Prof. Dr. John Boel is a Danish engineer who invented a special acupuncture system, with the classic Chinese acupuncture is not comparable. This system is called "Acupuncture in 2000. For his performance, Mr. Boel at the International Acupuncture Congress in Colombo honored 2000th
In 1996 he placed first his eyes before acupuncture in Germany. On his website it says in 12/2009: "In the last 20 years we have treated some 7,000 patients with different eyes with eye problems." How many of these patients suffered from macular degeneration is not known.
Until a few years ago he formed, among other things in Germany in 2 - or 4-day seminars Naturopaths and doctors in his method.
According to him, are the most common cases treated with acupuncture in his eyes:
- Presbyopia
- Macular Degeneration
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Glaucoma
- Diseases of the retina
- Blindness caused by brain damage (brain contusion or blood clots, such as after car accidents)
- Myopia in children and adolescents up to the age of 20 years
How is the eye acupuncture after Boel carried?
Various websites shows that come to the eyes special acupuncture points on the body (eg, between the eyebrows, hands and feet, etc.) are used.
It also states that would in the first week, first on five consecutive days, each acupuncture treatment twice a day at intervals of one hour. After this phase would be twice a week, then once a week, then treated every 14 days and then monthly. In order for the outcome reached is stable, it should still take place regularly once a month office visit.
Mechanism of the eye acupuncture after Boel
Mr. Boel says on his website: "The acupuncture points are located around 2000 around the joints of the body. It houses a special structure, reminiscent in its very function of brain tissue. This is the key to the acupuncture effect in 2000.
Described effects of the eye acupuncture after Boel
On numerous websites of practitioners who use acupuncture John Boel, is described that in some patients within 50-10 sessions great successes have been achieved, it would last for another several months or even longer. About 10% of patients were resistant to any acupuncture treatment. Next, we find that within the first week of treatment - except for cataracts and diabetes, where it would last longer recognize - could be how well the patient to acupuncture in general and whether a follow-courted success is promising.
Mr. Boel expect that the patient generally a result of an eye is submitted, or that the patient is a specialist in treatment. Also he recommended to undergo before the eyes of intensive acupuncture General examination at the treating Augenakupunkteur to the possibility of additional diseases that may be linked with the disease are the eye from the outset to recognize and to holistically deal with.