Improvement in impaired ocular accommodation by parietal acupoint therapy to relieve neck stiffness: a case report

Abstract

Objectives: Neck stiffness could lead to impaired ocular accommodation. We report two cases that visual function was improved by relieving neck stiffness.

Case presentation: (Case 1) A 34-year-old female complained of neck stiffness and visual problems after computer work. She was treated by parietal acupoint therapy (PAPT), which is a new scalp micro-acupuncture system. The evaluation of accommodative micro-fluctuations (the Fk-map) showed that increased bilateral ciliary muscle tension in the middle to near distance was relieved bilaterally, accompanied by relief of neck stiffness after treatment. (Case 2) A 43-year-old female complained of a visual problem with pressure pain on the bilateral posterior cervical muscles. Performing with PAPT improved impaired ciliary muscle tension noticeably with relief of neck stiffness after treatment.

Conclusions: This is the first report on the improvement of impaired ocular accommodation with treating neck stiffness by using PAPT.

Keywords: impaired ocular accommodation; neck stiffness; parietal acupoint therapy.