Homotoxicology, Retracing & Bio-electrical Impedance Testing

Presented by Caryn L. Young, DOM, AP, OT

Disclaimer!!
During the course of this seminar I may mention a few specific products that I use in my private clinical practice, which have unique ingredients and that I have found to be clinically effective. Such recommendation is not to be considered a nonrecommendation for any product of any other company. The vendor representatives who are here can easily tell you what they would recommend from their product line to achieve the goals I have established in the protocols that will be given. There are, certainly, many fine companies with excellent product lines represented here that will be happy to work with you

An Exciting NEW concept and tool

History of EAV/MSA
2500BC - Electric Eel used by the ancient Greeks to treat Gout by standing on the Eel until their feet were Numb
1940s - Roger de la Fuye, a French doctor, began experiments with skin conductivity and found there are points on the body more electrically conductive than others. These points, for the most part, turned out to be acupuncture points.

1953 - Reinhold Voll, a German medical doctor, became intrigued with de la Fuyes research.

History of EAV/MSA
Dr. Reinhold Voll 1909 1976 German Medical Doctor
Homeopath Refined Electro Acupuncture Diagnosis (EAD) Equipment

Radioactive Tracers
Nuclear Medicine and Acupuncture: A study on the Migration of Radioactive Tracers After Injection at Acupoints.
Darras, Jean Claude, M.D.; De Vernejoul, Pierre, M.D., Albarede, Pierre, C.H.U. American Journal of Acupuncture, Vol 20, No. 3, 1992 This Study Reports on the continuing work of the authors to investigate the pathways of acupuncture meridians in the human body through the injection of radioactive tracers at acupuncture points. This was accomplished by the injection of Technietium-99m (99mTc), as sodium pertechnetate, the common radioactive tracer used in nuclear medicine. The resulting migration patterns monitored by a scintillation camera with computer imaging capabilities.

Radioactive Tracers

Injection at non-acupoint No migration 307 sec after injection

Injection at acupoint Migration 6 cm/minute

MSA Studies Radioactive Tracers

Nuclear Medicine and Acupuncture: A study on the Migration of Radioactive Tracers After Injection at Acupoints.

Summary:
It was found that the preferential pathways taken by the radiotracers coincide with the acupuncture meridians as described in Chinese traditional medicine, and that these pathways are distinguishable from either lymphatic or vascular routes.

History of EAV/MSA
Further evidence has shown Acu-points have a 20x greater electrical conductivity than does surrounding skin.

About 100K Ohms

Vs
2,000K Ohms

Electrical Testing Devices

A few examples

ElectrocardiographThe electrocardiograph was first developed in 1887 and records in a graph form the electrical activity emanating from different areas of the heart. ElectroencephalographThe EEG was developed in 1875 and simply records the electrical activity emanating from various areas of the brain. T-Scan 2000 In 1999 the US FDA approved (Class III) a multifrequency impedance breast scanner for use an adjunct to mammography for select patients. This device was noted as a significant medical device breakthrough by the FDA.
And others

MSA Testing
Voll found that acu-points, when measured, had the following correlation to the Physiology of the specific organ or system: Healthy tissue in the body had an optimal rate of conductivity Stressed tissue has more conductivity or more energy flow Weakened tissue has less conductivity or less energy flow

Current Research trends are supporting Volls original findings

In Vitro Research: Electrical Impedance Properties in Cells

Cancer and normal tissues have offer distinctively different impedance tomography. Cancer resists voltage differently than healthy tissues. (Hawkins et al) Pathological changes in organ or tissue systems are reliably reflected in changes in impedance.
Cancerous tissues contain higher than normal water and sodium content causing measurable changes in the cells charge density in vitro (Damadian and Cope). Cancer changes the number of charged groups attached to carboxylrich protein chains or changes in the cells ability to absorb positive ions. (Ambrose et al).

In Vitro Research: Electrical Impedance Properties in Tissues

Properties of human cells and tissue are recognized for decades and essential for several currently used diagnostic procedures 1. Coulter Counter for electronic cell counting, the electrocardiogram for assessing cardiac functioning, and the encephalogram for evaluating brain functioning. 2. Impedance plethysmography for measuring blood volume or electrical impedance tomography for assessing lung ventilation and other physiological processes. 3. Electrical impedance tomography has emerged as a new imaging tool for monitoring pulmonary function as it is a noninvasive, radiation-free technique based on the measurement of electric potentials at the chest wall surface. 4. Multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) that measures electrophysiological properties of water-containing cell membranes and body tissues to predict body weight, extracellular and intracellular water in a wide range of clinical conditions. 5. Myocardial electrical impedance may be useful for detecting and assessing various disease states of the heart tissue.

History of EAV/MSA
The name EAD was eventually changed to Electroacupuncture according to Voll or EAV. Today terms such as Electro-dermal screening (EDS) and Meridian Stress Assessment (MSA) are also used to describe the process invented by Voll of measuring meridians.

So, what is MSA Testing?

MSA Testing

Basic EAV Application

2.4 Volts into Acu-point

EAV Machine

Computer Monitors & Records the Results

Resistance Reading

MSA Testing
Total Acu-points available for testing number more than 800. However, the points below that are located on the Hands and Feet are typically used in MSA testing.

The Twenty Bi-Lateral Meridians

Lung Lymph Heart Liver Skin Urinary Bladder Gall Bladder Endocrine Circulation Stomach

Metabolism Joint Nerve Allergy Kidney Large Intestine Small Intestine Pancreas Spleen Connective Tissue Fatty Tissue

Traditional MSA Testing

Quick Facts: The patient is the variable in the circuit Applied Voltage is constant 1.2 or 2.4 volts @ 12 Microamperes. Conductance readings taken at Acu-points Resistance Values (Conductivity) of the circuit are converted to a scale measuring from 1 to 100. Computer stores & prioritizes MSA testing data

MSA Testing Voll Scale

Voll Scale
100
Total Inflammation

90

Inflammation

Partial Inflammation

80 70 65 60 50 40
Disturbance

Normal Ideal value

Initial Degeneration

Degeneration

30
Advanced Degeneration

20
Full Extent of Degeneration

10
Final Degeneration Stage

BioMeridian

Electrical Conductivity

I diagnosed one colleague as having chronic prostatitis and advised him to take a homeopathic preparation called Echinacea 4x. He replied that he had this medication in his office and went to get it. When he returned with the bottle of Echinacea in his hand, I tested prostate point again and made the discovery that the point reading which was previously up to 90 had decreased to 64, which was an enormous improvement in the prostate value. I had the collegue put the bottle aside and the previous measurement returned. After holding the medication in his hand the measurement value went down to 64 again, and this pattern repeated itself as often as desired
If If

the body is indifferent to the remedy, the reading will remain the same

the substance is a good remedy for the meridian and the corresponding organ, the reading will immediately shift to the balanced range.

MSA Testing The Bottom Line

2.4 volts are applied through a stylus to specific Acu-points on
the body that correlate to specific systems and organs - a circuit is created.
MSA equipment monitors and records the conductance levels of the circuit during the testing. The conductivity of the point reading indicates balance, stress, or weakness. MSA testing is an FDA registered (Class II Prescription), non-invasive, real-time assessment tool to assist in the practitioner in identifying areas of concern in the body.

The Big Challenge

Point location must be accurate, and the probe must be applied at the correct angle. Appropriate pressure must be applied during measurement which may take as long as 60 seconds.

Epic Stylus
Most significant Fully Automated advancement in point Easier to learn testing since the Less subject to user error 1950s Repeatable

Graphic display of all 60 Voll Points!

But what do I DO with this??

Homotoxicology: The work of Dr. H. H. Reckeweg

Organ parenchyma cell Basement membrane Ground substance Axon Collagen

Defense cell
Elastin Fibroblast

Mast cell Capillary Endocrinium Biorhythms CNS

Axon

597 specific conditions

But, HOW can we take advantage of this information? HOW can we quickly determine WHERE our patients fit on this chart??

First step: Merging of Homotoxicology and EAV

Reckewegs 597 EAV point/readings that correspond

Next step: assign EAV points (58-60) to the 14 Homotoxicology levels

Remember: the goal is to phase place the case. Reckeweg did it by diagnosis. We are doing it via the EAV points associated with the diagnosis!

Next step: provide basic protocols

Voll established 24 fundamental meridians and 60 points that he felt were sufficient to evaluate the patient. a point on each meridian may be high (>55) or low (<45) Dr. Dobbins, recommended the minimum products that we would use for each EAV point, each level (high or low), each phase. These recommendations are source for the generated protocols.

Bio-Reportorization Voll Scale Converted

1 2 3 4 5 6
100 Deposition Phase 90 Inflammation Phase 80 70 65 60 50 40 Excretion Phase

Homtoxicosis Table converted to the Voll Scale

Matrix Phases

Inflammation

Humoral Phases Matrix Phases Cellular Phases

1-2

Normal
Ideal value

Impregnation Phase

Degeneration

30 Degeneration Phase 20 10 0 Dedifferentiation Phase

5
6

How Electrical Resistance Relates to Functional Health

Matrix

Humoral

Acute / Inflammation

Normal Resistance
Matrix

Chronic / Weak

Cellular

Regression (Retracing!!)

Point readings are analyzed and distributed INTO the Phase table!

58 EAV point readings INTERPRETED: approximately 15 minutes.

Practitioner selects final protocol

Practitioner selects final protocol

An example case

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JB

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Visit #3 60 days later

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WF

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M P

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