Dr. Gangyi Dong

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1. Acupuncture has been cited by the World Health Organization to treat 43 conditions including:

Addiction-alcohol, drug, smoking

Anxiety

Arthritis

Asthma

Bronchitis

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Chronic Fatique

Colitis

Common Cold

Constipation

Dental Pain

Depression

Diarrhea

Digestive Trouble

Dizziness

Dysentery

Emotional Problems

Eye Problems

Facial Palsy/tics Bell's Palsy

Fatigue

Fertility

Fibromyalgia

Gingivitis

Headache

Hiccups

Incontinence

Indigestion

IBS

Low back pain

Menopause

Menstrual Problems

Migraine

Morning Sickness

Nausea

Pain

PMS

Pneumonia

Reproductive problems

Rhinitis

Sciatica

Season Affective Disorder (SAD)

Shoulder pain

Sinusitis

Sleep problems

Sore throat

Stress

Tennis Elbow

Tonsillitis

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Urinary tract infection

Vomiting

Wrist Pain

2. REFERENCE FROM NATIONAL INSTITUTION CONFERENCE (NIH)

National Institutes of Health Conference (NIH) found Acupuncture

* Effective for adult post-operative and chemotherapy nausea and vomiting; a reasonable option for post-operative myofascial and low back pain; should be a part of a comprehensive program for asthma, addiction and smoking cessation.
* Has substantially lower incidence of adverse effects than many drugs or accepted medical procedures used for the same conditions.
* The data in support of acupuncture are as strong as for many accepted western medical therapies.

Clinical Research (NIH) demonstrates that Acupuncture

* Stimulates bone regrowth
* Regulates blood pressure
* Increases red and white blood cell count

Stimulates production of pain modulating endorphins and enkephalins;

The Body Electric by Robert Becker, MD;
The Vital Meridian by Alan Bensoussian

3.  Acupuncture For Smoking Cessation And Auricular Therapy (Being edited)

                STOP SMOKING ,WEIGHT CONTROL· MOTION SICKNESS ,PAIN CONTROL ,

                        MENOPAUSE SYNDROME ,PMS & ETC.

                                                By Dr. Dong

Background Knowledge

The history of Acupuncture therapy can be traced back 4,000 to 10,000 years. The

technique used for substance abuse and over- eating has successfully flourished in the past
several decades. Ear acupuncture was recorded in a book in China about 2500 years
ago. Based on this knowledge, in the 1950’s, a French neurologist, Paul Nogier, discovered

that the human auricle represents the whole body surface and visceral structure in
a sompatotopic organization that resembles an inverted fetus. The head is represented by
the ear lobe and the feet are represented near upper helix. Around the orifice of the outer
ear the internal organs such as heart, liver and stomach are represented. If an abnormal
or pathological condition exists in any part of the body, it will be reflect on the corresponding area of the auricle as a sensitive “point”. By stimulating the point, the abnormal condition can be reduced or corrected. Anatomical studies have revealed that there are nerves on the auricle which directly link to the brain,  such as a brunch of the vagus nerve. Dr. Dong has performed research on ear acupuncture and its effect on cardiovascular performance on animal model which verified others’ research findings. Ear acupuncture has been used for pain control, gallbladder stones, motion sickness, insomnia, depression, PMS, Menopause syndrome, weight control and substance abuse such as smoking addiction, alcohol addiction, or sugar craving etc.


Smoking Cessation Procedure

Among above list conditions, Smoking cessation is used most often in the clinical practice, because it seems most effective. Originally, to treat this condition, acupuncturists will put needles on the ear, leave in the ear for a few days or a week, then take the needles out. But in the recent 10 to 20 years, people found out that sometimes, this may cause infection on the auricle. Since the main  structure of the auricle is made of cartilage, which is avascular tissue, it is difficult for antibiotics to reach the infected site. So to get ride of the infection become very hard . But some acupuncturists still do it this way. Try to avoid this problem, Dr. Dong created a new technique in which he inserts a few needles in the selected body points, leaves the needles in the points about 15 to 30 minutes, then takes needles out, putting some herb seeds on the ear points. The seeds are held on the points by small pieces of adhesion tape. With this combination of body points and ear points,  Dr. Dong

has achieved a very high success rate of smoking cessation and gives patients peace of mind, without worry of ear infection.


To find active points on the ear, Dr. Dong uses a small probe, which has a tiny ball on the
tip, to search for a certain area on the auricle. The ball is set on a spring to insure equal pressure while pressing the tip on the surface of the ear . One point will feel more sensitive or a little sting.


You should let Dr. Dong know immediately, usually, the point is the point we are looking for. Then Dr. Dong will put a very small herb seed on a piece of small adhesion tape and tape the seed on this point. Dr. Dong will put 3 or 4 seeds on the ear. At home, you should periodically apply gentle pressure to the seeds to provide continuous stimulation for maximum effect. Ears are alternated with each treatment.

 

Patient Responsibility

The treatment is performed once a week. Seeds remain on the ear for 5 to 7 days. You
can take the seeds off by yourself. Return for re-treatment on the 7th day. Smoking cessation usually can be achieved in 3 or 4 treatments. Substance abuse or sugar craving may need a few more times. For weight control, if weight loss continuous, treatment continue until desired weight is reached.  Try to protect seeds from dropping off the ear, especially when showering, a plastic bag may be used to cover the ear. If seeds should drop off before 4 days, no matter how many seeds fall, you should come back to the office to let
Dr. Dong put them back. Do not attempt to put them back by yourself, placement on the
precise point is critical and it is impossible to do by yourself’. Press each seed at least 6 times daily. Each time, put your finger tip on one seed and gently press down until you feel a little pain. Then hold the seed down at the pressure you are using for about 30 seconds, lift your finger, Follow the same procedure with each of the seeds. If you do not feel pain when you press the seed, you need to adjust the direction of the pressure slightly until you feel the pain. Repeat 6 times a day. Also press on the seeds when you have a desire or are actually smoking, drinking or eating, You may feel the desire fade and the taste may become annoying.


Attention

1. Sometimes, you may gradually feel a seed hurt ear more and more, even when you don’t touch it. Usually this happen to one seed, just simply take that seed off.

2. Some patient may start to feel little dizzy after seeds are on for a while. Since you do not know which one cause the dizziness, you should take all seeds off.

3. In past many years Dr. Dong practice the technique, one patient got an allergic reaction either from tape or seeds; She started to feel little itching on the ear and got some rash on that side of the face. After she took seeds off for a while, every thing recover to normal. If same thing happens to you, you should also take seeds off immediately.

4. You may feel at times that your mouth is watery or a slightly strange taste on your tongue. If these do not bother you too much, you should keep the seeds in place to get good effect.


Additional Information

Ear acupuncture is also used for many other different kind of conditions, such as depression, insomnia, PMS, motion sickness and pain control. All these can be achieved by putting herb seeds on the points. Depending on the specific situation, Dr. Dong may chose either body acupuncture or auricular therapy for the best benefit of the patient. Any way, we wish all patients good luck for their effect whichever treatment they get.

 

4. ACUPUNCTURE AND FACE LIFTING

BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE
Acupuncture therapy originated in China about 5 to 10 thousand years ago. It has been successfully used for treatment of many different illness and conditions. About 1000 years ago, Chinese doctors started to use acupuncture therapy to do face lifting, which made people’s faces look tender, healthier and younger. According to Chinese medical theory, the face is the window which reflects the condition of the health of the whole body. So, if some one just tries to treat their face but pays no attention to their whole body’s health, she or he can never maintain the beauty of the face. But if somebody only does exercises of the muscle, not put attention on their face, the skin, on the face will fade as fast as leaves in the fall. So the best way to maintain the beauty of the face is to pay attention to both the whole body and skin of the face. The record of increased body strength through the use of acupuncture therapy can be traced back in the book which written 2500 years ago, and the record of the use of acupuncture to do face lifting can be traced back about 1000 years. Ever since the development of human society, people have put more and more attention the beauty of everything, including their face. The young, tender, healthier looking face often reflects the degree of how much someone loves their life and their life style. As the expectations increase, the way to search for better chemical synthesized cream and natural methods to maintain the beauty of the face expanded. Of course, after trying all synthesized cream without satisfaction, more and more people turned their interest onto natural method of beauty enhancement. Acupuncture face lifting technique become more widely used and effect getting better and better.

According to Chinese medicine, ~~e fate IS the place all Yang meridians ,tun
into it and connect to each other there lkso to replenish face, you have to treat all Yahg
meridians, especially stomach meridian. The treatment will choice more points and stomach meridian. According to modern research, a lot of points, especially the
points on the neck can increase carotid blood flow which supply blood on
the face and brain. In this office, DeDong treated quite a few patients for ‘face
lifting, almost everybody noticed improvement of the skin condition on their face by
an average of 10 treatment. The earliest and most prominent change is on, check
area, some patient could notice markedly change after only 4 treatments. All patients
experienced same feeling of increased smoothness and tightness of the skin on
the ‘,il’ce, but also .the whole body felt better harmony and Increased energy. This
is strong indication that acupuncture treatment doesn’t only treat face, but
simultaneously treat the whole body. That’s why acupuncture face lifting is
much-mere preferable. Plus, there is no any side-effect upon completion of the
acupuncture treatment.


THE TREATMENT PROCEDURE
The experienced acupuncturist will evaluate the patients’ general health condition first, this will includes simply checking the pulse and blood pressure as well as general history inquiry. Acupuncture has no side-effects which makes it possible for almost all patients to receive acupuncture treatments. The best acupoints will be chosen first for individual patients according to their bodies condition, and the skin will be sterilized with 70% alcohol the very fine (as thin as hair) deposable needle will be inserted into certain points. Usually there is no pain involved. Most patients are unaware that the needles have been inserted. After this, most patients will start to feel very r relaxed, and they are asked not move for about 20 minutes lay on treatment table while needles are inside points. 20 minutes later, all needles will be withdraw and after lay down there relax for 3 more minutes, patients can
stand up and go home. There is no special care needed after treatment, patients can keep their normal schedule, .. But we do prefer that patients come in with some food in their stomach, which can make effects even better. Don’t come in with empty stomach, this
sometime make patients feel dizzy during or after treatment. There is no specific requirement for certain food avoid, but as usual, the very spicy and stimulated food such as hot pepper, black pepper etc., is not preferable. Which are believed to be harsh on their skin.
Most often, as their preference, they will also give some Chinese herb which can enhance the treatment effect and make their whole body stronger. First 2 or 3 visits will be closer, usually every 3 or 4 days, after that, visits wiII be spread to once a week. Sometimes, if patients have more than one condition such as face wrinkles with anxiety, or lack of energy of the whole body, or insomnia, or depression, or menopause syndrome. It is possible to treat all these problem simultaneously. Because these problems are really closely related. So, one trip yields 2 or 3 benefits. Acupuncture face lifting doesn’t excludes the use of cream on the face. The good cream combined with acupuncture treatment will produce the best and fastest effect, Acupuncture face lifting has no gender or age limitation, it can beneficial to men and women at any age. Let your face look more beautiful and your life more beautiful.

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