10 Years of Fibromyalgia — 5 Acupuncture Sessions Changed Everything

What happens when a patient has lived with widespread, migrating pain for more than 10 years? In this clinical case, I discuss the treatment of a woman whose fibromyalgia symptoms had persisted for over a decade and eventually contributed to early retirement. Rather than presenting a fixed “fibromyalgia protocol”, this video focuses on clinical reasoning: how I interpreted the patient's symptoms, how I approached the case and why I chose a combination of Master Tung Acupuncture, the Balance Method and Zhu Scalp Acupuncture. The treatment was remarkably concise: 5 sessions over a little more than one month, using approximately 10 needles per session. By the end of the treatment period, the patient reported complete resolution of the symptoms that had been troubling her for more than 10 years. In the video, I break down: • What fibromyalgia is from a Western medical perspective • How fibromyalgia can be conceptualized through Traditional Chinese Medicine • The clinical history and evolution of this particular case • How the migrating nature of the pain influenced my reasoning • Why I chose distal acupuncture rather than treating the painful areas directly • How Master Tung, the Balance Method and Zhu Scalp Acupuncture were integrated • The reasoning behind the point selection and treatment strategy • A timeline of the patient's response across the five sessions • Why I believe these distal acupuncture systems can be particularly valuable when treating complex chronic pain cases This is not intended as a step-by-step treatment protocol for fibromyalgia. The goal is to explain the concepts and clinical reasoning behind the treatment and show how I approached a complex chronic pain case. If you're an acupuncturist, this case provides a practical example of how these approaches can be combined in clinical practice. #Acupuncture #Fibromyalgia #MasterTung #BalanceMethod #ScalpAcupuncture #DistalAcupuncture #TCM #ChronicPain #AcupunctureCase #ClinicalReasoning To learn more about the course available (english version): https://www.udemy.com/course/practica... Para saber mais sobre os cursos disponíveis (versão portuguesa): https://www.udemy.com/course/acupuntu... ________________________________________________________________________ Music: Archetype by Wednesday Bitches https://wednesdaybitches.bandcamp.com... Disclaimer De acordo com o artigo 19.º da Lei n.º 71/2013, de 2 de setembro a acupuntura deve ser realizada apenas por profissionais possuidores de cédula profissional! As técnicas discutidas nestes vídeos destinam-se à divulgação da Medicina Tradicional Chinesa e suas aplicações e não devem nunca ser usadas por pessoas não qualificadas para a prática da acupuntura. Declinamos qualquer responsabilidade sobre consequências negativas causadas pela imitação de técnicas vistas nestes vídeos por parte de pessoas não habilitadas à prática de acupuntura.