SHINGLES

Shingles is a skin disorder in which a rash of small blister develops on the skin. Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chicken pox. It damages the nervous system and the skin. The immediate area will be very painful; this problem is a result of rubbing against something.

Most often it occurs on the neck, the face, the lower back, the forehead and the temples. Shingles are small, red blisters filled with fluid usually on one side of the body along the spine, running towards the chest and abdomen, caused by a viral infection. They can also appear on the head or on the arms and legs on one side. Normally the blisters disappear within a couple of days to weeks, but the pain remains.

As long as the fluid-filled blisters are there the disease is contagious. The same virus that causes chickenpox causes shingles. After you’ve had chickenpox the virus disappears, but remains dormant in the body and can return years later in periods of stress or fatigue (low resistance).

Sometimes shingles can cause a painful complication called post-herpatic neuralgia, where the skin remains painful and sensitive to the touch after the shingles has cleared up. This condition can last a very long time and there is no real solution for it. It is caused by the inflammation of sensory nerve-roots.

In Western Medicine shingles can only be treated with painkillers, tranquilizers and steroids. When diagnosed in an early stage antiviral drugs like acyclovir can bring some relief, but not always and these drugs are very expensive. There are also vaccines which may help to prevent shingles.

ACUPUNCTURE and SHINGLES

Traditional Chinese medicine believes this problem is associated with liver, heart, and spleen problems. Extreme emotions can do damage inside the body and that dampness and heat disturb the spleen, and this causes blockage in the skin.

Commonly if there is more dampness there will be more blistering of fluids and will appearing in the lower parts of the body. If heat is predominant there will less fluids, and the blisters will show more redness and severe pain, and lesions can show on the upper part of the body. With acupuncture we can use points to remove stagnation, which is commonly the cause of heat building up in the liver.

This will help clear the blood and cool the heat. We can also use points to strengthen the energy of the Spleen. It is very important not to wait too long before you decide to go for treatment. The longer you wait, the more the virus can do damage to the nerve roots and the harder it is to treat it.

A very advanced case of shingles can take many more treatments to resolve, as compared to patients with very early stages of shingles who have seen the problem clear up very quickly with acupuncture.

1. We would diagnosis the cause of the out break of Shingles...

2. In a lot of cases depression can affect the immune system. We will help the patient's immune system and remove the neuralgia - neuritis on the body, without delay.

3. With the frequency adjustment of our Energy machine, we can eliminate the virus and inflammation from the peripheral nerve. We have achieved a success rate is above 90%.