30 Aug

Washington Acupuncture Center to partner with 202STRONG center for enhancing patients health wellness

In Chinese Medicine, we value people’s own motivation and participation for their own health wellness. The best healer is to promote health wellness before addressing certain diseases. So that the diseases can be stopped before it has impact on body/mind/spirit. I am glad that Ms.Maddie Watkins, owner of 202STRONG center, shares the same vision that […]

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28 Aug

Chinese Medicine and Homeopathy

As both considered as complementary and alternative Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Homeopathy are totally different. Chinese Medicine is built on a foundation of more than 2,500 years of Chinese medical practice that includes various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage (tui na), exercise (qigong), and dietary therapy. Even though Chinese Medicine uses animal product, but […]

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28 Aug

Acupuncture treat hemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids are caused by swollen and inflamed veins in the rectum and anus that cause discomfort and bleeding. The bleeding, pain and inconvenience sometimes is very dramatic. Hemorrhoids have a number of causes, although often the cause is unknown. They may result from straining during bowel movements constipation or from the increased pressure on these […]

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22 Aug

Chinese Herbs Talc and Johnson’s Baby Powder

$417 Million Awarded in Suit Tying Johnson’s Baby Powder to Cancer The recent court decision makes me have double thought of Chinese herbs formula “Liu Yi San” which is composed of talc and gancao. They are used very often in reducing dampness. The herbs formula is very effective and usually is combined with other herbs. […]

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16 Aug

Evidence based medicine (EBM) in Chinese Medicine

As NIH website defines: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3789163/ “Evidence based medicine (EBM) is the conscientious, explicit, judicious and reasonable use of modern, best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. EBM integrates clinical experience and patient values with the best available research information. It is a movement which aims to increase the use of high […]

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28 Jul

Dry Needling versus Acupuncture

—The American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture In the United States and other Western countries, dry needling (DN) has been a disputed topic in academic and legal fields. This White Paper is to provide the authoritative information that DN is acupuncture to academic scholars, healthcare professionals, administrators, policymakers, and the general public by demonstrating the authoritative […]

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09 May

Acupuncture treats Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in three visits

Carpal tunnel syndrome causes tingling, pain, and numbness in hand from pressure on the median nerve in the wrist. The conditions most often affect the hand and sometimes the forearm, but they can spread up to the shoulder I just treated a 60 years old patient with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. She has tingling and numbness […]

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06 Apr

Acupuncture helps bunion foot pain

Foot Pain – Bunion Normal foot picture and X-Ray.   Bunion is a protrusion of bone or tissue around a joint. It is bony bump that forms on the joint at the base of your big toe. It forms when your big toe pushes against your next toe, forcing the joint of your big toe […]

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06 Apr

Acupuncture treat anal fissure

Anal fissures are caused by trauma to the anus and anal canal. The pain and inconvenience is very dramatic. The cause of the trauma usually is a bowel movement, and many people can remember the exact bowel movement during which their pain began. The fissure may be caused by a hard stool or repeated episodes […]

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07 Mar

Soy foods help breast cancer patient

Eating Soy Tied to Reduced Breast Cancer Death Risk. Soy foods are not detrimental to — and may even be beneficial for — women with breast cancer, according to a new study published online today in Cancer. A recent research has clarified the long misconception among OBGyn and fertility professionals. Previous scientific study on soy has […]

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