Abstract
As reported in the 1st International Symposium on the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test in 1993 the benefits of the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test originally developed by Prof Omura, Y. of New York, obvious in acute neck and shoulder pain. The same technique using very low energy laser irradiation (0.05 - 0.1 J/ point at skin level) to the abnormal area located by the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test and followed by finger pair and whole hand muscle force testing bilaterally and by improvement in whole hand grasping force. It is very important to understand that the test dose is not yet a treatment, although functional improvement can be strikingly good. This is particularly true when locating the abnormal nerve root irritation in cervical andor lumbar region A typical effective dose to correct dysfunction and pain originating from nerve root irritation caused by disc protrusion or spondylarthrotic changes is 2-4 J/ point at skin level. In lower extremities muscle force changes can be checked comparing extension strength in toes before and after a test dose.
Similar response can be seen after superficial (i.c.) needling at the same locations. Therapy resistant pain and dysfunction is often the same locations. Therapy resistant pain and dysfunction is often seen under prolonged stress leading to impaired immune response and recurrent infections. Irradiation of blood by laser light has been shown to change blood cell counts and improve tissue survival under stress. Bi-Digital O-Ring Test can be applied to lower manubrium stemi, the thymus representation area, to check the functional state ofthe immune system. Transcutaneously given low energy laser irradiation to radial artery provides a possibility to check the optimal laser parameters for immune system enhancement when indicated.
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