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WHEN MARGIE BELTRAM GETS TOGETHER WITH HER COUSINS, FUN IS THE ONLY OBJECTIVE.

UNTIL RECENTLY, ASTHMA WOULD DAMPEN HER DAY.

Vicki Beltram
Margie's mother
"She would go and go and cough and cough and cough, and all the kids would be like playing and she'd be sitting on the sidewalk watching."

MEDICATIONS LIKE STEROIDS AND BRONCHO-DILATORS HELPED BUT THEY MUST BE USED DAILY, HAVE LONG-TERM SIDE EFFECTS AND LIMITATIONS.

Vicki Beltram
"Once she started running around she would start coughing."

NOW THOSE EXPERIENCES ARE A DISTANT MEMORY.

Vicki Beltram
"We were treating her before she would go play or go do whatever, and we started realizing we didn't have to do that."

THESE WIRES AND THE ENERGY THEY EMIT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE FOR MARGIE AND OTHER OF DOCTOR ROBERTO JODORKOVSY'S PATIENTS.

THE IDEA, LIKE WITH NEEDLE ACUPUNCTURE, IS TO KEEP ENERGY MOVING THROUGH THE BODY.

Roberto Jodorkovsky, M.D.
Medical Acupuncturist
Baltimore, MD
"We are re-invigorating that flow of energy, restoring it, or healing it."

IN ADDITION TO CUTTING BACK THE NEED FOR MEDICATION, PATIENTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE THEIR VISITS TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND IMPROVE THEIR STAMINA. THERE'S ANOTHER BENEFIT, TOO.

Roberto Jodorkovsky, M.D.
"Unlike many of the medications we prescribe, I've never seen any side effects from it."

AT NINE YEARS OLD, THERE'S ONLY ONE BENEFIT THAT REALLY MATTERS TO MARGIE.

Margie Beltram
Asthma Patient
"I can run around actually now. I couldn't do that."

THAT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE MARGIE AND HER PARENTS HAPPY.

DOCTOR JODORKOVSKY STRESSES THAT THIS IS NOT A CURE BUT SHOULD BE USED IN ADDITION TO MEDICATIONS. HE RECOMMENDS YOU FIND A MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURIST WITH TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE IN TREATING ASTHMA.

ENERGY FLOW HELPS BREATHING: A new application of acupuncture techniques has proven to help asthmatic children combat their breathing problems. Acupuncture, an ancient Eastern medical remedy, typically uses needles to access pressure points where energy flows. Doctors reach these points and re-invigorate, restore or heal the flow of energy. A pediatric nephrologist and medical acupuncturist, Roberto Jodorkovsky, M.D., conducted a study that applies this ancient procedure to pediatric asthmatics. Dr. Jodorkovsky treated 6 children from the ages 2 to 8 with low frequency, electrical magnetic energy on their hands. Performed three to four times per week, the therapy activates pressure points on various parts of the hand. During four months of treatment, patients made no trips to the emergency room, showed improved physical endurance, and significantly decreased their use of other medications. The use of steroids decreased from 15 courses before therapy to 1 during hand therapy. The average use of inhaled medication declined from 5 to 7 days a week to 1 day per week.

In addition, no adverse side effects were reported. Dr. Jodorkovsky continues to use energy treatment with pediatric asthmatics, as well as traditional needle acupuncture.

HELP NEAR YOU: Dr. Jodorkovsky recommends you find a licensed acupuncturist with experience treating children and asthma. The traditional method, using needles, can also be used to treat asthma. To find an acupuncturist near you, contact the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information, please contact:
American Academy of Medical Acupuncture
4929 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 428
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(323) 937-5514
www.medicalacupuncture.org



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