MicroAcupuncture™ Treatment Procedure

A treatment for vision related disorders such as macular degeneration, diabetes, glaucoma and retinitis pigmentosa.

Five specialists advised me that nothing could be done to help. They were wrong. Acupuncture at the ATC has helped me tremendously.
Paul Stitt – St. Joseph, MO

Micro Acupuncture™ is a new procedure involving 48 newly discovered acupuncture points located in the hands and feet only, and not associated with any other acupuncture system. These points were discovered by Dr. Freddy Dahlgren, D.Ss., D.Ac., M.Ac.F., M.D. in Denmark in 1984 and researched by both Dr. Dahlgren and Per G. Otte, D.Sc., D.Ac., M.Ac.F., who now resides in the United States. More than 5,000 people had been treated with this procedure throughout Europe prior to 1992.

Micro Acupuncture™ is used for a variety of medical conditions. One condition that has been noted is improved vision for people suffering from Macular Degeneration and other vision disorders.

Each new patient treated for a vision disorder follows a series of treatments and tests. An initial vision field scan is performed before any treatments begin. The Chief Acupuncturist reviews both the scan and the personal information sheet during an initial interview. If she determines, based on her findings, that MicroAcupuncture™ will help, the patient is scheduled for a series of 5 to 6 treatments over a two day period. Acupuncture needles are placed in the hands and feet for twenty minutes during each treatment. Patients generally receive three treatments each day they are at the clinic.

After the first five or six treatments, a second visual field scan is performed to note any change. The Chief Acupuncturist reviews the second scan and determines if improvement in the vision is noted. In over ninety percent of cases reviewed patients show satisfactory improvement indicating that continued treatment will further improve the vision. These patients will receive three treatments each day for the remainder of the week, totaling 14 treatments over the course of 5 days. Many patients will stay for 2 weeks, receiving a total of 28 treatments for their first visit.

On average, one week of MicroAcupuncture™ treatments will be effective for approximately 4-6 months, 2 weeks of treatments may last about 1 year. It is suggested that patients return within that time frame for additional treatments, or whenever a decrease in vision is noticed.

Our clinical experience is that over 90% of patients treated show an improvement in their acuity or vision field. The remaining 10 percent may be actually stabilizing their vision, which in itself is a win. We have not yet noticed anyone who has actually lost vision due to the procedure. Patients with active hemorrhaging in the eye in a location not suitable for laser treatment are likely to benefit from MicroAcupuncture™ treatments. MicroAcupuncture™ can help minimize the leakage and improve the vision.

Reduced vision is a part of the aging process that can be temporarily halted, but not cured. MicroAcupuncture™ can help slow the aging process and its effects on vision, but it requires continual updating to maintain the level. Stress, nutrition and life style all affect the aging process and effectiveness of the treatments.

There are only a few doctors in the world who are performing this procedure which is approved by Medicina Alternative, a department of the World Health Organization. Otte is also certified by the Academia Sinica Peoples Republic of China.

The number of needles that are used for a vision treatment will vary from 12 to 19 per patient. Below are photographs of where the needles are placed.

In the Hands	In the Feet	And the Forehead

Patients share 20 minute treatments, three times a day, in a comfortable lounge