Acupuncture Treatment of Sciatica
Chief Complaint: Low back and leg Pain
Western Diagnosis: Sciatica
History: Patient had been seeing a chiropractor for some time with some improvement, but the progress had stopped.
Symptoms: Intense back pain on the right side lateral to L2-L5
Palpation: Choppy, big
Observation: Dark red and purple
OM Diagnosis: blood stasis
Treatment Principle: move blood and qi
Point Prescription: Ashi points in pain area threaded superficially in the direction of the pain attached to e-stim on rapid. В BL40 (used a lot of manipulation), BL60, LI4, SP6
Did 5 minutes tui na in the pain area
Results: Pain was gone 100% for 2 months after the 1st treatment, then she came back again, I did a similar treatment, ashi points had moved some and I did SP8 instead of SP6, pain has been gone for 2 months since then
Synopsis: I got a strong result with her because she is a robust woman with a lot of blood and qi to move around, the chiropractor thinks I am a god for getting this result
Name: Jason N. Bergman
Credentials: Doctor of acupuncture
Clinic Name: “Traditional and Natural Medicine” clinic
Street address: 172 Broadway
City: Providence
State: RI
Zip: 02906
Country: USA
Phone 1: 401 523 3253
Email: tnmclinic@gmail.com
Specialties: Pain, addiction, depression, weight loss
Last modified: September 8, 2009 
Tags: Acupuncture, pain, sciatica В· Posted in: Musculo-Skeletal, Neurological
