Gabriel P. Lu
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis | 2001
Dominic P. Lu; Gabriel P. Lu; Lawrence Kleinman
Abstract Despite their long histories, acupuncture and hypnosis have only recently been acknowledged as valuable by the medical establishment in the U.S. Few studies have used rigorous prospective measurement to evaluate the individual or relative merits of hypnosis and acupuncture in specific clinical settings. In this study, 25 patients with various head and neck pain were studied. Each had an initial assessment of their pain, as well as of their attitudes and expectations. All patients received acupuncture, followed by a reassessment of their pain. After a washout period they received another assessment of pain before and after hypnosis therapy. Preferences for therapy were sought following the hypnotic intervention. Both acupuncture and hypnosis were effective at relieving pain under these conditions. The average relief in pain reported was 4.2 units on a ten point scale, with hypnosis reducing pain by a mean of 4.8 units, compared to 3.7 for acupuncture (p = 0.26). Patient characteristics appeared to impact the effectiveness of treatment: patients with acute pain benefited most from acupuncture treatment, whereas patients with psychogenic pain were more likely to benefit from hypnosis. Patients with chronic pain had more variation in their results. Patients who received healing suggestions from a tape during a hypnotic trance benefited more than those who received no such suggestion, and acupuncture patients who were needle phobic benefited less than those who were not fearful of needles. This study demonstrates the benefits of well designed studies of the effectiveness of these alternative modalities. More work is needed to help practitioners identify which patients are most likely to benefit from these complementary therapies.
Acupuncture & Electro-therapeutics Research | 2004
Po-kuang Lu; Gabriel P. Lu; Dominic P. Lu; Winston L. Lu
Though there are articles and case reports about using acupuncture to detoxify and to break the narcotic addiction, few articles describe in the West about using acupuncture therapy to treat the emergence of acute withdrawal symptom due to heroin, opium, or morphine. Most often the method of treatment are using the methadone or benzodiazepine and phenoziazine drugs this article describes many years of clinical experience with non-drug approach to treat the acute withdrawal symptoms with acupuncture therapy. Unlike the drug approach, which usually has side effects, there is no adverse effect with acupuncture therapy.
Acupuncture & Electro-therapeutics Research | 2011
Dominic P. Lu; Winston I. Lu; Gabriel P. Lu
Phenytoin is an anti-convulsant and anti-arrhythmic medication. Manufactured by various pharmaceutical companies with various brand names, phenytoin (PHT) is also known as Dilantain, Hydantoin or Phenytek in the United States; Dilantain or Remytoine in Canada; Epamin, Hidantoina in Mexico; and Fenidatoin or Fenitron or other names elsewhere in the world. Phenytoin (PHT) is especially useful for patients suffering from intractable oral and facial pain especially those who exhibit anger, stress, depression and irrational emotions commonly seen in the patients with oral and facial pain. When used properly, Phenytoin is also an effective anxiolysis drug in addition to its theraputic effects on pain and can be used alone or, even better, if combined with other compatible sedatives. Phenytoin is particularly valuable when combined with acupuncture for patients with trigeminal neuralgia, glossopharyneal neuralgia, Bells palsy, and some other facial paralysis and pain. It also has an advantage of keeping the patient relatively lucid after treatment. Either PHT or acupuncture alone can benefit patients but the success of treatment outcome may be limited. We found by combining both acupuncture and PHT with Selective Drug Uptake Enhancement by stimulating middle finger at the first segment of ventral (palmar) and lateral surfaces, as well as prescribing PHT with the dosage predetermined for each patient by Bi-Digital O-Ring Test (BDORT), the treatment outcome was much better resulted with less recurrence and intensity of pain during episodes of attack. Patients with Bells palsy were most benefited by acupuncture therapy that could completely get rid of the illness.
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis | 2013
Dominic P. Lu; Gabriel P. Lu
Abstract This study determined if any acupuncture point (acupoint) known for its calming effects also aided hypnotic induction. Hypnosis was offered to 108 patients requiring minor surgical or dental procedures. All had a history of panic attacks and surgical or dental phobias that complicated or prevented treatment. Unpleasant intruding thoughts of imminent invasive treatments handicapped their ability to accept hypnotic induction; however, acupuncture therapy was proposed to the consenting patient to facilitate hypnotic induction and augment its effects. Each patient received one selected acupoint for acupuncture therapy. Of the 6 acupoints used (LI 4, H 7, SP 6, P 6, GV 24, and Ext-hn-21), GV 24 was best at enhancing hypnotic induction whereas LI 4 produced the best muscular relaxation and P 6 for reducing tension.
Journal of Anesthesia | 1992
Gabriel P. Lu; Steven S. Schwalbe; Gertie F. Marx; Glenn M. Batiller; Rene Limjoco
The effect of blood glucose concentration on bupivacaine-induced cardiotoxicity was investigated in normoglycemic and hypoglycemic adult rats and compared to that of equipotent doses of lidocaine. The anesthetic agents were injected intraperitoneally into tracheostomized animals anesthetized with ketamine. ECG and direct blood pressure measurements were recorded continuously. Femoral arterial blood was used for determinations of glucose level, potassium concentration and base deficit values. Blood was drawn from the heart at the time of death for local anesthetic levels. In hypoglycemic animals, bupivacaine rapidly produced serious dysrhythmias leading to asystole. In normoglycemic rats, only ST-segment changes followed bupivacaine injection and death ensued from hypoxemia secondary to respiratory failure. With lidocaine, both hypoglycemic and normoglycemic rats died of hypoxemia following respiratory paralysis without antecedent dysrhythmias. Thus, hypoglycemia enhanced the cardiac effects of bupivacaine but not those of lidocaine.
Acupuncture & Electro-therapeutics Research | 2003
Dominic P. Lu; Gabriel P. Lu
Many of the acupuncture points on the face, according to classic acupuncture textbooks, could be used to treat facial pain, paralysis, and toothache. But it is not specified which acupuncture point would be effective for which tooth. Many of these points, when used for the treatment of dental pain, often fail. From an anatomical point of view, we describe which acupuncture point to use for each specific area for effective treatment of dental pain. Also, we emphasize the importance of the depth of needle insertion, especially the necessity to touch the facial bone, for effective pain treatment. When performed properly, acupuncture can be very effective for relief of dental pain.
Acupuncture & Electro-therapeutics Research | 2010
Dominic P. Lu; Gabriel P. Lu; Po-Ming Lu
Dislocation or subluxation of mandible could occur suddenly without Patients awareness of its forthcoming. Patient may discover suddenly during yawning, laughing, or when the mouth is wide open that he or she could not close the jaw. It may cause serve anxiety and apprehension, that may put the patient in such a nervous state that may worsen the condition, and also may spastically tense the muscles associated with dislocation. We treated 37 patients in the past and found that, although five patients could be manipulated to have their dislocated jaw reduced to the normal state, we found that a majority of the cases could not be manipulated without supplementing with other adjunctive methods such as acupuncture at the pertinent acupoints, or injections of local anesthetic around the temporomandibular joint area. Twenty-seven patients were successful to have the dislocation or subluxation reduced, five patients required local anesthetic for reduction and 1 patient had to have the reduction done in the operating room under deep sedation. We found acupuncture is valuable in reducing the mandibular subluxation and dislocation. Three acupoints in calming down the patients were a valuable aid during treatment. LI 4 which is known to reduce pain in head and neck region could increase pain threshold and decrease anxiety associated with discomfort encountered during reduction treatment. Additional acupoints such as P 6 (Neikuan), Ext 1 (Yintang), and H 7 (Shenmen) are valuable for the patients who are tense and nervous. Those acupoints are also could be utilizied as additional aid to ease the spasm of the muscles associated with subluxation and dislocation. Post-operative care includes stabilization at the head and neck region.
Archive | 1993
Gabriel P. Lu; M. Peck; J. A. Gibson; Elizabeth A. M. Frost; Paul L. Goldiner
Sodium nitroprusside (SNP), an induced hypotensive agent has been shown to be a cerebral vasodilator and increase intracranial presure (ICP) [5, 7]. SNP hypotension has become a frequently used technique for various surgical procedures and during clinical treatment of hypertensive crisis [6].
Medical Acupuncture | 2013
Dominic P. Lu; Gabriel P. Lu
Microvascular Research | 1996
Gabriel P. Lu; Elvira Cho; Gertie F. Marx; John Gibson