A new osteoporosis treatment method based on TCM theory and principles

Title : A new osteoporosis treatment method based on TCM theory and principles

Abstract:

Introduction: Osteoporosis is a debilitating disease whose allopathic treatment is extremely expensive and sometimes results in adverse side effects that can exceed the severity of the disease being treated. This study aimed to rigorously classify osteoporosis cases according to TCM diagnostic criteria.
Materials and Methods: Osteoporosis is one of the possible manifestations of energy imbalances. Specifically, we identified 10 different TCM syndromes that can associate osteoporosis with other pathologies. These are 10 main syndromes, some of which can co-occur and develop into complex syndromes.
What are the advantages of this analysis?
? If there are 10 diagnosed syndromes, then there are 10 different therapeutic principles requiring 10 different treatments!
? If a TCM syndrome can manifest itself, depending on the affected body part, in the form of several different allopathic pathologies, then a thorough history identifying a sequence of a patient's diseases can help prevent osteoporosis by treating the TCM syndrome generating these pathologies.
? Knowing the TCM diagnosis can help determine whether to include allopathic medications, avoiding the administration of medications whose side effects constitute one TCM syndrome or another. 
? The treatment proposed according to TCM theory combines acupuncture, TCM herbal medicine, injections of certain homeopathic solutions into acupuncture points (the points and solutions selected differ for each syndrome), and TCM dietary therapy. We have chosen to illustrate the approach and the results obtained through a clinical case presentation.
Discussions and Conclusions: The diagnostic and therapeutic approach of TCM is distinguished primarily by the elimination of generalization.
The diagnostic and therapeutic approach of TCM addresses both osteoporosis and the comorbidities of the person being treated.
The diagnostic and therapeutic approach of TCM offers significantly superior results to conventional medicine, both in terms of quality of life benefits and cost-effectiveness.

Biography:

Angela Sanda Tudor graduated in 1986 with a Medical Doctor degree from UMF Targu Mures, Romania. Ten years later, in 1996, she completed her specialization in acupuncture at the National Center for Health Training in Bucharest, Romania. By 2002, she had further advanced her medical career by becoming a Family Medicine Specialist, certified by the Ministry of Health in Bucharest, Romania. In 2007, she received a certificate qualifying her as an acupuncture teacher from the National Center for Health Training, Bucharest. In terms of professional memberships, she served as the Vice President of the Romanian Society of Acupuncture from 2006 to 2008, and in 2008, she was appointed as the President of the Romanian Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Additionally, in 2016, she took on the role of Director of the Complementary Medicine Department at the Romania Medical Association.