The role of acupuncture in the curative group is in its adjunctive use in: anesthesia in post-operative pain control, Nausea and Vomiting and in aiding and hastening recovery from the side effects of the various therapies.
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Acupuncture continues to gain popularity in this country because it is an effective treatment of acute and chronic backache. Acute pain can often be cleared up in a few sessions. More treatments may be needed if there is an underlying deficiency, or reoccurring problem, or sciatica.
Read MoreFor thousand years, acupuncture has been used to treat menopause vasomotor symptoms or hot flashes. And following is recent research done by scientists in Duke University. Acupuncture in Menopause study: a pragmatic, randomized controlled trial Avis NE, et al. Menopause. 2016. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the short and long-term effects […]
Read MoreMeralgia paresthetica is a condition characterized by tingling, numbness and burning pain in the outer part of your thigh. The condition is caused by compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, which supplies sensation to your upper leg. Conventional medicine uses cortisone injection at the point where the nerve crosses the crease in the groin. […]
Read MoreThe effect of acupuncture on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting has been studied over the past 20 years, and clinical evidence gathered to date has been favorable. CNN: When Titi Ariyo was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer, her doctors put her on a treatment that caused her to have some serious side effects. “I had […]
Read MoreHydrocephalus is a condition characterized by an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the ventricles of the brain. CSF surrounds the brain and spinal cord. When the circulatory path of the CSF is blocked, fluid begins to accumulate, causing the ventricles to enlarge and the pressure inside the head to increase, resulting in hydrocephalus. […]
Read MoreDehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) supplementation in diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) First of all, DHEA supplementation is not popular in Washington DC area fertility clinics. I heard one doctor in New York and another in Colorado promoting DHEA for raising Testosterone. However, there has been no human trial because of difficulty of getting women signing in. I only have […]
Read MoreYes, 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 […]
Read Morehttps://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?
Read MoreThe 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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