10 Nov

is dry needling the same as acupuncture

Yes, dry needling is acupuncture and shall be categorized as part of acupuncture. I heard Physical Therapy saying about “dry needling”: “The approach is based on Western anatomical and neurophysiological principles. It should not to be confused with the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) technique of acupuncture. ” First of all, let us talk about what […]

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10 Nov

Who is Qualified to do Dry Needling?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_lf7I_o8574&feature=youtu.be&from=groupmessage&isappinstalled=0 Attachments area Preview YouTube video Who is Qualified to do Dry Needling? Who is Qualified to do Dry Needling?

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10 Nov

Dry Needling Discussion

The American Medical Association (AMA) has made statement on regulating Dry Needling The AMA adopted a policy that said physical therapists and other non-physicians practicing dry needling should – at a minimum – have standards that are similar to the ones for training, certification and continuing education that exist for acupuncture. “Lax regulation and nonexistent […]

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03 Jun

Fibromyalgia with perspective of acupuncture

Fibromyalgia has many symptoms. However, three symptoms are the most common ones: 1) Chronic muscle pain, muscle spasms, or tightness Even though pain can be all over the body, they are mostly located in area of following meridians: QuChi, FengChi, FuTu, JianJin, ShouSanLi, HuanTiao, JuLiao, QuChuan, ShenChang Fibormyalgia can also have people with migraine, TMJ, […]

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24 Apr

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) and Responsive Cortical Stimulation(RNS) — Epilepsy Treatment

There are many important differences between VNS and the NeuroPace RNS System. First and foremost, VNS stimulates the vagus nerve in the neck whereas the NeuroPace RNS System is cranially implanted and stimulates preselected cortical epileptic foci in the brain. One or 2 recording and stimulating depth or subdural cortical strips are surgically placed according […]

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24 Feb

Eczema treatment study of using Chinese medicine

There has been a Eczema treatment study of using Chinese medicine conducted by researchers of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. At the start of the study, more than half of the participants had severe symptoms on a standard scale that doctors use to gauge eczema severity. After eight months of treatment, most had mild symptoms. […]

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19 Feb

preeclampsia hypertension proteinuria edema headache

Preeclampsia is one or multiple conditions occurring during pregnancy. Some people may never have those conditions before. However, during pregnancy, woman’s body is going through a lot of changes and it can be hard to tell what’s normal and what’s a red flag. Some characteristics of preeclampsia are signs that can be measured, but may not be […]

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17 Feb

Menopause sleep interruption, fatigue, anxiety and hot flashes can last years

There is an article in Reuters news by BY KATHRYN DOYLE “Menopause symptoms last years for many women ” which I feel very good to summarize the current situation on menopause and treatment options. “Conventional wisdom or dogma has been that these symptoms last only a few years and have minimal impact on quality of life,” […]

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15 Feb

Bell’s Palsy Research shows experienced Acupuncturists achieve far better result

Effectiveness of strengthened stimulation during acupuncture for the treatment of Bell palsy: a randomized controlled trial Acupuncture has been known and accepted by people around the world especially after the recent quarter of century. However, many researches conducted by the western medical researchers showed outcome lesser preferable or beneficial. Some research say acupuncture can be […]

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11 Feb

Acupuncture for hair loss and thinning

According to Chinese medicine, the growth and quality of hair has strong connection with quality of Lung, Kidney, Blood and Qi. If hair is starting to lose or thinning, a Chinese medicine practitioner will check those areas. For almost all types of hair loss, Acupuncture can be helpful except scarring alopecia. After pattern differentiation diagnosis, acupuncture […]

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