Dr. Yamamoto from Nichinan Miyazaki, Japan is the founder of Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA), a method of acupuncture that gives fast pain relief, almost instantaneously. There are various zones of the scalp that are related to other parts of the body where pain is perceived.

Immediate Pain Relief

By placing acupuncture needles in specific points on the scalp, YNSA often gives immediate pain relief that lasts for hours, and in some cases days to months. It is effective for patients with chronic pain, cerebral vascular accidents (strokes) and similar problems. YNSA is also effective in improving the patient's immunity and response to the stressors in their lives. Dr. Yamamoto has also developed a method of palpatory diagnosis in the neck musculature. The physician places his thumbs in various points of the neck muscles to determine the amount of swelling and/or tenderness. This tenderness correlates to an acupuncture point on the scalp that when stimulated by the needle relieves the tenderness in the neck and balances out the yin and yang of the body. In traditional Chinese medicine, yin and yang need to be in balance to maintain health or to reverse the effects of illnesses.

Effective Therapy For Stroke Victims

During a recent visit to Japan, I accompanied Dr. Yamamoto on his hospital rounds to review the cases of stroke patients who receive YNSA. Dr. Yamamoto demonstrated that by placing 3-4 needles at specific points on the scalp, one could produce undeniably positive results in most patients suffering from various degrees of paralysis in arms or legs. Further, a single needle placed in the "aphasic point" actually restored speech in aphasic (no speech) and dysphasic (difficult speech) patients.

I was pleased to discover Dr. Yamamoto's unique therapy yielded positive results on most (80%) of the patients under his care. I now use Dr. Yamamoto's methods to alleviate a variety of chronic and injury related symptoms that impede the quality of life of my patients.