title: The use of the "Bi-Digital O-Ring Test" to determine whether or not to give acupuncture in pain conditions.
abstract: The "Bi-Digital O-Ring Test" was used as a guide in determining the modality of treatment of pain conditions. Seven cases are presented in which patients came primarily for acupuncture. They were not treated with acupuncture; instead, they were given antibiotic therapy because the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test had revealed the presence of infection. The antibiotic therapy resulted in dramatic improvement.
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D059408:Pain Management