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by John A. Amaro L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.(NCCAOM), DC
 Dr. Amaro is an internationally known author, lecturer and practitioner beginning his practice of Acupuncture and Chiropractic in 1971. He has led 13 diplomatic Acupuncture study tours of The People's Republic of China escorting more than 500 doctors and practitioners. He has personally studied Acupuncture in nine separate Asian nations.
He has received Certification in Acupuncture through the Columbia Institute of Chiropractic in 1973. This was one of the first Acupuncture postgraduate education programs for physicians in North America commencing in 1972.
He has been certified by the Waseda Acupuncture College in Tokyo, Japan in 1974 and graduated from the Chinese Medical Institute, Kowloon, China in 1976. He had previously taken postgraduate studies at the Tai Chung Medical School Taipei, China 1973.
Edema and Swelling
-- What Can Be Done?
John A. Amaro L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.(NCCAOM), DC
Besides pain and fatigue, I think the condition I see most often, which is generally not looked upon as a condition but as a symptom of a much larger medical entity, is probably edema.
Edema in and of itself can sometimes be more of a problem for a patient than the condition which has created it. Even though most edema is generally seen in the lower extremities, it also affects every area of the body.
Prescription diuretics are effective, as are Vitamin C and several other natural occurring substances, but personally I find nothing quite as effective as acupuncture in the vast majority of these cases.
Obviously, there are going to be cases where more heroic measures need to be taken, but in the lion's share of the cases that we see in a typical chiropractic setting, the follow points are perhaps one of the most memorable formulas for this common problem.
KI 16 ... .05 inch bilateral to navel (CV 8)
KI 27 ... in small depression just below lower border of clavicle 2 inches bilateral to CV
KI 2 ... (see diagram)
KI 3 ... midway between the medial malleolus and the tendocalcaneus
KI 6 ... one thumb-width below the medical malleolus
CV 9 ... one thumb-width above the navel (CV 9)this point is very important
SP 9 ... in the depression of the lower border of the medical condyle of the tibia
SP 6 ... four fingers breadth above the medial malleolus on the midline
GB 25 ... tip of the 12th rib
BL 23 ... 1.5 inch lateral to the lower border of spinous of second lumbar vertebra
ARNETTA: SCAN IN FIG.1
KI 27
CV 9
KI 16
FIG. 2
SP 9
SP 6
FIG. 3
GB 25
BL 23
FIG. 4
KI 3
KI 6
KI 2
Try stimulating these points with a quartz-piezo stimulator or HeNe laser for greatest effect. Acupressure does not even receive honorable mention.
Incidentally, I saw a patient lose 18 lbs. of water weight in seven days with this formula. Let me know of your successes.
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