Acupuncture in skin diseases by Dr. Pavel Schwarts

1. MSAIMA Acupuncture in skin diseases by Dr. Pavel Schwarts

2. ACNE • Acne Vulgaris is a group of skin diseases • On of the abundant diseases of the teenagers • Causes and Mechanisms • Malfunction of keratinization in the follicular channel • Increased multiplication of the bacterial flora • Hormonal disbalance

3. ECZEMA Eczema is a “Phlegm – Fire” syndrome accompanied by “pathogenic wind” Commonly used acupuncture points (Chju Lyan, China): GV 12; BL 40, 41, 43, 17, 25; LI 4, 11, 10; GB 34, 41, SP 10, 6; ST 36; HT 5, 7

4. ATOPIC DERMATITIS • Acupuncture effects in chronic dermatosis: • Reduces local general sensibilization to antigens, and normalizes the reaction of the nervous and immune systems.

5. ATOPIC DERMATITIS (continued) • Acupuncture effects in chronic dermatosis: • Regulates immune reactions that occur at the level of corticosteroids, peptides and neuromediators, finally resulting in the effect on the cyclic monophosphates. Cyclic monophosphates mostly affect T lymphocytes, which affect all stages of the immune reaction.

6. ATOPIC DERMATITIS (continued) • Acupuncture effects in chronic dermatosis: • Normalizes immunoglobulin content of blood, T-B lymphocyte ratio, and increases phagocytosis and activity of the cells of the peripheral blood. • Also, positive emotional, motivational, sedative and antidepressive effects of acupuncture have been shown in the patients with atopic dermatitis.

7. ATOPIC DERMATITIS (continued) Treatment: • BL 40,12,13 (Shu-point), LI 11, ST 36, SP 6, SI 10 • Auricular allergic & antidepressive points. • Shu-point to affectYang appropriateinternal organs. • Moxa to affected area during 20-30 min (from peripheral to the central area).

8. PSORIASIS Syndromeof internalYindeficiency Main points – Shu: BL 20, 13, 17, 18 Additional pointson the affected areaalong the channels: ST 36, BL 40, GB 34, 31, LI 11 and LI 4 Acute form Remission

9. PSORIASIS Very important: visceral manual therapy of the affected area. For example, alteration of the status of the musculoskeletal system leads to alteration in the tensionof the ligament formation of internal organs.

10. Meridian dysfunctionsonLICHEN RUBER PLANUS andSEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS • One of the most commondermatosis (often is accompanied with chronic gastritis, gastric / duodenal ulcer, biliary liver cirrhosis, diabetis mellitus and etc.) • Differentiated by nodules, macules, vesicles, erosion and ulcers

11. The influence of the internal organs on the sceleto-muscular system Compression of the adjacent nerves Compression of theupper lumbar plexus causeswackinessof iliopsoal, qouadrate,lumborum, m abdominal muscles Location of upper lumbar plexus and crura of diaphragm

12. The influence of the sceleto-muscular system on the internal organs • Decompression of the spinal and vegetative nerves • Disorder of the innervations of the internal organs • Development of pathological activity of viscera-motor reflexes • Mechanical displacement of the internal organs fastened to the skeleton

13. Muscular disbalance of the thoraco-abdominal diaphragm • Causes: • Enlargement of the esophageal opening and incarceration of the cardiac part of the stomach • Dysfunction of the internal organs fastened to diaphragm (liver, stomach, large intestine)

14. HYPERHYDROSIS Strong sedation of the following acupuncture points on: Nocturnal hyperhydrosis LI 10, 4, 13; Hyperhydrosis BL 9, 40; KID 7; PС 3 ,8; GB 30; LIV 2, 10. Tonification of the following acupuncture points: On dermal pruritis LI 2, 3, 10, 11; HT 8; BL 13, 35, 40, 65; LIV 5, 10, 11; SP 10; GB 30; CV1