Bi-Digital O-Ring Test is Used to Treat Chronic Low Back and Cervical Pain Effectively: A Retrospective Study of 42 Cases

          Sumie Iwasa M.D., F.I.C.A.E.

Orthopedics Surgeon of Sao Paulo; Members of the Executive Board of the Brazilian Medical Acupuncture Association

Takashi Jojima M.D., F.I.C.A.E.

Orthopedics Surgeon of Sao Paulo; Members of the Executive Board of the Brazilian Medical Acupuncture Association

 Flavio Dantas MD, Ph.D., F.I.C.A.E.

Professor & Head of Department of Clinical Medicine, Federal University or Uberlandia, MG, BRAZIL

 BACKGROUND: Bi-Digital O-Ring Test (BDORT) has been used by medical practitioners worldwide with diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.  Its role as an important and affordable tool in diagnosing and treating chronic pain has been shown by the originator of the test, Prof. Y. Omura.

OBJFCTTVES: To assess the results of the application of BDORT in patients with chronic pain due to spinal column problems; and to evaluate the effects of medicines used for the treatment of chronic pain including unconventional treatment such as acupuncture, mixtures of EPA and DHA, Cilantro and propolis among others.

METHODS: Forty-two patients with chronic low back and cervical pain were selected from a large database of the first author. Patients included were previously treated using conventional therapies with unsatisfactory results. Approximately 10% of patients with chronic low back and cervical pain in the database accepted to be diagnosed and treated by using information gathered by BDORT at least on two different occasions. Data about the age, gender, number of BDORTs, main health problem, co-morbidities, prescribed treatment and follow-up by at least six months were collected for each patient.  All patients included within this study were examined, diagnosed and treated by the first author using BDORT and standard Western medical diagnostic methods. BDORT was performed for each patient in every visit using standard plates with samples of the materials to be investigated. A systemic test was done for detection of virus, bacteria, heavy metals, fungi, tumor markers and some biochemical substances in all attended patients. All patients were instructed to perform the “Drug Uptake Enhancement Method” with massage in areas of the hands in correspondence to the affected organs following the Omura’s map of organ representation areas of the hands and by using “+” Qi-gong energy stored paper on painful areas.

RESULTS: The mean age of patients was 60 years (18-85 years) and 90% of them were female. Bi-Digital O-Ring Test was performed every time for patients attended the surgery each visit (mean number of 5.2 times). Co-morbidities included hypertension, depression, osteoarthrosis, inrervertebral disk herniation and obesity.  According to BDORT, Mercury was detected in all patients, Aluminium (98%), Lead (93%), Chlamydia trachomatis (93%) and Human Cytomegalovirus (93%), Herpes Simplex Virus Type Ⅰ(86%), Copper(83%), Herpes Simplex Virus Type Ⅱ(81%) and Borrelia burgdorferi (81%). Mixtures of EPA and DHA, and Cilantro were given to all the patients and propolis to 90% of the patients. Doxycycline (100mg twice day for 2 weeks) was prescribed 70% of patients who were Chlamydia trachomatis positive and Azithromycin (500mg once day for one week) for 36%. Conventional anti-inflammatory drugs were used in half of the patients. Acupuncture was applied in 21% of the patients. There was a large improvement in most patients which was not observed in previous treatments using conventional medicines.  Whole-body improvement together with clinical progress was noted in 12% of patients, 36% of the patients became asymptomatic, 24% reported a significant improvement and 19% of patients got moderate progress after doing BDORT and using the indicated medicines. For 9% of our sample the results were poor, with intermittent pain episodes or irregular course, but no deterioration of the original clinical symptomatology.  Quality of life, assessed by the first author, was considered to the optimal for 29% of patients, good for 62% and not improvement for 9%.

 CONCLUSION: The use of BDORT in patients with chronic low back and cervical pain was found to be a very useful and powerful diagnostic tool and also helps to identify effective medicines and treatments.