CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON 500 CASES OF DIARRHOEA IN CHILDREN TREATED WITH TWO HELIUM-NEON LASER ^|^lsquo;LIGHT NEEDLES^|^rsquo;

Abstract

A study is presented involving 500 cases of infant diarrhoea treated by needleless acupuncture using two HeNe laser ‘light needles’, compared with 120 cases treated with conventional needle acupuncture. Patients' ages ranged from 15 days to 10 years old. The tw.o delivery probes were connected to a HeNe laser system by a 1 metre flexible fibreoptic light guide, and produced a continuous wave 632.8 nm beam of visible red light, with an incident power density of approximately 14 mW/cm2, Three to five sets of acupoints were irradiated in pairs, 5 min per dose, once per day for 4 days. The main acupoints used were Tianshu (S25); Zusanli (S36); Shangjuxu (S37); Neiguan (P6); and Pishu (B20). The ‘light needles’ method gave an overall effective rate of 95.6% , compared with 97.5% for the smaller needle acupuncture group. There was therefore no significant difference between the two groups, The low incident energy dose from the HeNe laser penetrates tissue noninvasively, and is selectively absorbed by the target chromophores in the target tissue, Laser acupuncture can activate mononuclear phagocytic systems, enhance enzyme activity, and exert influence on cellular membrane permeability: through these effects it is suggested that laser acupuncture can noninvasively clear up and control inflammation, control and stop vomiting and diarrhoea, and eliminate pain. Accordingly, the author suggests that the noninvasive and less-threatening needleless laser acupuncture is an ideal and equally effective alternative to conventional acupuncture, without needing any injection or drug therapy, especially when dealing with the neonate and paediatric patient with diarrhoea.