Care for patients with cardiovascular conditions can be challenging, as it requires an understanding of the channels and systems that interact with the Emperor (heart/shen). Through her research into the Chinese characters, Kiiko Matsumoto has found interesting and effective scalp points that have proven to be significant, in her clinical experience, in the care of patients with pacemakers, irregular pulses, and other common cardiac presentations. She will share straightforward strategies to identify issues in and treat patients using these points, then discuss and demonstrate palpation techniques that help guide point selection and make each treatment most effective for an individual patient. Because surgical interventions may be part of cardiovascular presentations, Kiiko will also discuss how surgeries and scars can play a role in patients’ symptomatic presentations.
