5th Treatment
Since Will had been responding well to Kidney deficient root treatments I continued in the same vein, tonifying Lu 5 and Ki 10, shunting St 36, Liv 2 and LI 3.
The second phase of treatment I utilized the points Bl14, 17, 18, 20, 23, 40, 58 and scatter needled the upper back neck and shoulders.

6th treatment
It was almost another 2 weeks before Will was able to get back for further treatment.

He reported headaches, particularly at the vertex and behind the eyes, severe pain in the mid to lower back area, waking a lot during the night, increased irritability, poor appetite for the last 2 days, nausea, indigestion, low energy and his medication was causing significant mood swings.

Diagnosis
Liver Yin Deficiency with deficient heat in the Gall Bladder meridian

Treatment

Front points
CV 12, 4, St25, Yintang

Root treatment
Tonify Liv 8, Ki 10 shunt GB34

The 2nd phase of treatment included Bl 14,17,18,20 40, 58
Needle Head Moxa Bl 23, 25

7th Treatment
Will reported that his headache had cleared after the last treatment and although a lot milder was recurring between 11 and 12 at night again located at the vertex and behind the eyes, his back pain had improved, he was still waking through the night but not as much, although still feeling some lower back pain on the right side radiating into the hip he was not feeling the pain radiating to the front of the torso as he had previously, his appetite was good and he had experienced some diarrhea after the last treatment but felt better as a result.

He felt better than he had in many weeks !

Treatment
Since I was away in New Zealand at the time my colleague and locum, Efrat performed the treatment.
Basically the same as 6th treatment with an additional shunting of GB 41 and the application of GB 19,20,21

8th Treatment
Once again this treatment was performed by Efrat.
Will’s back pain had improved; he was less grumpy and had experienced no headaches.
Treatment was basically the same as the 6th and 7th treatments .

9th Treatment
It was 10 weeks before Will was able to attend clinic for his next treatment.
In his own words he was not too bad, suffering some aching in the back region around 3 AM every morning, he had experienced an increase in nocturnal urination, once again needed to sit in a chair to rest and relieve his back pain but he had experienced no headaches whatsoever.

Treatment
At this point I reverted to a Kidney deficiency root treatment.
Tonify Lu 5, Ki 7 and Ki2 (To quell the deficient heat that was affecting the Heart meridian.
2nd phase of treatment included Bl 13, 18, 20, 40, 58 with Needle Head Moxibustion on Bl 23

10th Treatment
2 days later and Will reported that his sleeping had improved and his back pain was much better.
Treatment
Similar to as the 9th treatment considering the positive results from that session .
Tonify Lu5 and Ki 7 shunt St 36 and 2nd phase identical to points used in the 9th treatment.

Summary
Whilst Western medicine has some incredible lifesaving attributes and without doubt saved Will’s life on this occasion it was apparent that the ability of allopathic medication and treatment to resolve many of the symptoms resulting from Will’s condition did have significant limitations.

I make no claim that Japanese Acupuncture is the be all and end all in situations such as this.

I believe that it is essential that patients suffering from Q Fever, Ross River Fever, Bharma Forest Fever, Glandular fever and the like should seek conventional medical treatment as primary care.

However, clinical experience has demonstrated to me and those in my care the extraordinary benefits that can be derived from utilizing Traditional Japanese Acupuncture as an auxiliary treatment regime to assist in the resolution of the insidious and persistent symptoms that can arise as a result of contracting this type of illness.

I hope this case history has been of some assistance to you and that you are able to apply some of my clinical experience in your practice to the ultimate benefit of your patients.

All the best,

Alan

PS.

Some more images from Imabari, Japan follow hope you enjoy viewing as much as I did capturing them.

An Image of Rainbow Bay now residing in Imabari,  Japan

Colors of Imabari Intersection

Matchbox Cars for sale

Two and four Wheels

Maccas for Breakfast….

Early Morning Glow

It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock n roll

But the view is worth the effort

Imabari in Spring

Downtown Imabari and the Inland Sea

Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and
practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture.  For well over a
decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda
sensei and Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted
in the vicinity of 30 Traditional Japanese Acupuncture workshops in
Australia, New Zealand and USA. Driven by a strong desire to
promote the consumer friendly nature, clinical efficacy and potency
of Meridian Based Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Alan is a
staunch advocate of practically based workshops and draws upon his
25 years clinical experience and 14 years post and undergraduate
teaching in a concerted effort to lift the bar globally in the
clinical application of this most amazing medical art.

Join him in Exploring the Art of Acupuncture in the 21st century at
http://www.Worldacupunctureblog.com

For more info, please visit: http://www.Worldacupuncture.com

Incubation period is usually 2 to 3 weeks. The most common manifestation is flu-like symptoms with abrupt onset of fever, malaise, profuse perspiration, severe headache, myalgia (muscle pain), joint pain, loss of appetite, upper respiratory problems, dry cough, pleuritic pain, chills, confusion and gastro-intestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. The fever lasts approximately 7 to 14 days.
During the course, the disease can progress to an atypical pneumonia, which can result in a life threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), whereby such symptoms usually occur during the first 4 to 5 days of infection.
Less often the Q fever causes (granulomatous) hepatitis which becomes symptomatic with malaise, fever, liver enlargement (hepatomegaly), pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen and jaundice (icterus). Retinal vasculitis is a rare manifestation of Q fever.[7]
The chronic form of Q fever is virtually identical to inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (endocarditis),[8] which can occur months or decades following the infection. It is usually deadly if untreated. However, with appropriate treatment the mortality falls to around 10%.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_fever

In June last year Will was infected by this rather diabolical organism and his life as a grazier in central Queensland, Australia was directly threatened.

Hospitalized for some time, he was  medicated and received 24/7 emergency care and supervision but became ‘sicker and sicker’ suffering from explosive headaches, severe sweating and a horrendous aching in the bones not to mention overwhelming lethargy, he was told he had the highest levels of Q fever ever recorded in Queensland.

After being discharged but still in ailing health Will was readmitted with severe blood poisoning from an additional micro cocci infection.

He was placed in the care in the special disease unit at the Royal Brisbane Hospital.
As well as coming extremely close to dying from the blood poisoning his Q-fever levels were still very high.

Married with three children Will was unable to carry out many of the essential tasks required to maintain thousands of acres of pastoral land and I don’t know how many head of stock, he struggled to get out of bed!

He would wake up around midnight and 3am with severe cramping pain (not unlike how he imagined inflamed kidney stones would feel) , the pain focus was located in the GB 25 region and radiated all the way around to the pubic symphysis, a phenomena that obviously involved Dai Mai, Girdle Vessel or Belt Meridian as it is variously known.

His medical treatment included a heartbeat echo examination every four months, a nuclear bone scan and medication for the Q-fever (which unfortunately triggered headaches) plus medication to assist his sleeping,

He had 2 fused vertebrae as a result of Schumann’s disease and had suffered from shingles two years ago.

In the last two weeks he had experienced overwhelming, growing fatigue and had begun to doubt his ability to recover.

1st treatment

Diagnosis
Will’s pulse was difficult to read, suffice to say it was very superficial, the liver and gall bladder position on the left wrist being strongest.

Having successfully treated a number patients suffering variously from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Glandular Fever, Ross River Fever and Barmah Forest Fever over the last 15 years, Spleen deficiency root treatments had proven to be by far the most effective.

If the patient was suffering from high fevers and/or swelling I would use the fire points, otherwise I found the Earth points worked very well.

Relying primarily on my experience I diagnosed the patient as suffering from Spleen deficiency Liver excess fever syndrome with excessive heat in the Yang Ming Meridians.

Treatment
The Pericardium and Spleen Meridian’s were tonified using Pe 7 and Sp 3.
The Liver meridian was dispersed using the fire point Liv 2 and Stomach meridian shunted utilizing St 36.
Back Shu points utilized included Bl 14, 18, 20, 23, 40, 58 I also included in this phase of treatment the point Governing Vessel 9 and the1/2 inch points between L5 S1.

2nd treatment
2 days later
Patient Report
The aching was that same, radiating from the spine to the side of the hips and into the inguinal groove, his energy had improved a little but he had to sleep in a chair this morning to ease the pain.

Diagnosis
I was less than happy with the results of treatment, pleased that Will had more energy but concerned that there had been no relief from the pain.

I repeated a full diagnostic examination during which Will mentioned that he used to get a lot of pain in the Lu 5 area, this comment was triggered by palpation of the area.

My initial diagnosis of Spleen deficiency had been swayed by my previous experience, closer examination of the pulse and symtoms assisted me in re-diagnosing Will as suffering from Lung deficiency Liver excess fever syndrome.

Treatment
Conception Vessel 12, 17, 4, St 25, Ki 27 and Yintang were applied during the first phase of treatment followed by a Kidney deficiency root treatment using the water point of the Lung meridian Lu 5 and the metal point of the Kidney meridian Ki 7 and the Liver meridian was dispersed using the fire point Liv 2.
The final phase of treatment included Bl points 13, 18, 20, 23, 40, 58 ( needle head moxibustion on Bl 23).

3rd treatment
3 days later
Patient Report
Felt on top of the world for a few hours, sleeping improved, throbbing pain in the spine not as tight.

Treatment
Same as previous treatment although I decided to subtly change the Root treatment substituting Ki 10 (water point) for Ki 7 (metal point) in an effort to extend the longevity of these very positive results.
Also shunted Li 3 .

4th treatment
2 days later
Patient Report
No pain at all for over 24 hours, this morning there was minimal pain in the inguinal groove and lower back area.
Right-hand side Lu 5 was tender, he had slept through the night (first time in many months) with an unusual amount of dreaming and had experience no headaches (for the first time in many months)

Treatment
As above with the addition tonification of KI 2 to help control the degree of heat reaching the heart as a result of the Kidney deficiency and subsequent shunting of Pe 4 to ensure that the excessive heat (unusual dreams) was removed from the upper heater/warmer

I will reveal the subsequent 6 treatments right up to last Saturday and what we did when Will presented in clinic some two months after his 4th treatment in very poor shape, once more experiencing terrible sleep and significant pain.

I am so grateful to Masakazu Ikeda sensei for his re assurance 10 years ago that as practitioners we are obliged to make errors throughout our clinical journey.

It is in the recognition and subsequent correction of these errors that many of the cognitive/logical/essential qualities of  Traditional Japanese Acupuncture are revealed,  our skill in translating that understanding into the effective treatment of  our patients is at the very heart of our medicine.

More about Traditional Japanese Acupuncture and our Q Fever patient soon.

In the meantime I trust you have a good time.

Lotsa,

Alan

PS.

Here are some more images of World Acupuncture visiting the clinic  of  Master Acupuncturist, Masakazu Ikeda in Imabari, Shikoku, Japan.

Hope you enjoy

Lunch on most days, delicious fo sho.

A Wall of Books

My Bed

Full Moon, Japanese Style

Full Moon Rising

Still Full, Still Moon

There it is again!

A Language with Character

Working After Hours

Best seat in da house

My seat in clinic when not observing treatment

Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture.  For well over a decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda sensei and Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted in the vicinity of 30 Traditional Japanese Acupuncture workshops in Australia, New Zealand and USA. Driven by a strong desire to promote the consumer friendly nature, clinical efficacy and potency of Meridian Based Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Alan is a staunch advocate of practically based workshops and draws upon his 25 years clinical experience and 14 years post and undergraduate teaching in a concerted effort to lift the bar globally in the clinical application of this most amazing medical art.

Join him in Exploring the Art of Acupuncture in the 21st century at http://www.Worldacupunctureblog.com

For more info, please visit: http://www.Worldacupuncture.com

I hope you and yours are enjoying good health and soaking up some of our new found spring warmth.

Have you or do you know someone who has been suffering with or struggling to recover from a bout of the flu?

If Traditional Japanese Acupuncture is effective for elite athletes under immense physical, mental and emotional pressure then it stands to reason that there could be significant benefit available for us mere mortals.

We are well into spring 2008 and it appears that life has not slowed down at all.

The rate of change, the extraordinary amount of information and seemingly endless possibilities available to us, the climate, the extreme events on the economic front, sporting heroes/ antiheroes, footy finals, babies popping up everywhere, it is all happening!

If we have insufficient energy/inspiration to maintain the cracking pace of life in the 21st century, instead of being pleasurable, life can become stressful and tiring, more of a struggle than an adventure, resulting in a subtle/not so subtle decline in our health and well-being.

Recharging our batteries through Traditional Japanese Acupuncture can optimize our ability to enjoy life to its fullest!

Last Tuesday I finally managed to get myself from ‘Behind the Clinic Curtain’ to the other side, receiving an extremely rejuvenating Traditional Japanese Acupuncture treatment from my talented colleague and former number one clinical assistant, Efrat Sudai.

‘My sore and tender throat, dull nagging sinus pain, aching and lethargic body, upset tummy were greatly improved after one 45 minute session of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture.’

The change in how I felt as a result of this treatment was nothing short of extraordinary and had me singing the praises of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture and the skill of Efrat with renewed vigor.

A big thank you to Efrat for her timely assistance in restoring my health and well-being, in the process reinforcing my awareness and understanding of the power of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture from the other side of the clinic curtain!

I am extremely grateful to have a practitioner of Efrat’s skill and expertise available for treatment and have already booked in for my next session!

During my 25 years in practice I have witnessed 100’s of positive treatment outcomes for patients suffering from low immunity, repeated doses of colds and flu with the subsequent lingering performance affecting afflictions, including sinus, cough, lethargy, achiness, headaches, general malaise or a feeling of ‘unwellness’ that settles upon us like a cloud, drastically affecting our sense of well – being and enjoyment of life.

Former Olympic swimmer Daniel Kowalski, former Brisbane Lions AFL star Alastair Lynch, newly appointed coach and former premiership captain of the Brisbane Lions, Michael Voss, current Brisbane Lions stars including Jonathan Brown,  Daniel Merrett and Daniel Bradshaw, AFL veteran and Brownlow medalist Jason Akermanis and Australian cricket legend Matthew Hayden have all used Traditional Japanese Acupuncture to maintain or recover their health and well-being, re-charge their batteries, improve their performance and lengthen their careers.

If Traditional Japanese Acupuncture is effective for elite athletes under immense physical, mental and emotional pressure then it stands to reason that there could be significant benefit available for us mere mortals.

Using the underlying treatment rationale of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture a skilled practitioner can work with the Wei Qi (defensive energy/immune system) and Gu Qi (ingestion, assimilation, nourishment and conversion to nutritive energy), influencing the energetic core of our bodies known in an extremely beneficial way.

After commencing regular Traditional Japanese Acupuncture treatment, Olympic swimmer Daniel Kowalski went from suffering repeated viral and bacterial infections that were threatening his ability to compete at the 2000 Olympic Games and compromising his swimming career to enjoying robust good health and a blemish free record not suffering one incident of flu or viral infection during the final three years of his career.

To view the video of a short interview with Daniel just click on this  image.

We all have our own personal Olympics on a daily basis, so much to do in so little time and the constant effort of maintaining this cracking pace is definitely taking a toll on the overall health and well-being of many of us in the 21st century.

Practitioners of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture are trained to harmonize and balance the bodies’ energy with the aim of reinforcing improved health.

This gentle and refined style of acupuncture is not only effective in treating pain and discomfort; it can be an enormously powerful treatment for stress relief and strengthening our immune systems.

Many patients have reported a sense of rejuvenation, increased vitality, improved cold and flu resistance, enhanced sleep and better digestion as a result of treatment.

As astute practitioners of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture your improved health and well-being is our number one treatment priority!

A VERY SPECIAL WELCOME TO EFRAT SUDAI

www.efratsudai.com

After 10 years of traveling to Brisbane to avoid a debilitating overdose of the Coolangatta to Brisbane peak hour commute, I have revised my schedule and invited Efrat Sudai to practice from my rooms at the Queensland Sports Medicine Centre on Tuesday mornings.

Efrat has been an outstanding student of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture since the beginning of the century.

After several years of study, intensive on the job training and clinical practice, she has evolved into a fully accredited, extremely talented and highly skilled practitioner.

Allowing Efrat to treat me is extreme testimony to her skill and proficiency, I am massively particular about who practices Acupuncture on me!

Specializing in Pre-and Post Natal Care, Pediatric Acupuncture, Natural Fertility and IVF patient support programs, Efrat is totally committed to the health and well being of her clients.

Her recruitment is a wonderful plus for the center, as yet another talented practitioner joins the awesome team at the Queensland Sports Medicine Center.

This change will mean increased longevity in practice for me, extended appointment times and more treatment options for you.

I will continue to be available for treatment Tuesday afternoons, all day Thursdays and Saturday mornings.

Efrat will be available for treatment Tuesday mornings from 8:30 a.m.

Click on this image to the view the video of a complete Traditional Japanese Acupuncture treatment for severe flu symptoms that I performed on Efrat a few weeks ago.

How sweet it is that Efrat was able to return the favor as  described above.

Sunday night and as darkness falls, lightning is cracking and thunder rolling as an early spring storm rolls in.

Thanks for reading,

Alan

Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture.  For well over a decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda sensei and Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted in the vicinity of 30 Traditional Japanese Acupuncture workshops in Australia, New Zealand and USA. Driven by a strong desire to promote the consumer friendly nature, clinical efficacy and potency of Meridian Based Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Alan is a staunch advocate of practically based workshops and draws upon his 25 years clinical experience and 14 years post and undergraduate teaching in a concerted effort to lift the bar globally in the clinical application of this most amazing medical art.

Join him in Exploring the Art of Acupuncture in the 21st century at WorldAcupunctureblog.com

For more info, please visit: WorldAcupuncture.com

I hope all is well in your world today.

This video shows the Japanese Acupuncture treatment I used to relieve the severe Flu symptoms that Efrat had been enduring for the past 72hrs.

Symptoms included overwhelming lethargy, body aches and severe, persistent, debilitating 24/7 headaches from which Efrat had been unable to gain any relief, regardless of pain killing drugs, rest, or attempted sleep.

Efrat was unable to sleep at all due to the severity of the headaches!

Unable to work for 3 days, Efrat was getting desperate to regain some semblance of normality in her life and was becoming increasingly concerned about her inability to resolve the headaches and overwhelming lethargy.

After the first few minutes of her Japanese Acupuncture treatment Efrat commented that her headache was improving, by the end of her treatment her headache had been resolved.

By the next day the headache, lethargy and body aches had completely disappeared and she was able to get back to work.

In my experience judiciously applied Japanese Acupuncture can be an extremely potent and spontaneously effective form of treatment for what is normally a very difficult condition to treat regardless of the modality used.

Kind Regards,

Alan

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Daniel went from suffering from constant performance sapping flu’s and cold’s, to not being unwell at all during the 2 years of intense training and competition it took to swim at his 3rd Olympic Games.

He credits Japanese Acupuncture as a key factor behind his improved health and subsequent selection in the Olympic Swimming Team for Sydney 2000.

Daniel is the poolside interviewer for the Australian TV broadcast from the Beijing Olympics.

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If the lungs are affected I will either tonify the fire point Lu.10 or shunt the Xi Cleft point Lu.6.

In conjunction with the command points mentioned above I also used related back shu points where indicated by palpation, in this case Bl.13 – 18 – 20 – 23 – 58.

With Michelle I was able to achieve an extremely positive clinical outcome in just two treatments using only acupuncture by stimulating the supplementation and circulation of her Wei Qi through judicious superficial needling and the use of the related metal points to help balance her constitutional deficiency.

It is time for me to hit the water and get my blood and Qi moving for the day.

On that ambitious note, I hope that your day/evening is a good one, indeed.