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Case #1 Lin: male, 36 years old, suffering from facial paralysis for 3 weeks

2011-09-07T16:50:00.002-04:00

The onset occurred after he had been working for more than two hours trying to install a temperature probe on the outdoor antenna during strong winds. The next morning, he was shocked to find that the right side of his face was contracted, drooling from the mouth, and his left eye could not close. Additionally, tears kept dropping from his eyes. When he would eat, food got stuck in the left side of his mouth. Upon visiting his physician, he was diagnosed with facial paralysis and prescribed vitamins, but they were ineffective. He then sought a second opinion from Rusong Li, L.Ac., who performed acupuncture on his face. Seven days later, he revisited Rusong Li for reevaluation, at which time all of the symptoms had resolved and he felt completely normal.

Many cases of facial paralysis such as Bell's Palsy, especially those cases in which the patient is capable of some movement of the facial muscles, can recover completely without treatment. However, in a significant minority of cases, some paralysis remains, and can become permanent. Traditional medical interventions can include antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs and even surgery. As described in the case above, acupuncture is another viable approach, with minimal risk of adverse effects. Any treatment is best done as soon as possible after symptom onset.

Nick's Testimonial:

2011-09-07T16:28:00.002-04:00

I would like to share my story of recovering from severe injuries due to a bus accident over 2 years ago, with the help of Dr. Rusong Li. Afterward, the medical diagnosis determined that I had sustained multiple disk ruptures and herniations in my lower back and neck. The severity and location of these injuries would make surgical treatment extremely risky, and I was told that any such attempt would carry a 90 percent chance that I would never feel my legs again. As it was, I was having great difficulty walking even with a walker, because I could not lift my feet, and I was being recommended for a wheelchair. Matters were made worse by the fact that I have hypertension and diabetes, for which I have been receiving treatment for over 25 years. I had been taking 120 units of insulin per day, and even that was insufficient to bring my blood sugar under control. My medical doctor told me that my case was one of the toughest cases of diabetes he had ever tried to manage. I was being given multiple pain medications, including morphine and oxycontin, but I still had considerable residual pain. Besides dealing with the pain, I had persistent joint swelling, tightness in the chest and abdomen, loss of appetite, constipation, frequent insomnia, and no feeling in my toes. If my wife pinched one of them, I could not tell which one she was pinching. I was on total work disability, and those who knew me, such as my pastor and close friends, all thought that I would be gone within a year.

Then, several months ago, my wife heard about Dr. Li through a friend, and in desperation we decided to make the long trip to see what he could do for me. My first acupuncture session with him lasted about 4 hours, and incredibly, at the end of that session I was able to walk down the stairs on my own. Since then, my condition continued to improve. I received treatments from Dr. Li approximately twice a week over the next 2-3 months. At the present time, I can walk normally and have been able to eliminate most of my pain medications, except for a lower dose of oxycontin. I have also been able to bring my glucose under control with half the previous dosage of insulin, and now have full sensation in my toes. This all seems like a miracle to me, which is all the more impressive since my priest feels the same ! I realize that my story may be hard to believe, which is why I am offering to share my contact information and medical records with anyone who is seriously considering acupuncture. I am truly indebted to Dr. Li for his unique expertise, and compassionate manner. I do not want to downplay the importance of traditional Western medicine, since I continue to benefit from it. However if you have reached the limits of what it can do, as I did, I hope that you might take heart from my experience, and seek out an alternative practitioner as kind and effective as Dr. Rusong Li. If you want to contact me, just leave a note on the feedback page of this website, and it will be forwarded to me. I will then be happy to call you or to receive your call.

Regards,

Nick

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2011-08-25T14:49:00.002-04:00

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2011-08-23T14:18:00.003-04:00

Show romanization Pain treatment needs Attention (3) eat less rice

2010-04-11T18:27:00.001-04:00

Glutinous rice, of partial alpine flavor, sticky, eating more the body will be wet all the joints together, especially the lower limb joints, causing inflammation around the joints and increase, not easy to improve, or even lead to arthritis, sore unknown, also affected the body's blood circulation and nervous system so that poor lower extremity venous reflux extent which rendered tired aching legs, even the lower extremity varicose veins, vasculitis, edema, so sticky rice with "moisture accumulation," the statement. which rheumatoid arthritis , sciatica, eat glutinous rice are likely to exacerbate symptoms or relapse

While chicken soup is tasty, non-human persons Safe

2010-04-11T18:08:00.001-04:00

The elderly, the physically weak and sick or for the recovery of the patient, are used to stew with the old hen to chicken soup, and this "tonic." According to nutritionists for analysis, chicken soup's main ingredient is the saturated fatty acids and small molecule protein and minerals. Chicken soup for the chicken fat floating on animal fat. Multi He Jitang, can increase body fat, forcing bile into the Xiang prepared to receive reduced speed, increased bile secretion, but also increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and affect absorption of other nutrients. Therefore, chicken soup is good, inhuman people Safe, but not blind to chicken soup tonic ", otherwise it will increase the disease.
Data show that the three high fat, especially those with hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy, acute and chronic gallbladder inflammation Xiang, gallstone patients, patients with high fever, excessive stomach acid and have duodenal ulcer or chronic colitis patients, are not more than He Jitang.

From how to prevent facial wrinkles

2009-11-12T20:13:00.002-05:00

From how to prevent facial wrinkles? 1) The wash water should 30-40 degrees. 2) Regular facial massage. 3) at the appropriate Tu more nutritious cream before bed. 4) Do not eat the long-term use of unilateral teeth. 5) Do not be too high pillow. 6) less to do the following actions: Tuosai, nose picking, teeth, biting lips, whistle, askance crooked mouth, suck drinks through a straw.

eat fish maybe cour To Gout

2009-11-12T15:50:00.001-05:00

Meat and fish are almost no carbohydrates, in addition to about 70% of the water and a small amount of minerals, the rest is protein and fat, protein content is much higher than soybean. In addition the vast majority of the fish itself is rich in purine.
Fasting fish easy to excessive animal protein intake too much will cause the body acid-base balance disorders, not only I will increase the diabetes, cardiovascular disease risk, but also accelerate the loss of calcium, triggering osteoporosis.
And fasting fish could also lead to gout, gout is due to purine metabolism disorder Road, the increase in blood uric acid induced tissue damage caused by disease. Hanpiao Ling fasting diets rich in fish, but not enough to break down carbohydrates, the human body acid-base balance disorders will be likely to cause or aggravate gout gout patient's condition.
So feast should be taking the number of carbohydrate-containing foods such as rice, porridge, buckwheat, sweet potato, yam, taro, etc. in order to avoid greasy food Shang Wei.

White nuts treatment of acne

2009-10-30T11:48:00.000-04:00

Get fresh white nuts (if not fresh, dried fruit can also be used, but must first soaked in warm water), a knife cut open, the cross-section of the white part of the tight nuts deposited surface of the skin and gently wipe repeatedly day 4 -5 times, make acne disappear.

Pain treatment need to note (2) not too much chicken

2009-10-29T20:39:00.001-04:00

Pain treatment need to note (2) not too much chicken
In patients with a variety of inflammation, especially when the pain syndrome, chicken, eggs, and He Jitang, is counterproductive effect. No matter the kind of pain the human body, are just a bacteria infection or aseptic inflammation, the lesion parts of their immune function based on its own, gathering a large number of white blood cells, white blood cells in the human body is starting phagocytosis, in its role, the inflammation can be controlled or not serious. However, if the white blood cells have been misappropriated, then the inflammation is not controlled, pain on the will not be controlled. not easy to improve or worsen, chicken protein is a variant protein, in particular, is a relatively specific protein insult, while the bio-chemistry is compared with allogeneic digestion and absorption of protein in the human body had to be consumed off clothes in the leopard white blood cells. chicken high protein content, naturally spent more than white blood cells. but the body's white blood cells smoking is the number of quantitative, and therefore hurts the system of white blood cells from the natural fewer benefits, and its pain syndrome patients there is no way to turn for the better!

Oatmeal - can affect your joints

2009-10-29T17:47:00.000-04:00

Recently Square asked a popular saying, "cereals for health-yu, it can lower cholesterol and blood lipids," and so on, but it might be the role of bad joints, according to pen clover were observed in patients with rheumatism to be careful, eat it as well, in order to avoid aggravating the pain syndrome, or long-standing rule not improve.

I eat wheat past the body no good or bad concept, as much at home eating cereal. Two years ago and then there is a King Tong too patient asked me, "good or bad to eat oatmeal?" I just say "do not know!" She was a severe rheumatism patients, a long-term to eight Tao of my job to listen for the treatment of pain syndrome diagnosis, aching joints, often the body Nianman pain tape, they are also right, I said, "how do?" "how to die?", "how pain to the old?! "I have no Wuzhou to right. She takes the experience that is talked about recently, she said" I have rheumatism for over ten years, eating cereal is more than ten years, most recently heard someone say, Mr. good to eat cereal, so call me in the cooking oatmeal Write when you add more than one, he also ate. However, he complained after a period of one-ling limb joint pain, walking and up and down stairs all the pain, for his renovation work, it is particularly inconvenient to think twice before he was that is due to the relationship between eating cereal, because eat cereals do not have this problem before, eating cereal appeared before the festival aches, dry is the decision to suspend does not eat cereal to see whether it has improved. After a period of time, my husband told me that he's improved a lot of joints. that the Mai did not eat bad joints good or bad so advised me to stop eating, I stopped eating more than two weeks, arthritis got much better. "Later, she has since had two treatment three times since then no longer to treat, although the number of physical therapy left ten times eight, but over the past year, 20 times her number of physical therapy is not enough, but two years ago to now see her come back treatment, do not explain that she did not completely pain, joint pain that she at least improved reduced, without treatment. And I tell the other when the patient is too yellow. says that she is unreasonable if her stool when. eat cereals will be resolved accordingly shows partial taste of cold cereal.
In the following I am a female stroke patient's hand in the treatment of stroke sequelae Ma powerless when the treatment after some time. This patient complaining why limb joint pain, but in the past did not. I have therefore asked her if she has recently eaten cereal, she said that workmanship in the restaurant before the stroke, but a break that day to eat cooked cereal, but after the stroke, because we have time to cook breakfast cereal every day to eat, also basis of what she ate cereal with related joint pain

Pain treatment need to note (1) harmful to eat too much acid

2009-10-29T17:36:00.001-04:00

Not eat something acidic
Harmful to eat too much acid - eating too many sour foods harm, when the body accumulation of excess acid, the body of water can not easily be removed from the body, causing edema and hair loss, hair turning gray and the emergence of black eye, and there are people with visual good, hard of hearing symptoms such as bone calcium deficiency.
Healthy blood is slightly alkaline, and that the blood was bright red, but the acidity in the blood was viscous and the dumb are red, viscous blood which will be blocked blood vessels, causing high blood pressure, stroke and other diseases.
Edema and hair loss, hair turning gray and the emergence of black eye, and there are visually impaired and hard of hearing calcium deficiency bone loss and other symptoms of kidney qi is a traditional Chinese medicine, eating too many sour foods damage kidney qi. Once in the acidic effects of the medicine in Chinese medicine Shibuya is the play the role of income, that is, shrinking the body's capillaries and peripheral blood vessels, and thus back to the heart caused by increased blood volume, thereby increasing blood pressure, while shrinking the body's capillaries, leading to the human body to certain organs or air officer or endocrine gland insufficiency, functional naturally declined, functional disorders and thus, a formal column of diseases starting to appear. In short, the body has too much acid and lead people to premature aging.
Sour foods include - (1) natural acid - lemon, tomatoes (tomatoes), oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, mangoes. (2) artificial acid - vinegar, vinegar concentrate. (3) pickling - sauerkraut, kimchi and so on.