First Actual Visible Evidence of Acupuncture Effect Observed on Patients with Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis ( ALS, Lou Gehrig`s Disease )during the Treatment and with Lasting Results.

    -  by Dr.med.D.J.Yoo

    -  Dr. Yoo TCM Institut e.V., Reventlowstr. 45,22605 Hamburg,Germany

             Tel. 004940-8805040, Fax. 004940-8810120, Email. Dr.Yoo@t-online.de.

 

Adopting the scalp acupuncture method of Jiao Shunfa (1971) I treated 45 ALS patients from

1998-1999 in Germany of different disease progression.

Seven out of 45 patients showed significant improvement. In three of the seven I could observe direct
simultaneous and involuntary movements of extremities upon manual stimulation of the acupuncture
 needle, which was inserted for that specific part of the body (Video).

In those seven cases after series of acupuncture treatments the patients regained their body functions,
such as writing, changing clothes and car driving.

In these patients the regained body function lasted for more than four weeks and as maximum of one year.

Conclusion:

    1. My observation could be seen as evidence of the direct effect of acupuncture.

    2. The extracranial acupuncture could be used as one of the adjuvant treatments on ALS patients.

    3. The result of my work encourages us to use acupuncture not only for the treatment of pain and of
    the clinical symptoms, but also for the treatment of diseases of the nervous system.

 

    II. RESULTS:
                                                                Short Summary of Results 1
                                                              Patients in Video Demonstration

Patient
Sex , age ,
time after
ALS diagnosis      Symtoms

Treatment & duration &
(follow-up)

Improvements of motion & spasm

Imrovement of speech & swallowing

Remarks

Patient 1
female , 60
1 year

Motoric disturbances of arms & hands

1,5 months
( 7 months )

Strength and movement of wrist, thumb, other fingers of left hand and arm almost regained
(1 to 9).

No speech -
problem

(10 to 10 ).

Patient could use her hands for getting dressed and grasping objects 7 months there after.
( 2 to 9-10 )
 Simultaneous reaction upon acupuncture
(Video).

Patient 2
Female,68,
3 months

Motoric
disturbances
of arms & hands.
Speech problem

19 days
(6 months)

Strength of left arm and legs increased
(3 to 5).

 Left hand could be opened & closed more easily
(1 to 7-8).

Speech
not improved
(8 to 8).

Simultaneous movement of thumb
and other fingers
observed upon acupuncture
(see Video).

Patient 3
Female,73,
4.5 years

Tetraplegia,
aphasia. Artificial respiration,
tube nutrition.

 

1 year
( 1 year).

Add- & abduction,  flexion,
extension
 of thumb and
fingers and rotation of right forearm observed during acupuncture stimulation
(0 to 3).

No improvement
of speech
 (0 to 0)
 but of swallowing
   (0 to 2).

Simultaneous reaction upon acupuncture (see Video).

Extent of movement  increasing during 1 year treatment.