21 Mar

Irritable Bowel Syndrome(IBS)

Acupuncture has been used to treat digestion disorder for thousands year. The efficacy is very obvious and stable. Following is a research study on Acupuncture for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22592702 ===================== Note: The treatment has to combine with the adjustment of diet in order to maintain the benefit of acupuncture.

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26 Feb

Bell’s palsy: Acupuncture helps

New York (Reuters Health) – Patients with facial paralysis saw greater improvements in function after a more intensive form of acupuncture in a new study from China that compared the treatment to standard acupuncture. Researchers found that wiggling the acupuncture needles to produce a sensation called “de qi” led to a patient’s having a better […]

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14 Feb

Male Infertility: Conventional Treatments

Male Infertility can be treated in several ways, and you should be aware that there may be side effects to some of them. Treatments vary from ineffective Vitamin supplements to the highly successful advanced ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection) treatment Conventional treatment of male infertility in the past used a wide array of medicines to try […]

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14 Feb

Male infertility: Chinese medicine pattern differentiation

Male infertility refers to the inability of a male to achieve a pregnency in a fertile female. In humans it accounts for 40-50% of all infertility. Male infertility is commonly due to deficiencies in the semen, and semen quality is used as a surrogate measure of male fecundity. The volume of the semen sample, approximate […]

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13 Feb

Fibromyalgia

Study Shows Acupuncture Relieves Fatigue, Anxiety in Fibromyalgia Patients Researchers estimate that the majority of fibromyalgia patients try alternative treatments to relieve their symptoms. The ancient Chinese needle practice, acupuncture, might be one that can help. A study published in the June edition of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings shows acupuncture can relieve fatigue and anxiety […]

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29 Jan

Neck, Shoulder and Back Pain

According to TCM, the pathology of neck, shoulder and back pain mostly are:   Qi stagnation Qi is basically the energy that circulates throughout your body. This Qi flows through a network of channels and meridians. Due to the external invasion such as trauma or internal disease which causes the stagnation of Qi in the […]

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22 Jan

Allergies, allergic rhinitis

From a Chinese point of view, allergic rhinitis is due to a deficiency of the Lung and Kidney’s Defensive-Qi systems, combined with retention of chronic “Wind” in the nose.   Allergic rhinitis often starts in early childhood, with a constitutional weakness, but it may also start later in life, with a progressive decline of Kidney-Qi. […]

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20 Jan

Peripheral Neuropathy

Common causes include systemic diseases (such as diabetes or leprosy), vitamin deficiency, medication (e.g., chemotherapy), traumatic injury, excessive alcohol consumption, immune system disease, or infection, or it may be inherited (present from birth). Treating Peripheral Neuropathy with Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine By: Diane Joswick, L.Ac., MSOM For some people it is experienced as the uncomfortable […]

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20 Jan

Hyperhidrosis, perspiration or excessive and abnormal sweating Bilateral Sympothectomy

Hyperhidrosis or excessive and abnormal sweating can be localized to specific parts of the body. Hands, feet, armpits, and the groin area are among the most active regions of perspiration due to the relatively high concentration of sweat glands. When excessive sweating is localized (e.g. palms, soles, face, underarms, scalp) it is referred to as […]

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18 Jan

Trying to Conceive (TTC): Acupuncture and herbal formula may help

  Acupuncture: Help body, mind and spirit working together towards efficient, high functional fertility like machine tuned regularly (from WebMD.com) Although acupuncture is fast becoming an accepted fertility protocol, not everyone agrees on how — or why — it works. According to the traditional Chinese medicine explanation, acupuncture stimulates and moves Qi (pronounced “Chee”) a […]

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