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Acupuncture for Macular Degeneration

Acupuncture Offers New Hope For Macular Degeneration

Macular Degeneration Can Be Intimidating

It’s difficult to know what to do when you’ve been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration.

Maybe you’ve been told there is nothing you can do except take some vitamins and hope for the best.  However, there is a lot more that can be done.  When properly treated by a specially trained Acupuncturist, Acupuncture for Macular Degeneration is a powerful way to save your eyesight.

Acupuncture is Effective For Macular Degeneration

The specific protocol used at Energetic Health Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine may be your best option for treating Macular Degeneration.  It’s unlike any other treatment available and has over an 80% success rate. This is because the treatment used at Energetic Health “awakens” dormant cells in the macula and heals damaged or “sick” cells.

How Does It Work?

There are 4 basic types of cells located in the retina of a Macular Degeneration patient.

The first type is healthy cells. With any vision at all you have healthy cells that are working properly and allowing you to see. Our goal is to keep them healthy and not allow any more to deteriorate.

The second type is dead cells. These cells are lost forever and there is nothing that can be done to revive them.

The third type is damaged or “sick” cells. These cells are still working but at a low level and are on their way to joining the dead cells.  This would lead to more and more vision loss. Our goal is to bring them back to health so they can be alive and vibrant and allow your vision to improve. This takes time and effort but can be a very important step in maintaining your vision.

The fourth type of cell is the dormant cell. These cells are not damaged or dead and can usually be “reactivated” rather quickly. These are the most important cells in the process of improving or stabilizing your sight. The Energetic Health Acupuncture treatment is designed to nourish and revitalize the dormant cells in the macula.

4 Main Steps for Acupuncture to Reverse Macular Degeneration

There are four main steps that need to take place in order to reverse macular degeneration.  

Step 1

The first step is to increase blood flow to the macula.  Blood flow allows nutrients and oxygen to be delivered to the eye. In addition, waste products are taken away from the eye in the same blood flow. If there is not an adequate blood flow, you will never be able to correct deficiencies or remove enough toxicity to stop the progression of the disease.

Step 2

The second step is to balance the main energies of the body that flow to the eyes. Acupuncture uses the unique Chinese medical terms Yin and Yang in its discussion of the difference between health and disease. Yin is the cooling energy of the body and is responsible for the nourishment, moisturizing and cooling aspect of the entire body. Yang is the heating energy of the body and also the fire and drying aspect of the entire body. These two energies must be in the correct balance with each other in order for the eyes to work properly

Step 3

The third step involves the detoxification of the macula area. Toxins in our environment have increased astronomically in our life time. The food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe all have toxins in them that prior generations did not have to deal with. Even newer technologies such as computer screens, iPhones and wireless networks create environments that can affect the eye. When these toxic substances accumulate in the tissues and cells of the macula area, it becomes impossible for the cells and structures of the eye to function properly.

Step 4

The fourth step is to make sure the proper nutrients are available to the eye. Although the food that you eat will not be enough to heal your macular degeneration, it is still very important to your eye health. But even if you have the best diet in the world, supplementation of nutrients is still going to be necessary.

10 Reasons to Try Acupuncture for Macular Degeneration

  1. 80% of patients show improvement after completing one week of the Energetic Health Macular Degeneration Protocol.
  2. Acupuncture stimulates neurological areas of the brain that controls sight.
  3. Testing is Important! We use standard vision tests to monitor the results of the treatment. We test before the treatment begins and then retest after one week of treatments.
  4. We have never seen any negative results from this treatment. All patients have either reported improvement of Vision (80%) or no change in their vision.
  5. Needles are never placed near the eyes.
  6. We are motivated to help keep your vision! Kurt has been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration since 2009  and has had no loss of vision since.
  7. As long as you have some amount of light perception, there is a strong possibility of visual improvement.
  8. Although this acupuncture treatment cannot revive dead cells in the macula, it does help to restore dormant cells and starts to heal sick or damaged cells in the same area.
  9. Treatments are concentrated in a one-week period to achieve maximum results. Acupuncture treatments are done in a 5 day window and then the body is allowed to rest.
  10. It does not matter how old you are.  We have had good results with patients well into their nineties!

Patient Experiences

Many people come to our clinic after having tried everything else possible to keep their eyesight.  Most of them have never considered acupuncture for any health problem, let alone a degenerative eye disease like Macular Degeneration.  I often hear that I am their last hope and if this doesn’t work they will just have to accept their blindness.

This is the situation that Lynn was in when she came into our office.  She had tried everything under the sun to stop the progression of her Macular Degeneration and her eyesight had continued to decline.  However, she was rather hopeful about her chances and looked forward to trying something that was out of the ordinary.  Her tests showed that there was severe loss of central vision in both eyes.  In addition, she informed us that the deterioration had increased the last 6 months.

After one week of intense treatments with us, she kept telling me that it was ‘brighter’ out. She began looking at details more closely and noticed she could see the computer screen better.  When walking, she noticed the sidewalk was more clear.  She could see details in the distance that she couldn’t see before. She became very excited and so was I! As we continued the treatments, her eyes continued to improve. She could definitely see better than she had at the beginning of treatment.  Lynn continues to see me several times a year and has been very happy to keep her vision.

Acupuncture is a Unique Treatment for Macular Degeneration

Each person has a unique pathway to Macular Degeneration.  In addition, each person has a unique reason why the disease occurred. Energetic Health treatments are just as unique and are adapted to each individual.  It is an intensive treatment strategy that requires 10 treatments in a five day time frame.   Acupuncture is not a “cookie cutter” system of medicine. Knowledge and experience is critical especially when seeking out an acupuncturist to help you with your Macular Degeneration.

Discovery call:  Let’s set up a consulting call, no charge, no obligation, to explore what your next step is, to answer all your questions, and to see if the Energetic Health Macular Degeneration Protocol is right for you. Call Us Today: 435-359-1479

Kurt Redmond
Energetic Health Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
435-359-1479
Acupuncture St. George, Utah
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Acupuncture & Back Pain St. George

Low Back Pain & Acupuncture

Understanding Low Back Pain & Acupuncture

If you are struggling with low back pain and are curious about how acupuncture can help, this article should help. The intention of this article is to help you in understanding low back pain and acupuncture and why acupuncture is your best option for treating low back pain.

There is A Lot of Back Pain in the World

Let’s talk about low back pain and acupuncture and how it heals the root cause of low back pain. Chronic back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical attention in the United States.

Millions of work days and hours of activity are lost due to low back pain each year.  It’s estimated that nearly 80% of the people in the United States will be affected by back pain sometime in their life.  So it’s a pretty big deal.

The 3 Most Common Causes of Back Pain

There are many different root causes of back pain in acupuncture theory.  And we have to treat them all differently.  So, let’s talk about the 3 most common types of back pain that I see in my practice, their root cause and what we would do, as an acupuncturist, to correct the problem.

Qi Stagnation

QI stagnation causes the first type of back pain.  Remember, Qi is the healing power of the body and its unrestricted flow is essential for the health of the back.

A garden hose would be a good representation of this type of back pain.  The channel that runs through the back would be the garden hose and the water running in the hose would be the qi.  Imagine the hose having a kink in it and the water (or qi) would be unable to get to the back. Pain would be the result.

The qi, the healing power of the body, simply cannot get to that area of the back and that creates pain.  This type of pain would be treated by acupuncture needles placed in the body to open up the kinks in the hose and getting the qi to flow through the back where the pain is located.  The pain will go away when this is accomplished.

Kidney Deficiency

Kidney deficiency causes the second most common type of back pain.

In acupuncture theory, the kidney and bladder meridians govern the back. When there is a deficiency in the kidney, this may create a negative effect on the the body resulting in weakness, stiffness and/or pain in the back.

The analogy of the garden hose would work in this case too. The hose would represent the kidney channel that flows through the back and the water this time would represent the strength of the kidney or the pressure of the water. Instead of the qi being blocked as in qi stagnation, the amount of water would be very small –  a tiny trickle inside of the hose.

This would represent a deficiency of energy available to strengthen the back. The treatment involve increasing the energy of the kidney channel in order to support the back and eliminating the pain.

Blood Stagnation

Blood stagnation in the lower back causes the 3rd type of back pain.

This is a severe form of stabbing pain in the lower back upon movement or rest.  his can be the result of blood stagnation in the lower back. This is usually a result of long-term qi stagnation which eventually causes the flow of blood in the affected area to become blocked. Not only is the qi blocked but the blood is blocked also. Since qi is also responsible for the movement of blood in the body, the longer that qi stagnation occurs, the more likely blood stagnation will take place.

Blood stagnation in the lower back is probably the most painful of any type of back pain. 

It may present itself as a result of physical issues such as injury due to a trauma, over exposure to the environment, overwork, or emotional issues such as long-term stress.  Treatment would include simply moving the blood and qi. The pain will dissipate when this is accomplished.

Low Back Pain and Acupuncture Success Rate

Most of the patients that we see suffering with back pain have tried many different modalities without much success.

Most, probably 90%, respond to acupuncture treatments very well and see a difference in their pain levels fairly quickly.  Remember that each patient is unique. 

The length of treatment needed will vary with each person.  This is because of the length of time the problem has been with them, their age, their individual speed of healing, as well as the location and severity of their injury.

Patient Experiences

Here’s a quick story of a client who had an amazing outcome with a severe bout of back pain:

I had a patient who had been struggling with pretty severe back pain for a couple of years.  He had tried many different methods of dealing with the pain including physical therapy, chiropractic adjustments and steroid injections.  His M.D. had started the conversation about surgery. His frustration led him to decide to try acupuncture as a last resort.  After spending some time with him figuring out what the root cause of the back pain was, we started treatment.   About halfway through his first treatment he realized that his back pain had been reduced by 50% .  Things progressed fairly quickly and in a couple of months he was free from pain.  He was thrilled with the results and makes it a point to come in once a month as a part of his self care routine.

Low Back Pain and Acupuncture Popularity

The use of acupuncture to treat back pain has increased dramatically in the past few years.  This is largely due to word-of-mouth success stories from patients who have tried acupuncture. Remember, acupuncture works to restore the harmony and energetic balance in the body. This stimulates the body’s own natural healing ability. In the hands of a skilled acupuncturist, acupuncture can be a great way of eliminating back pain.

Do You Need help?

So if you feel like we could help you, here’s what you should do next:

Visit our website at www.energetichealth.net and get our free mini book so you can get a clear overview of our process to see if we can help you.

Then call our office at 435-359-1479 – Amy will answer your call and I guarantee you will enjoy talking to her.

Kurt Redmond
Energetic Health Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
435-359-1479
Acupuncture St. George, Utah
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