Traditional Chinese Medicine Treats Tourette’s Syndrome, Tics 中医治疗抽动秽语综合症
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Treats Tourette’s Syndrome, Tics 中中中中中中中中中中中 By Arthur Yin Fan, PhD, CMD, LAc 中 中中中 For CME Seminar of AATCM on April 11, 2010 Also presented for neurologists At NIH/NINDS, 2007 Alumni Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Greater Washington DC
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Treats Tourette’s Syndrome, Tics 中医治疗抽动秽语综合症. By Arthur Yin Fan, PhD, CMD, L A c 樊蓥博士 For CME Seminar of AATCM on April 11, 2010 Also presented for neurologists At NIH/NINDS, 2007 Alumni Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Greater Washington DC. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Treats Tourette’s Syndrome, Tics中医治疗抽动秽语综合症
By Arthur Yin Fan, PhD, CMD, LAc 樊蓥博士For CME Seminar of AATCM on April 11, 2010
Also presented for neurologists At NIH/NINDS, 2007
Alumni Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Greater Washington DC
Background of Dr. Arthur Yin Fan
MD, PhD in Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China (8 years), attending doctor in university Hospital in China 16 years
Current: 1. Consultant in Chinese Medicine, Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland;2. Licensed Acupuncturist, Certified herbologist in Vienna, Virginia. McLean Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, PLC.
2001-2004:1. Fellow in Chinese Medicine, University of Maryland.2. Researcher in Herbology and Nutrition, Georgetown University.
1986-2001:1. Attending doctor in Neurology(8 yrs), Associate Professor, No.3 Hospital, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. License as a MD both in conventional and traditional medicine.2. Clinical training in Neurology(1 yr), Nanjing Brain Hospital.3. Resident in Internal Medicine(6 yrs), Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine.
Clinical research was reported by Reuters Health edition,1999.
The Characteristics of Chinese Medicine Tao 道• Natural remedies: Acupuncture; Herbology; Tuina—massage, spinal manipulation (chiropractic), bone setting; Mind-body: Qigong, Tai Chi• Gentle: adjusting to balance, in stead of suppressing or
“killing the bacteria, or cancer cell”• Target the body’s reactions, and constitutions, activate
patient’s own healing ability, in stead of targeting specific pathogen.
The Treatments of Tourette’s Syndrome, Tics in Chinese Medicine
Wind 风 Main therapy is Chinese herbology – effectiveness shows up more stable
but a little bit slower. Individualized herbal “tea” (decoction); A. Lingjiao Gouteng Tang; B. ZhenGan Xifeng Tang; C. Dihuang Yinzi Herbal pills or capsules (extract). Acupuncture is second therapy –the effectiveness shows up quicker. Traditional body-acupuncture; liver, heart channels, etc. Scalp-acupuncture: tremor-chorea zone, movement zone, etc. Mind-body: Qigong, Tai Chi Attitude Adjustment
See some cases for details in videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyiwTbi2jcw
Papaya
Tian Ma: Gastrodia Root
Thanks!
Arthur Yin Fan, PhD, CMD, LAcPhone: 703 499-4428E-mail: [email protected] Address: 8214 Old Courthouse Road, Vienna, VA 22182Website: www.ChineseMedicineDoctor.USBlog: www.arthuryinfan.wordpress.com
