3 Responses to “Neuropathy question”

1. admin says:

   January 31, 2010 at 9:17 am

   H>I have a friend (without access to the net) who has continuous itching
   H>in a single spot (smaller than a dime) on her back.  Has anyone had a
   similar experience or any
   H>suggestion?  How about a recommendation of a health practitioner (of
   H>any sort) in New York City likely to pursue this to a satisfactory
   H>conclusion?  Her present doctors have no other ideas.  I thought of
   H>acupuncture.  
   

   I used to have a spot on a finger that drove me crazy.  I tried direct
   acupuncture into the itch, and it nearly stopped. I don’t have any idea
   if this will help your friend, but it is worth a try.  there are also
   some chinese herbal salves that might help.  

   ******************************************************
                Richard Grossman, Lic.Ac., O.M.D.
                  (310) 358-6125(voice mail)

   ******************************************************
   —
   * CmpQwk #UNREG* UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY
2. admin says:

   January 31, 2010 at 9:17 am

   In article <95023.104513HS…@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>, Spencer Means <HS…@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> writes:
   > Apologies: this was also posted to sci.med

   > I have a friend (without access to the net) who has continuous itching in a
   > single spot (smaller than a dime) on her back.  She has seen two dermatologists
   > and two neurologists and even had a biopsy of the spot.  For a few months, she
   > received some relief from a combination of Elavil and some anti-inflammatory
   > drug (an NSAID), but the itching is now back in full force.  Has anyone had a
   > similar experience or any suggestion?  How about a recommendation of a health
   > practitioner (of any sort) in New York City likely to pursue this to a
   > satisfactory conclusion?  Her present doctors have no other ideas.  I thought
   > of acupuncture.  Any thoughts?  Many thanks in advance.

   The opinion of a good acupuncturist may be of help.  Often acupuncture points
   can be "noisy" if they relate to an underlying disorder.  Where there’s smoke
   there’s fire sort of thing.  By noisy, I mean tender, inflammed, rashes and
   the like.  Before learning acupuncture, I could not make much sense of these
   various "small" findings.  Now they are a tremendous diagnostic help whether
   or not acupuncture is used in the treatment.

   J. Williams, MD
3. admin says:

   January 31, 2010 at 9:17 am

   : Apologies: this was also posted to sci.med
   :  
   : I have a friend (without access to the net) who has continuous
   : itching in a single spot (smaller than a dime) on her back.
   

   Location? Acupuncture points have about that size on the surface of the skin,
   as acupressurists will attest. The location will tell the story. But I’ll bet
   that having your friend stop drinking coffee will eliminate her problems.

   P_Iann…@lamg.com (Paul Iannone, P.O.B. 66843, L.A., CA 90066).