SUN Shen-tian's clinical experience in treating Tourette's syndrome with acupuncture[J]. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 2023, 43(3): 261-264.
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SUN Shen-tian's clinical experience in treating Tourette's syndrome with acupuncture[J]. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 2023, 43(3): 261-264.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221017-k0010.
SUN Shen-tian's clinical experience in treating Tourette's syndrome with acupuncture
To introduce the clinical experience of professor SUN Shen-tian in treatment of Tourette’s syndrome(TS) with acupuncture. TS is a psychosomatic disease and the core pathogenesis refers to blood deficiency producing internal wind. The disease is located in the heart and liver. Acupoints are selected according to the functional orientation of the cerebral cortex.The extrapyramidal system area is preferred for tic disorder
and the emotional area is for behavioral disorder. The treatment focuses on regulating the mind by multiple methods
including manual needling technique used the transcranial repeated acupuncture
and regulating the mind by taking multiple acupoints
Baihui(GV 20)
Neiguan(PC 6)
Shenmen(HT 7) and Dazhong(KI 4) are stimulated. For abdominal twitching and mental symptoms of TS children
the first and third abdominal areas are selected. The target symptoms(biao) are treated specially by local acupoints
the combination of the starting and ending acupoints of the affected meridian
or the acupoints of the meridians with same name. The modified chaihu longgu muli decoction and siwu decoction are prescribed to sooth liver
nourish blood and soothe wind. In association with the characteristics and target symptoms of TS
the sequential therapy is used with filiform needling
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