain the needles in for 3 to 5 days.
1. The Bosch point 2. Omega 1
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According to Dr. Nader Soliman, the B o s c h p o i n t corresponds to the external genitalia (clitoris and glans penis) in Phase 1, and the pineal gland in Phase 3. The J e ro m e p o i n t is found at the projection site of the pons and midbrain in Phase 1. Serotonin produced in the pons and midbrain is believed to have an inhibitory effect on sexual functions.
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Bosch point is in the same location as pineal gland phase 3 & external genitalia
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
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Omega 1 point location
Omega 1
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Jerome point same location as pons/midbrain
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
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Omega 1 Point
Penis & Clitoris points Also referred as the
Bosch Point Ponds & mid brain Also referred to as the
Jerome Point
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Jerome Point
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All three points are shown on this ear photo
Omega 1
Jerome Point
Bosch Point
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Just the points to increase libido
Omega 1
Bosch Point
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Just the point to decrease compulsion
Jerome Point
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Chapter 5 Snoring Protocol
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Important note (Please read first) The snoring protocol was the first Clinical Pearl made.
video I had ever
If you watch the video you will see what I mean. This PDF contains the same information as the video but it’s much clearer and I go into detail
for each step of this protocol. At the end I will tell you where you can find all the supplies you will need to perform this protocol. When done correctly this protocol will work wonders for not only your patients but for their spouses / significant others that have to sleep with them every night. Sleep is one (if not the most) important thing your patients can do to help themselves heal. Without sleep or enough sleep the body can’t
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Clinical Pearl to Treat Snoring
I have treated many patients with this technique. On average it takes from 1 to 3 days to see any results. If after one week your patient is still snoring or they report just a small improvement, recheck your points, repeat the stimulation, and add or replace your needles. This seems to happen more often when you only use needles without first stimulating the points and or spot or marks. Don’t forget to check the back (posterior) part of the ear. 72
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Location, Location, Location The points that are used to treat snoring are found in the
Helix Tail / Lobe area.
The points can be on the front side of the ear or on the posterior side (back of the ear), just opposite of where your find them on the front.
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How to find these points
There are two ways to locate the points used to treat snoring: 1. Visual Inspection 2. Electrical detection device
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Points used & their names You will find these points in the Helix Tail / Lobe area of the ear. The points you are looking for are:
Mouth & Tongue
Buccal Muscle
Chin
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Point Locations
Mouth & Tongue
Buccal Muscle
Chin
Hypoglossal Muscle
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If you do not see any points use an electrical detection device to find the points.
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Posterior Ear
Look in this area for markings (such as red spots) or other marks. Also you can test this area for active points to treat with an electrical detection device.
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Acupoint finder
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No Point Finder
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Pointoselect Stimulator
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Point finder/stimulator that can deliver Nogier’s “F” frequency 73 Hz
(also known as 80 Hz.) Alcohol and cotton or an alcohol pad. Spinex 3, 4 or 6 mm needles by Seirin Needle Corporation. Tweezers to hold Spinex needle. Steri-Strips (made by 3M) size ¼ in x 3 in or 6mm x 75 mm. Scissors to cut it. Ear probe or stimulator to hold Steri-Strips. Mastisol and Q-tip to apply to Steri-Strips to hold over needle. I like to use Precision Q-Tips.
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If you detect and find points on the posterior aspect of the ear, electrically stimulate those points too and also insert a needle into them. Just like the anterior (front part of the ear) use Nogier Hz F, or 73 Hz of E-stim for 30 seconds on each point. After you stimulate the points, needle them. 89
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Once you find the point, use electrical stimulation on the point for 30 seconds. Do this for every point you find, even for the points that are found without the e-stim such as points through visual inspection, or have a red spot or any other markings. Use Nogier’s “F” Frequency, or 80 Hz. 91
Holding the needle and inserting it You will need a good set of eyes and an even better pair of tweezers to hold and insert the Spinex needles. The needle I used on the following page was 4mm I like to use the 3mm needle but the 4mm took a better picture. Tweezerman makes a really nice pair of tweezers; it’s
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Ear mark from probe If there are no red spots or visual marks on the ear, place the needle and or needles right on the spot that you just stimulated (if your have a stimulator). In most instances the electro-stimulation device will leave a small round mark on the spot you just stimulated and makes the point easy to identify. This mark will disappear in a minute or two.
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Before I insert a needle, I first cut a small piece of Steri-Strip for the needle it and place it on the end of ear probe. I do this for each needle that is inserted into my patients ears.
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Replacement bottles The top of the Mastisol bottle seals after you use it over time.
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Using the Mastisol adhesive Place a small amount of Mastisol adhesive on the tip of the Q-Tip. If you get too much glue on the Q-Tip this will cause the Steri-Strips to move or slide off the needle and/or ear completely.
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Alternative to Mastisol
If you can’t get Mastisol or want to use something in it’s place, you can try “New Skin”. You can pick
this product up at any drug store or your local Wal-Mart or Target Store. I have never tried it but was told from others it will work too. It’s also much
cheaper than Mastisol. The application process is the same as Mastisol.
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Steri-Strip substitute
If you don’t mind cutting your own Steri-Strips, you can save
some money. Lhasa OMS sells 3M surgical tape. This tape is the material as Steri-Strips but in a roll. One ½ inch roll costs $1.30 dollars at Lhasa OMS. You can find this tape in their 2015-2016 catalog on page 28. 110
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This patient also has sleep apnea
As you can see on this patient’s ear she has a dark red spot on her Helix Tail / Lobe area. This spot would be treated with Nogier F frequency or 73 Hz for 30 seconds before inserting a Spinex needle just above the spot.
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Clinical Observation
Your patient should notice an improvement in their snoring from 1 to 3 days after you treat them. If your patient reports that after one week there is no improvement in their snoring, have them come back in and recheck the points with your point finder. If you don’t have a point finder /
stimulator, then replace all the needles.
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No Spinex or Mastisol? If you don’t have or use Spinex needles, you can use ASP ear needles.
You would do all of the steps as you would with the Spinex, but use the ASP ear needles in their place. You can keep the ASP’s in your patients’ ears for a few days, 3 to 5 days. ASP’s pictured below.
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Chapter 6 Insomnia Protocol
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Lets face it, at one time or another we all (well most of us) have insomnia. What do you do when your patients tell you that this has been going on for some time? I found a quick and easy Protocol in Terry Olson’s book, Auriculotherapy .
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Insomnia 1 and 2 Points. Use Gold ASP ear needles for best results. Needles can stay in the ear for up to 4 days. You can also use long acupuncture needles during your patient’s treatment. Once they are about to leave, replace with ASP ear needles. For best results stimulate these Points first with 10Hz before Placing the needles.
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Chapter 7 Anxiety Protocol
One needle one point This is a great technique for your patients who suffer from anxiety. I have used it for a number of years and when my patients have the clinical signs of anxiety, this works very well and very fast. It only requires a needle to bleed the ear, 70% alcohol and cotton balls. The more alcohol you use, the better, it will bleed more. You are releasing heat with this protocol.
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The Point and location The point you will bleed is the Heart point in Nogier’s Phase 3. The point will look red, just like in the picture on the following page. Use a lancet or a 3 edge needle to bleed this point. This technique will calm your patient down very quickly. I have only done this technique when my patient‘s had a red spot on the Heart phase 3 point. Most of the time this point will only be on one ear. If it’s on both ears, then bleed both points.
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Chapter 8 Neuropathy Protocol
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- also known as peripheral neuropathy, polyneuropathy (to signify that it typically affects more than one nerve) and also simply as nerve pain - is a complication found in a number of different underlying conditions. When the underlying cause has not been diagnosed, doctors call it idiopathic neuropathy. Neuropathy means damage to nerves in the peripheral nervous system, and so it affects nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord - it does not include nerve damage in the central nervous system. 130
Three main types of nerve can be involved in peripheral neuropathy Autonomic nerves (not under conscious control, "automatic" or "involuntary" nerves) Motor nerves Sensory nerves 131
This can spread to the legs and arms Burning pain Sharp, jabbing or electric-like pain Extreme sensitivity to touch Skin, hair or nail changes Lack of coordination. 132
Alcohol or alcohol swabs and cotton balls. Seirin L type needles or any needles without a plastic handle. The best Seirins to use are No. 3, No. 5 or No. 8, 40 or 60 mm. E-Stim machine that can deliver 2 Hz for 30 minutes.
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You can use any E-stim machine that can deliver 2 Hz for at least 30 Minutes. I can testify to the E-stim machines on the following page, as I own them and have used each of them for many years. The E-stim machine is an essential part of this technique. Without it, the protocol will not work nor will you achieve the desired results.
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The location can be on the hands or feet. Today I will demonstrate this technique on the feet. If performed on the hands, use the same steps and principles. This is a 4 needle technique. You will insert 2 needles above where your patient says their neuropathy is and two needles below their neuropathy.
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Even if your patient has multiple areas of neuropathy, only treat one area at a time. This means if your patient has neuropathy in both feet or hands, pick only one. I ask the patient what affected area is the worst, then I treat that area. This treatment is preformed by itself. Don’t treat any other conditions the patient may have on that day. Have them come back to address those issues at that time.
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This protocol works well for any type of neuropathy. I use it for neuropathy of the hands and feet. Today I will demonstrate how it’s applied on the foot. For hands, use the principle, two needles above and below your patient’s neuropathy. I always place two needles (even if it’s only in the hand) at elbow level. I find that works well for me. The pictures on the following pages show where the neuropathy is on this patient. (Editors note, this patient is a model and doesn't have neuropathy.) 141
Even if your patient tells you the exact area of where they are feeling their neuropathy, you still would inspect the whole lower leg. If you are treating hands, inspect from the hand up to the elbow. If your patient’s neuropathy extends up the whole arm, start at the hand and work up to their shoulder.
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Once you find the area that’s affected by neuropathy in your patient, place 4 needles (2 needles above and 2 needles below that effected area) in and Place all 4 needles as close to the bone as you can. Touching the bone is just fine. The closer to the bone you get, the better the results will be. When connecting the electrodes, cross the negative and positive over the leg for each electrode (see following pages.)
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Once you find your points and insert the needles, you are now ready for the most important part of this protocol, crossing the electrodes. This is done by taking one lead and clipping it on a needle. Then you will clip the other lead on the needle that is on the opposite side of the leg from the first needle. The leads should make and “X” over the (in this case) middle of your patients shin. On the following pages you’ll see how this is done. 152
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Once all four of your needles are inserted, make sure your E-stim machine is set to deliver 2 Hz for 30 minutes. Turn on your machine and ask your patient to let you know when they start to feel the stimulation. Once they can feel it, bring the intensity up to where it’s strong but comfortable. If your patient can’t feel the stimulation, don’t exceed 5 out of 10 on the intensity dial.
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Your patient’s neuropathy will start to feel better as they are coming off the table. For best results, have your patient come in twice a week for this treatment. Your patient will feel much better after 3 to 4 treatments. I receive the best and maximum results after 5 to 8 treatments. This technique will transform your patient’s life. 161
Chapter 9 Increase Lactation protocol
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Combining two forms of ancient healing Electrotherapy (from the Greeks) and Acupuncture (from the Chinese.)
Both electrotherapy (standing on electric fish/eels) and acupuncture treatments have been used for centuries to treat many different medical conditions.
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Scribonius Largus, a Roman physician, recorded the use of torpedo fish for the treatment of headaches and gout in his Compositiones Medicae of 46 AD. Ancient Greeks used electric rays to numb the pain during childbirth and operations
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In 1880 two French physicists, Jacques and Pierre Curie, discovered piezoelectricity.
The word piezoelectricity means electricity resulting from pressure.
Piezoelectricity is a safe and effective means of electrotherapy. A Piezo Pen takes the place of standing on an electric fish.
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The piezoelectric stimulator (Piezo Pen) is an instrument that works by means of pressure exerted onto a quartz crystal, which results in a tiny electric electric charge. There is no battery or electrical elect rical source source.. It works works with the the existing existing living living human human electric electric fields. This device was studied by Japanese scientists who were fascinated by the intimate relationship between the human body and electrici electricity ty.. The brain, brain, heart, muscle muscles, s, and even even individual individual cells produce tiny amounts of electricity. electricity.
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Used in surgery for a more precise cut into the desired area. Used in dentistry for treatment of gum disease. Used in modern day medicine to treat gallstones and infertility. Used in anesthesia for treating upper uteral calculi.
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With each click of the pen, both doctor and patient feel a mild electrical sensation, similar to the static electricity feeling one may experience when touching a person after walking across a carpeted floor. floor. 171
Acupuncture point point used to increase lactation in breast feeding mothers was Small intestine 1 (SI 1). SI 1 is known as an empirical point to increase lactation.
The Small intestine meridian has a total of 19 points. The first point, SI 1, starts at the lateral corner of the pinky finger (both hands) and travels up the arm to SI 19, just lateral of the tragus of the ear.
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SI-1 is located on the dorsal side of the little finger. It is 0.1 cun (approximately .1 in) from the corner of the nail. The cun is a Chinese measure of length. It is the width of a person’s thumb
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Meridian starting points are called Jing-Well points. They are located on the fingers and toes of the four extremities. The indications for the use of these points are fullness in the chest and mental disorders related to the Yin organs.
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Empirical means a source of knowledge that was or is acquired by means of observation or experimentation. Or one might say “because.”
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The treatment of insufficient lactation in nursing women with the use of classical Chinese acupuncture point SI 1 and the Piezo pen.
Imagination was the key to this protocol working. You could have used a needle on SI 1, but with repeated use, it is painful and may cause soreness or infection. Using the Piezo Pen would allow for multiple treatments throughout the day and your patients can do this at home.
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According to Peter Deadman (A Manual of Acupuncture) SI 1 can be needled or pricked to bleed. According to Howard Et al. Small intestine 1 can be stimulated by Piezo Pen . We have observed that it’s safer and more efficient for multiple stimulations of that point each day.
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750 ml/cc per day. With 8 pumps per day that works out to 93 milliliters ( mL’s) per pump. My subject is a healthy 32 year old first time mom. Her baby was born at week 28 of gestation. Mom began to lactate right after delivery of her baby.
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My patient pumped 8 times per day (every 3 hours). She received more milk from her right breast than her left breast. She is right handed. On average my patient produced 30 to 60 mL’s of milk
per pumping. Mom was prescribed pain medicine due to delivery and had to discard all the milk she pumped in the 5 days she was on the medicine. For the first week her baby was consuming (1 to 5 mL’s of milk every three hours). By week 6 her baby was consuming 384 mL’s per day. 183
When we stimulated both SI 1’s with the Piezo pen (10 – 15 clicks on each finger) my patient’s milk production went from 30 – 60 mL’s to 100 – 120 mL’s. If we didn’t stimulate SI 1 with the Piezo pen prior to her next pumping (3 hours later) my patient’s milk production dropped by 15 mL’s. This drop would continue with each additional
pumping if the Piezo was not used till she plateaued to her normal 30 – 60 mL’s per pumping. These results were achieved by stimulating only SI 1 on the patient’s left hand (non dominant hand.)
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Just before your patient is about to pump (within a minute or two) have her or her husband stimulate SI 1 with the Piezo Pen. Place one finger on SI 1 and on the other hand place the Piezo Pie zo Pen on SI SI 1. 1. If your patient has no one around to help her, just have her stimulate SI1 on each hand with the Piezo Pen. Stimulate each point 10 to 15 times.
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If your patient is getting at least 75 mL’s of milk out of one breast
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With one hand, hold the Piezo Pen in the palm of your hand with the head (gold part) facing down. Place your thumb on top of the Piezo Pen. With your other hand (two person technique) take your index finger and place it On SI 1. Make sure when you treat that both the Piezo Pen and your finger are touching your patient’s skin. Touching any clothing or jewelry will
negatively affect the results. Push down on the plunger (top of the Piezo Pen and click 10 to 15 times on each hand. Both you and your patient will feel a slight shock each time you click the Piezo Pen. 194
You can use the Piezo pen as many times as you pump in a day. I have personally used mine upwards of 20 times in one day.
Anyone with a pacemaker, either patient or person clicking the Piezo pen, should NOT do this protocol.
Up to three years or 10,000 clicks. It must be touching skin when clicked. If you click it and it is not touching anything it will run out much quicker.
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Chapter 10 PTSD, Depression, ADHD and Anxiety Protocol
Treatment protocol for PTSD , Depression , A D HD a n d A n x i et y This is a great protocol to use on patients who have depression/ PTSD / ADHD and anxiety too.
You can use either Gold ASP needles (for 2 to 4 days) or Pyonex needles. The Pyonex needles can say in the ear for about the same amount of time before they fall out or need to be replaced.
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Tranquility zone also known as the Valium point
Basal ganglia also known as Shenmen
Prefrontal also known as the wrist point
Heart point Nogier Phase 3 (chronic)
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Points and their locations Basal ganglia (Shenmen)
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Chapter 11 Headache Elimination Protocol
The headache elimination protocol is actually a combination of two different protocols. We can say there is a fast method (called the “N” point) and a slower method. The slower method (which includes 3 auricular points) also works when the faster “N” point doesn’t work or does not totally relieve your patient’s headache. The “N” point method (named after the inventor, Dr. Richard Niemtzow) is just one needle in your patient’s scalp, just above the helix. This point
is found on the scalp, just posterior to the Omega 2 point (see picture on page…) The “N” point needle is placed on the same side that your patient is
experiencing their headache. The opposite side may be used, and I will discuss when and why to use it.
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First ask your patient what side their headache is on. If they say it’s on both sides, then ask which side hurts the most? Ask them how long have they had the headache and what is their pain level on a scale of 0 though 10. 0 meaning no pain, and 10 means they need to seek medical attention. (They might have a serious medical emergency, such as meningitis or a tumor.) Once you determine they are a good fit for this protocol, and know their pain level and what side their headache is on, you may begin.
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Your patient tells you their headache is on their left side. Insert the acupuncture needle into the “N” point.
It should not go in deep, just until the end of the needle handle is flush to the guide tube. Then remove the guide tube. The needle should rest on the top of the helix over the Omega 2 point.
Results Your patient should be headache free or very close to it within 30 seconds. If they say the pain moved to the other side of their head or they have a headache on both sides, then do the same thing on the opposite “N” point. Wait 30 seconds and ask them
how they are doing and if they are headache free yet.
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When to use the 3 needle protocol You can use the 3 auricular point method if your patient does not respond to the “N” point.
If they need some more time with the needles in (you can leave the “N” point in,) then insert needles in the following 3 auricular points: Omega2, Shenmen and Point Zero. Do this bilaterally bilaterally.. If your patient requires a full acupuncture treatment because that is what they are used to. If they don’t have a headache at the time of the treatment but will
in a day to two when their period starts.
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For female patients They don’t have a headache today, today, but they will have one when their
period starts? If this is the case, use the 3 acupuncture needles (Omega 2, Shenmen and Point Zero) on both ears and have them lay down for 30 minutes. When they get up from their treatment, place 3 gold needles (a total of 6 ASP needles) in each of the 3 auricular points they just had in. Do both ears, have them retain the needles in for 3 to 5 days.
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Chapter 12 Point Zero to reset the ear and beyond
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Point Zero to the Rescue Taught to me by Dr. Richard Niemtzow, this protocol can be traced back to writings of Dr. Paul Nogier in his classic book Treatise of Auricular Therapy . In chapter 7 of this book, Dr. Nogier discusses in detail the phenomenon he observed in the early days of auricular therapy. He goes into detail on how if you are not able to detect a painful point (also referred to him by him as a neurohormonal point) this can be rectified by stimulating Point Zero to bring the ear back online. This not only works in auricular therapy, but also when my body acupuncture points have reached a plateau where it has stopped resulting in a successful treatment. Please also let it be known as a clinical observation (and please take this only as a clinical observation) I've noticed that this technique has also worked for some Western pharmaceutical medicines. 218
In my practice, I have observed this technique to work for following scenarios; when a technique, a treatment or set of points which worked in the past has stopped working or producing the desired results, I stimulate this point (in two different ways) to bring about the desired effect again. It makes the medications work again on patients who have become immune to these onetime successful pharmaceuticals. I am talking about the use of medications for depression that were once effective for that patient over time losing its potency to once again having the same effect when first started. This is only my opinion of a licensed acupuncturist who observed this phenomenon for some time now. It should only be used as FYI knowledge in your treatment of these patients. 219
But please take that as just a clinical observation and not a form of medical advice as I am not a Western trained were licensed medical physician.
This not only works in auricular therapy, but also when my body acupuncture points have reached a plateau where they have stopped resulting in a successful treatment. Please also let it be known as a clinical observation (and please take this only as a clinical observation,) I've noticed that this technique has also worked for some Western pharmaceutical medicines. It makes the medications work again on patients who have become immune to these onetime successful pharmaceuticals. I am talking about the use of medications for depression that were once effective for that patient over time losing its potency to once again having the same effect when first started 220
But please take that as just a clinical observation and not a form of medical advice as I am not a Western trained were licensed medical physician. This is only my opinion of a licensed acupuncturist who observed this phenomenon for some time now. It should only be used as FYI knowledge in your treatment of these patients.
As I mentioned before there are two ways to stimulate Point Zero to bring about lasting results from treatments that have stopped working. The first technique is by using regular acupuncture needles, any size or length are sufficient. I personally use Seirin L-style number three needles when I use this technique with acupuncture needles. It can also be accomplished by using electrical stimulation also known as TENS on Point Zero. 221
When performing this technique, use the needles in the ear first before putting any other points anywhere throughout the body. It is imperative to tell the body a clear and concise message on what you want to achieve. For example, place one acupuncture needle in Point Zero in the left ear and then one in the right ear at Point Zero.
These are only two needles that should be in the body at this time. Let those needles stay in Point Zero for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove the needles and at that time you can begin your treatment that once worked on this patient and it will work again To perform this technique with TENS do as followed, stimulate Point Zero (it doesn't matter what side you start with first) for two minutes at 10 Hz, then switch ears and do the same on the other ear for two minutes with 10 Hz.
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Once completed you can start your treatments that once worked on this patient. You'll see that by doing this your techniques protocols and points will work once again for this patient. A good way of looking at this is by looking at your computer when it freezes when it has been on for too long and you hit the reset button or restart your computer for it to start working properly again.
Remember that it is important to only use two needles, one in the left ear and one in the right year (if you use acupuncture needles) for this technique to work. The same holds true if you use TENS on the ear. Make sure that there are no other needles in the body when you use TENS. After you treat both ears for total two minutes on each side (four minutes in total to on the right ear to on the left ear) you can then go ahead and treat that patient successfully once again. 223
Resetting the Battlefield Acupuncture Protocol if it Stops working? Point Zero* to the Rescue! •
Over time, the Battlefield Acupuncture protocol may stop working or not work as well on some patients that previously had good results
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Point Zero with Acupuncture Needles
Use 2 acupuncture needles (one in each ear) for 30 minutes. Only do these points first, no other needles must be in the body. 227
Chapter 13 Runners Acupuncture Protocol
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The Runners Protocol acupuncture technique For this protocol, which I will tell you happened by accident from clinical observations, I've made from some of my patients who described to me a feeling that they encounter that resembled what is known as a runner's high. It took me some years to put the pieces together for this protocol and even though I was a fairly decent high school and local runner in my youth it was never my intent to design a protocol such as this. For more information on how I came up with this technique please see the video I have on YouTube about this. Some of the points that I use for this technique are not where you would classically find them according to the work of Dr. Paul Nogier. The ones in particular that I am referring to are the points ACTH, and the thalamus point. As in reality the point that I'm using is the hypothalamus point. I call it the thalamus point because this is what I learned this points when performing the Battlefield Acupuncture protocol. 230
It also has effect on recovery as well. I instruct my athletes to leave the needles in for a day or two after the events to help speed up the recovery process and prevent injury from the race. These needles can be placed from upwards from 48 hours to 10 minutes prior to the runners’ event. The best needles to use are gold
ASP needles. I have tried many different types of needles and found that these work best. I will say that prior to using this technique on the executive of one of the largest needle companies in the world, they gave me their brand of needles with tape on the back of them in place of the ASP needles. To their amazement, they were able to lower their 5K run time from 35 minutes down to 29 minutes and 20 seconds just by using this technique. For distances 5 km or less a substitute needle with tape on the back such as a Pyonex may be substituted for the gold ASP needles.
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ACTH Point (adrenocorticotropic hormone) Here I would like to briefly mention a few the points in their effects on the body. According to Dr. Kropej in his book titled The Fundamentals of Ear Acupuncture, Second Edition here's what he says about the point ACTH: “It is used (ACTH Point) in cases of mental and physical exhaustion, and must
be considered for the treatment of painful disorders of the joints and spondylopathy.”
Cortisol Point In Oleson's Third Edition Auriculotherapy Manual, in the second chapter he states the following: “Whereas ACTH and cortisol are more associated with neurobiological
response to stress, they can reach levels high enough to activate long periods of stimulation of the acupuncture anesthesia pathways.” 232
THALAMUS POINT (Hypothalamus Point) The thalamus point (hypothalamus) is a reflex area which lies behind the antitragus. I found this point which has a direct influence on diuresis: the diuresis point when stimulated, points to the bladder. This is part of my hypothesis on how the body rids itself of a buildup of lactic acid for my athletes in their events. In his book, Dr. Kropej goes on to explain that this point is able to alleviate or eliminate all unilateral, usually homolateral, pain in the body. And interestingly, systolic blood pressure can be regulated with this point. By using a gold needle on this point, the blood pressure is lowered.
The Marvelous Point Dr. Nogier observed that this point normalizes blood pressure and, because of its considerable therapeutic effect, was dubbed the marvelous point. 233
My running times Below are a list of my running personal records. Unfortunately, I have run faster over 5K, one mile and 800 meters but my results can’t be verified online. These times were run back in the 1980’s and most search engines go back to the mid 90’s. My times can be found and
verified at www.athlinks.com. If you are wondering what those times are, they are 16:34 5K, 4:18 mile, and 1:55 for 800 meters.
1.5Mi Run 7:54 (5:14 per mile avg) 5K Run 17:35
(5:38 per mile avg)
5Mi Run 28:47
(5:45 per mile avg)
10K Run 35:30
(5:41 per mile avg)
15K Run 54:55
(5:52 per mile avg)
10Mi Run 58:53
(5:53 per mile avg)
1/2 Mara 1:20:43
Marathon 3:09:50
(6:09 per mile avg) (7:14 per mile avg) 234
What this technique will do The runners technique will have runners improve their overall performance by up to 12%. Over the eight years since I’ve come with this
technique, my runners have improved their times from 3% to 12% faster than without my technique. It has been tested on runners ranging from 200 meter races up to 100 mile trail runs. I’ve work with runners of all
abilities, from those trying to run a few seconds faster, to putting one of my guys on the podium in a World Championship race. Not only does it work well for racing, but for long runs and hard workouts too. I also discovered that leaving the needles in for two days after their run has an incredible side effect of helping them recover almost overnight.
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What will the Runners technique do for you It will not make a 5 minute miler run a sub 4 minute mile. You have to train and be in or close to the shape it is to run those times. You have to put the work in, this technique doesn't work if your runner has not put the training in. To put it simply put, you have to work to make this work. I can give you the edge and make you achieve your goal if you’re ready. The longer the
race, the higher the percentage drop. A well-trained runner can expect about a 5% (max) increase over a mile race.
Abbreviations WR – world record WC – world championship CR – championship record 5k (5,000 meters) 3.1 miles 10k (10,000 meter) 6.2 miles 236
1989, the beginning As a teenager, I remember watching the New York City Marathon in amazement as Juma Ikangaa from Tanzania won the marathon and set a course record of 2 hours 8 minutes. It was what Juma did late in the race that made me think this is possible.
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Late in the race…
Juma had something up his sleeve. Well, more like up his wrist. Just a few miles to the finish, Juma pulled what he called “magic”
out of his wrist band. Within minutes of doing this, he broke free and went on to victory. What was his magic?… 238
His secret was…
+ Wrist Band
Sugar
Cubes
= 1st Place
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I could have not said it better myself
The will to win means nothing Without the will to prepare” “
-Juma Ikangaa, 1989 NYC Marathon winner
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Juma combined
two elements
Hard work. There is no substitution for this element
Innovation and application of better solutions accomplished through more effective ideas. The term innovation can be summed up as being original
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Just 4 years after Juma's innovated victory…
The world witnessed an in creditable display of innovation and hard work, this time it was the Chinese women. To this day, it has never been matched. All the records still stand some 22 years later. The World Champ was just a warm up to what would come one month later at the Beijing games. The world stopped and took notice.
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The Chinese women that dominated! Ma Junren (their coach)
Wang Junxia
Qu Yunxia
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Wang Junxia, marathon girl? It must be noted that Wang’s performances before she set foot on the
track in Stuttgart, were world class times Leading up to the world championship, Wang ran two races. She won the marathon Tianjin in April in 2:24:07. (It was the fastest female marathon time of 1993.)
Mile Splits 1 Mile 05:29 2 Mile 10:59 3 Mile 16:29 4 Mile 21:59 5 Mile 27:29 6 Mile 32:58 7 Mile 38:28 8 Mile 43:58
9 Mile 49:28 10 Mile 54:58 11 Mile 1:00:27 12 Mile 1:05:57 13 Mile 1:11:27 14 Mile 1:16:57 15 Mile 1:22:27 16 Mile 1:27:56 17 Mile 1:33:26
18 Mile 1:38:56 19 Mile 1:44:26 20 Mile 1:49:56 21 Mile 1:55:25 22 Mile 2:00:55 23 Mile 2:06:25 24 Mile 2:11:55 25 Mile 2:17:25 26 Mile 2:22:54
Average marathon pace 5:29 per mile
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Wang Junxia is back on track In May, Wang Junxia broke the Asian record in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:27.68 at the Chinese National Championships. It was her second race of the year and her second win. The world record at the time of Wang’s race was 8:22.
8:27, 3000 meters Pace 4:31 per mile
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Stuttgart Germany
The 1993 world track and field championship 246
They smashed and rewrote the record books
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1993 World Track & Field Championships results Women’s 1500 meter final
Liu Dong (CHN) 4:00.50 Women’s 3000 meter final
Qu Yunxia (CHN) 8:28.71 Zhang Linli (CHN) 8:29.25 Zhang Lirong (CHN) 8:31.95 Women’s 10,000 meter final
Wang Junxia (CHN) 30:49.30 CR Zhong Huandi (CHN) 31:12.55 248
Athletics at the 7th National Games of China
Held in Beijing in September 1993 249
1500 meter Final Men's Women’s
Liu Fuxiang 3:48.68 Song Mingyou 3:49.20 Ding Weifeng 3:49.54 Qu Yunxia 3:50.46 WR Wang Junxia 3:51.92
Zhang Linli 3:57:46
3000 meter Final Women’s
Wang Junxia 8:06.11 WR Qu Yunxia 8:12.18 Zhang Linli 8:16.50
10,000 meter Final Women’s
Wang Junxia 29:31.78 WR Zhong Huandi 30:13.37 Zhang Lirong 31:09.25
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Wang Junxia 10,000 meter race splits 1Km 2Km 3Km 4Km 5Km 6Km 7Km 8Km 9Km 10Km Finish Last 400 M Last 200 M
3:04.03 3:07.82 3:08.06 3:09.54 3:14.96 3:11.12 3:12.28 3:03.54 2:55.59 2:43.36 30:49 61.0 30.4
First 5000 Meters 15:43.41
Last 5000 Meters 15:05.89
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Statistics for Wang’s (29:31) 10K World Record Averaged 4:45 per mile Splits (Mile
1) 4:45 (Mile 2) 9:30 (Mile 3) 14:15 (Mile 4) 19:00 ( Mile 5) 24:45 ( Mile 6) 28:30 Her speed was 12.6 (mph) Miles Per Hour She covered 18.5 feet per second Ran 71 seconds per 400 meters (once around the track)
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Wang Junxia official kilometers splits Time
Splits
1km-2:54.7 2km-5:56.6 3km-8:59.2 4km-12:02.8 5km-15:05.7 6km-18:10.1 7km-21:14.4 8km-23:59.9 9km-26:44.8
(2:54.7) (3:01.9) (3:02.6) (3:03.6) (3:02.9) (3:04.4) (3:04.4) (2:45.5) (2:44.9)
10Km-29:31.7
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Wang’s 10K race Her last mile was covered in 4:23 Her last 1500 meters was covered in 4:06 4:06 would qualify her for 2016 Olympic 1500 meters She burned (about) 539 calories in her race One Big Mac has 540 calories 254
Wang’s WR 10K race Her first 5Km was 15:05 (4:51 per mile)
Her last 5km was 14:26 (4:38 per mile) the 5000m WR was 14:37 at the time
Her last 3Km 8:17 (4:26 per mile,) 2 mile equivalent (8:53)
The WR for 3000 was 8:22 at the time
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10,000 meters world record progression 32:17.20
Yelena Sipatova (URS)
1981-10-19
Moscow, Russia
31:35.3
Mary Decker-Slaney (USA)
1982-07-16
Eugene, USA
31:35.01
Lyudmila Bragina (URS)
1983-05-29
Krasnodar, Russia
31:27.58
Raisa Sadreydinova (URS)
1983-09-07
Odessa, Ukraine
31:13.78
Olga Bondarenko (URS)
1984-06-24
Kiev, Ukraine
30:59.42
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
1985-07-27
Oslo, Norway
30:13.74
Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
1986-07-05
Oslo, Norway
29:31.78
Wang Junxia (CHN)
1993-09-08
Beijing, PR China 256
Wang Junxia’s 1993 training log Trained at 7350 feet above sea level (1.4 miles above sea level) 27 miles per day up to 200 miles per week Ran 10,400 miles that year That’s That’s like running from San Diego to NYC, back to San Diego back to NYC then back to Phoenix, Arizona
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World Record times 3000 meters The Top Top 7 times in history belong to Chinese women. All seven times were set in 1993. The next fastest person is a full 15 seconds behind the world record holder. 10000 meters Wang Junxia’s (she also holds the 3000m WR) 10,000m stands a full 30 seconds clear of the second fastest person in history. history. The record was set in 1993, the year of the turtle blood and caterpillar treatment.
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Wang Junxia 1993 racing results April 2:24:07 Tianjin marathon May 8:27 3000 meter meter the Chinese National Championships August 19 WC 10,000 meter heat 32:28.35 August 21 WC 10,000 meter final 30:49.30 CR
September 8 10,000 meters world record 29:31.78 September 11 1500 meters 3:51.92
(4:07 mile equivalent)
September 12 3000 meters 8:12 world record in heats September 13 3000 meters 8:06 World Record
(8:40 2 mile equivalent) equ ivalent)
October 31 World Cup Marathon Championships 2:28 259
Wang’s pre and post 1993 running accomplishments World Championships 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships (13:35) Boston, MA 1992 1992 World World Junior Junior Champ Championsh ionships ips 10,00 10,000 0 m (32:29.9 (32:29.90) 0) in Seoul, Seoul, Korea Korea
XXVI Olympic Games 1996 Olympic 5000 meter finals 14:59.88 1996 Olympic 10,000 meter finals 31:02
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Elite Running Results for 1993
China
Rest of World
800 800 mete meters rs - 1:59 1:59 or or fas faste terr
8 runners
3 runners
1,50 1,500 0 mete meters rs - 4:00 4:00 or or fas faste terr
7 runners
0 runners
3,000 meters – 8:22 or faster
5 runners
0 runners
10,000 meters – 31:33 or faster
11 runners
6 runners
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Qu Yunxia
1500 meter WR Qu Yunxia is 2 seconds faster than any runner not from China over 1500 meters. The four fastest times in history were set in 1993 by the Chinese women. No one has run within 5 seconds of these times since then. Qu’s time of 3:50 for 1500 meters converts to a 4:06 mile. The Mile World record was 4:15 when Qu ran her 3:50 1500 meter race. 262
What fueled all those World Records?
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What fueled all those World Records
At a news conference after the race a reporter asked Ma what his runners’ diet consisted of? Ma’s response… 264
Coach Ma replayed…Turtle Soup
The breakfast, lunch and dinner of Champions
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Their Secret Magic Came from Tibet
The high Tibetan plans (9000 feet above sea level) to be exact. Ma’s secret wasn’t even a secret, but a well know herb that increases one’s stamina. Ma and his runners were not the first
athletes to use this herb, but they made it known to the world. The herb they used was… 266
Cordyceps
Cordyceps are know by other names such as Cordyceps Sinensis, yarsha gumba in Nepali and Dōng chóng xià cǎo in Chinese. They were first recorded in the fiftieth century in Nepal. There are reports of Cordyceps being used dating back over 2000 years. 267
Runners Acupuncture Technique Points
For this don’t need Cordyceps (they can cost thousands of dollars per
pound in some areas). You will just a few gold ASP ear needles and an electric stimulation device that protocol, you can deliver 10Hz. You will treat both the front and back on the ear. You will only use one point on one ear when treating the posterior ear. You only treat the posterior ear on the dominant side. If your patient is right handed, then only treat the right posterior ear point. This protocol uses a total of 13 gold ASP needles. 268
Step by Step instructions 1. Stimulate both ears with 10Hz at point Zero for 2 minutes (2 minutes per ear.) 2. Insert gold ASP ear needles (front only) in both ears. 3. If your patient is right handed, insert one gold ASP needle in the back side of your patient’s right ear only. 4. Your patient will have a total of 13 gold ASP ear needles in their ear’s. 7 ASP needles on their dominant side and 6 ASP needles on their non-dominant side. 5. Have your patient retain the ASP needles in for at least 24 hours after their event. This will help them recover and prevents injury in my experience. It’s best to perform this protocol within 48 hours on your patient’s race. Ideally 24 to 12 Hours prior to their race is optimal. Your patient will receive the best results if all 13 ASP needles stay in throughout their race. Tell them not to w orry too much if any fall out prior to their race. You may insert any needles that fall out just prior to their race. I have done this protocol on my runners from 72 hours to 10 minutes before their race. 269
Stimulating Point Zero with 10Hz
10 Hz
Stimulate both ears for two minutes before inserting ASP ear needles
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Runners Acupuncture Technique Protocol Points
Omega2
Cortisol point Marvelous point ACTH Cingular Gyrus Thalamus
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Posterior ear point
Posterior ear
Ear lobe
Posterior ear
Ear lobe
Posterior ear
The posterior ear point corresponds to the upper back/neck zone. This point serves to address and relax the upper body and arms. To run fast, you have to relax your upper body. This is the key to any distance runner who wants to run fast or long distances. 272
Wang Junxia ran under the old world records four times in three events over six days in September 1993. If legitimate, it would be the greatest concerted multiple-event performance in the history of distance running. In Sunday's heats of the 3,000 meter run, five Chinese women bettered the old world record. Wang Junxia went on to set the 3000 meter WR the following day in 8:06. The oldest track world record on the books was the 1500 meter. It stood for 13 years. In one race, two Chinese women broke the world record by 6 seconds. 273
I would like to thank the following people
Dara Howard
Arch & Raphael
Lauren Howard
Eric
Stephanie Lashmit
Nader
Sara Howard
Richard
References
http://www.youbeauty.com/life/cordyceps/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Junxia
http://www.rrm.com/Newsarchives/archive09/World%20Championships%20Statistics%20%20Women%201000m.pdf
http://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/iaaf-approves-entry-standards-for-rio-2016-olympic-games-21054/
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=3552941&page=1
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-09-14/sports/9309140145_1_wang-junxia-chinese-women-record
http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Wang_Junxia
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