Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is one of the most common inherited neurological disorders, affecting approximately 1 in 2,500 people in the United States. The neuropathy of CMT affects both motor and sensory nerves. (Motor nerves cause muscles to contract and control voluntary muscle activity such as speaking, walking, breathing, and swallowing.) A typical feature includes weakness […]
Read MorePlantar fasciitis is pain in foot which is caused by straining the ligament that supports arch. Repeated strain can cause tiny tears in the ligament. These can lead to pain and swelling. Most people start to feel sore and stiff in the plantar. Massage / acupressure /Physical therapy can heal the soreness. Then if not […]
Read MoreConventional medicine Trigeminal neuralgia causes a sudden, severe, electric shock-like, or spasm pain that lasts several seconds. The pain can be felt on the face, jaw and around the lips, eyes, nose, scalp, or forehead. Symptoms can be brought on when a person is brushing the teeth, touching the face, swallowing, grinding etc. Trigeminal neuralgia […]
Read MoreSeizures happen when your brain cells, which communicate through electrical signals, send out the wrong signals. Having just one seizure doesn’t mean you have epilepsy. Generally, several seizures are needed before there is a diagnosis of epilepsy. So far my treatments have been quite successful. Following is a thank-you note from one of my patients: […]
Read MoreAcupuncture and Chinese Medicine have long been used in treating many eye conditions including, but not limited to: • Macular Degeneration• Glaucoma• Stargardt’s Syndrome• Retinal Detachment• Optic Neuritis• Diabetic Retinopathy• Retinitis Pigmentosa• Optic Nerve Atrophy• Cataracts• Usher’s Syndrome• Myopia• Lazy Eye• Uveitis• Retinal Occlusion• Dry EyesPain from Multiple sclerosis. Please look for information listed in […]
Read Mores. An Italian research team led by Dr. Lucia Pagani showed that electroacupuncture released neurotrophic (i.e., protective) proteins in the retinas of rats with retinal degeneration. While vision in the rats was not measured, treated rats had thicker and healthier retinas than those that were untreated. – See more at: http://www.blindness.org/blog/index.php/is-acupuncture-a-beneficial-treatment-for-retinitis-pigmentosa/#sthash.Fze42H0g.dpuf With that important disclaimer […]
Read MoreComplex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Classification and external resources Reflex sympathetic dystrophy Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) formerly reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), “causalgia”, or reflex neurovascular dystrophy (RND) is an amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS). It is a chronic systemic disease characterized by severe pain, swelling, and changes in the skin. CRPS is expected to […]
Read MoreAcupuncture may provide rapid and lasting results for tinnitus and ringing of the ears. Tinnitus symptoms include a variety of phantom noises in the ears, including: buzzing, ringing, hissing, clicking, etc. These symptoms my be triggered by certain environmental conditions or sometimes occur continuously with no known triggers. Some of the most common causes of […]
Read MoreStudies have shown that treatment of diabetes in all the 221 kinds of Chinese herbal medicine use , tonic , antipyretic drug use and blood circulation ratio and the highest frequency of use . The most frequently used drugs for the first 30 Taste : Astragalus , Rehmannia , arrowroot, Scrophulariaceae , Anemarrhena, peony , […]
Read MoreMonths ago I have a patient who has elevated PSA. His PSA level was tested as 5 before seeing me. He prefer acupuncture treatment and does not want to take medicine. So I treated him once a week for couple of months. The result is good. After one month treatment, his PSA reduced to 3.5 […]
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