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Noninvasive circulatory evaluation and electroacupuncture & TES
treatment of diseases difficult to treat in Western medicine.
Omura Y
Acupunct Electrother Res 1983;8(3-4):177-256
Even in the presence of normal blood pressure (B.P.) in both arms in some
individuals, abnormal B.P. and circulatory disturbances can be found in the
brain and lower extremities. The author discovered the following five types
of abnormal B.P. in the brain in the presence or absence of normal B.P. in
the arms: unilateral cephalic hypertension; bilateral cephalic hypertension;
unilateral cephalic hypotension; bilateral cephalic hypotension; mixed
cephalic hypertension and hypotension. When the B.P. of the head exceeds
about 160 mm Hg, patients experience sensation of increased pressure buildup
in the head to moderate headache. When it exceeds over 220 mm Hg, most of
them experience severe headache in that side of the head. When the B.P. is
very low (less than 30 mm Hg in both sides), majority of the subjects
experience sleep disturbance pattern, mainly insomnia and some develop
excessive sleepiness; difficulty in concentration and easy forgetfulness of
recent events; various degrees of irritability. They are often associated
with injury of neck-shoulder area with the presence of spastic muscles in
the area. Relaxation of the spastic muscles by acupuncture, TES or soft
laser beam from He-Ne (7 approximately 15m Watts) often change the abnormal
cephalic B.P. toward normal. Among individuals with cephalic hypotension
some of them develop eye problems. Blind patients with macular degeneration
and retinitis pigmentosa often have severe cephalic hypotension and reduced
blood flow. Improvement of B.P. and blood flow induced by safe and effective
electrical stimulation resulted in significant improvement in vision. In
some patients, abnormal B.P. and blood flow of the brain are dependent on
the position of the head and neck which can be classified as "Cephalo-cervical
Position Dependent Dysfunction Syndrome" which interferes with the
function of some of the internal organs. In many psychiatric patients with
schizophrenia or severe depression, cephalic B.P. and blood flow are often
reduced significantly with additional abnormal function of pancreas, thyroid
gland or liver. These abnormalities can explain some of the abnormal
behavior, particularly when hypoglycemia, decrease in serotonin level and
decreased circulation in the brain coexist.
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