N.A.Ivanova, M.D., Su Jok Academy faculty member

Male patient A., age 43

He complained of condition characterized by its nose being constantly stuffed, which was more pronounced from the left. He also had dull pains in the region of the antrum of Highmore and frontal sinuses, pain from the left in the neck and upper arm region. His complaints concerned a difficulty in turning the head and its being somewhat inclined to the left. He feels the cold and has subfebrile temperature. The patient' attitude is characterized by irritability. His working ability is diminished. When exposed to cold air, his pain in the sinuses is so intensified that the patient has to get up at night and to take analgesics. His body temperature would rise at that moment.

He is tall in appearance, with well developed musculature, quick in moving. His movements are jerky, awkward. The patient is engaged in work requiring constant physical efforts. His anamnesis reports about virus hepatitis A. All these signs and the irritability would point to an excessive Wind energy in his constitution. The way he responds to cold environment is indicative of an excessive Coldness. His inflammatory processes would testify to an excessive Heat energy.

The Su Jok diagnosis: the unified energies constitution of the patient was estimated to be that of an excessive Wind energy. Its predominant axis is one of Heat-Dryness (fig. 1).

Fig. 1. Symmetrical axial constitution of 6Ki.

In so far as the troublesome problems of the patient did involve the region under control of the Left Upper Side Border meridian, the treatment was to be provided taking into account the regional circulation specific to the Left Upper Side meridian.

With the Heat-Dryness axis of the patient predominating, his line of circulation in the Left Upper Side meridian should be defined by the external chakra of Heat (fig. 2).

Fig. 2. The line of energy circulation in the Left Upper Side meridian

The fact that the Heat energy was in excess was evidenced by higher temperature; the excessiveness in the Dryness energy was accounted for by sharp pain and a difficulty to turn the head. The exposure to excessive cold experienced by the patient prior to the above condition was suggestive of an excessive Coldness energy. Fig. 3 shows the regional energies ratio.

Fig. 3. The cross-link constitution of the axes

The Heat and Dryness energies were sedated and the Wind and Humidity tonification was performed (in accordance with the axes rule) in the Left Upper Side Border byol-meridian in the individual right hand correspondence system (fig. 4).

Fig. 4. Sedation of the Heat and Dryness energies, tonification of the Wind and Humidity energies in the Left Upper Side byol-meridian.

During the therapeutic procedure the head assumed a normal, straight position; pain in the neck area ceased, head movements became unhampered.

The next night pains in the nose accessory sinuses appeared far less troublesome, the nose showed mucopurulent discharges, and the body temperature dropped. Given that the Humidity energy grew manifest in what could be seen as the nose discharges, and the Heat energy still retained some of its excess (not very high temperature) with the feeling of the cold still there - the local energies ratio had become as follows (fig. 5).

Fig. 5. Symmetrical axial constitution of the 6Ki

The treatment included: sedation of Coldness, Heat, Humidity and tonification of Hotness, Dryness, Wind in the Left Upper Side Border byol-meridian (the line of energy circulation being unchanged) (fig. 6).

Fig. 6. Sedation of the Coldness, Heat and Humidity energies; tonification of the Hotness, Dryness and Wind energies in the Left Upper Side Border byol-meridian.

With the second procedure over, the discharges from the nose essentially stopped, the temperature became normal, the feel of the cold disappeared.

A total of four procedures were performed (one was done as per the first layout, and the three as per the second). As a result, the patient's general condition was completely restored to health.

Dr. L.A.Zhdanova (M.D.), Russia

Female patient, age 35. Acute laryngitis

The patient complained of her voice being absent for two days. Her examination revealed rich hyperemia in the larynx and vocal folds. During the phonation the folds would fail to draw together.

As a result of muscular diagnosis there was demonstrated excessiveness of the Front Central Border meridian.

Using the sedation technique, magnets were placed at the area corresponding to the larynx on the Front Central Border byol-meridian (fig. 1). After the control observation at the doctor's room the magnets were allowed to stay on till the morning time.

Fig. 1. Sedation of the Front-Median byol-meridian

The next day the patient's voice was recovered, and by the third day after the treatment was started the voice became completely restored.

During the examination there was no sign of the larynx or vocal folds being inflamed. It should be noted that generally it takes 6 to 10 days to get rid of acute laryngitis.

Ye.P.Nazarova, Russia

Once in the theatre during the performance I had a sudden attack of dry tormenting coughing. I didn't have anything at hand but was reluctant to leave the theatre. Then I thought of magnetic properties of the fingers. Evaluating this attack as excess of AH-Dryness energy, I placed the second and third fingers of the right hand so as to sedate the large intestine byol-meridian on the left (Fig. 1).

Fig. 1. Sedation of the byol-meridian of large intestine with fingers

To my astonishment, the attack was arrested immediately!

Dr. R.P.Klimenko, MD, Kiev, Ukraine

A 45-year-old male.

Presented with complaints of cough productive of sputum, short-time increase of the body's temperature up to 37.0 - 37.1°C in the evening, difficult breathing. Considers himself ill for ten days following acute respiratory viral disease (ARVD).

In his past medical history: the patient suffers from polyvalent drug allergies. On auscultation: harsh breathing, moist fine bubbling rale in the lower right lobe.

Diagnosis: Acute right-sided lower-lobe pneumonia.

Treatment:

1) In the standard correspondence system on the left hand, in the thenar region, tender points corresponding to the lungs were found. Into these points, needles were introduced that had been placed preliminary into drug solutions: the first needle into 4% gentamycin solution, the second into suprastin solution, etc. The needles were inserted following the sputum discharge direction out of the lungs (Fig. 1).

Fig. 1. Stimulation of sputum discharge from right lung in the standard system using needles

2) Energy flow therapy: tonification of the lung byol-meridian with round magnets (Fig. 2).

Fig. 2. Tonification of the lung byol-meridian with round magnets

3) By Six Ki: sedation of the branch energy of Humidity in the lung meridian structure (Fig. 3).

Fig. 3. Sedation of branch Humidity in the lung meridian structure

After the third session the patient's condition grew much better: the body temperature was normal, he felt stronger, his breathing improved. On auscultation: moist rale were gone, but breathing retained harshness. After the seventh session vesicular breathing could be auscultated in the lungs, the patient had no complaints.

M.Y.Mokrenko, M.D., Balashikha, Russia

A 5 year old boy.

Had been suffering from frequent colds since birth, some physical retardation was observed. For several weeks the child was troubled by coughing and stuffiness in the nose following exposure to cold. The condition was evaluated as the excessive energies of Coldness and Wind in the lung meridian structure. Treatment: in the "insect" system of the hands the areas corresponding to the lungs and bronchi were warmed up with moxas. Millet and grape seeds were fixed on the lungs correspondence areas so that the energy flow direction in the seeds coincided with the sputum discharge direction (Fig. 1).

Fig. 1. Application of grape seeds on the lungs and bronchi correspondence areas in the "insect" correspondence systems

In this, the seeds' colour was taken into consideration: the orange millet seeds' colour refers them to the Hotness category, and the yellow grape seeds - to the Humidity category. Simultaneously with action on the correspondence points a grape seed was used to sedate the Coldness energy in the lung byol-meridian (Fig. 2).

Fig. 2. Sedation of the branch Coldness energy in the lung byol-meridian with a grape seed

As soon as after the third session the boy's condition was noticeably better. At present he goes to a swimming pool, has no complaints of respiratory problems.