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- Title
Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy and Dizziness Treated with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine.
- Authors
Howlett, Beth
- Abstract
Dizziness and idiopathic neurological disorders are among the most common reasons to see a physician, particularly for aging populations. Non-specific and undiagnosed symptoms can interfere with patients' quality of life and sense of well-being, leading individuals to seek complementary care. Limited biomedical treatment options for idiopathic symptoms highlights a need to explore alternative therapeutic interventions for these cases. This case study describes a successful intervention for two common chronic and idiopathic symptoms utilizing traditional Chinese medicine pattern differentiation to determine an acupuncture and Chinese herbal treatment approach. The patient was treated for six months with combined traditional Chinese medicine herbal and acupuncture care based on pattern differentiation, which led to a gradual but significant change in her primary complaints of dizziness, nausea, and peripheral neuropathy. Further studies are warranted to determine feasibility and comparative effectiveness of acupuncture combined with Chinese herbal medicine to treat non-specific conditions.
- Subjects
TREATMENT of peripheral neuropathy; ACUPUNCTURE; CHRONIC diseases; COMBINED modality therapy; DIZZINESS; FOOT; HERBAL medicine; MEDICAL needs assessment; MEDICAL history taking; CHINESE medicine; NAUSEA; PERIPHERAL neuropathy; PHYSICAL diagnosis; VERTIGO; SENSORY disorders; TREATMENT effectiveness; DISEASE progression; ROUTINE diagnostic tests; THERAPEUTICS; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
JASA: Journal of the American Society of Acupuncturists, 2019, Vol 6, Issue 4, p20
- ISSN
2377-3723
- Publication type
Article