Macular Degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss, which can affect more than 10 million Americans – more than cataracts and glaucoma combined. Macular Degeneration is considered an incurable eye disease. — macular.org A late sixty years old lady came to my office for treating her Macular Degeneration in both eyes. She has early dry […]
Read MorePain or sickness during pregnancy can be quite cumbersome as pregnant women have to debate whether to take pain medicine or other medical modalities. Medical side effect is the major concern and most of people would like to go acupuncture or cupping to alleviate their pain or sickness. Acupuncture and cupping as treatments for lumbopelvic […]
Read MoreIn the PBS article on acupuncture development (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/fda-proposes-doctors-learn-acupuncture-pain-management), FDA proposes that doctors learn about acupuncture for pain management. In the FDA guidelines, they recommend that doctors get information about chiropractic care and acupuncture as therapies that might help patients avoid prescription opioids in the background of national opioid crisis. “[Health care providers] should be knowledgeable about […]
Read MoreThe cerebral palsy is neurological disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently affect body movement and muscle coordination Cerebral palsy (CP) is caused by damage to or abnormalities inside the developing brain that disrupt the brain’s ability to control movement and maintain balance. Acupuncture has been used for centuries to treat cerebral palsy as document […]
Read MoreTree Nuts have been used in Chinese Medicine as herbal supplements to enhance patient’s Kidney Yin. Especially in the case of Yin deficiency such as Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy, taking Tree Nuts will certainly help recover body’s Yin. Situations like thirsty, low temperature fever, hot flashes will alleviated also. Modern science also gives support recently. February 28 publication […]
Read MoreItching during pregnancy is quite common. Around twenty percent of pregnancy has skin issue like itching. Normally itching areas are in stretched and dry place which can be alleviated by applying fragrance-free lotion or cream. However, for some itchy skin conditions, such as eczema, can get worse during pregnancy. And the situation can get worse […]
Read MoreAcupuncture has been used to treat menopause hot flashes. Questions on whether, why and how that works have been around in the western medical community for a long time. Even with the researchers conducted so far, these topics may still go on. Science is a study to explain the phenomena with existing human knowledge. However, […]
Read MoreInterest in acupuncture has grown because of its effectiveness and concerns over the use of opioid-based pain-relief drugs, which can be extremely addictive and nasty side effects. Besides more and more patients seek treatment in private acupuncture clinic. Many cancer centers in the United States also offer complementary therapies for pain relief. Almost 90% of […]
Read MoreRecent article published in Journal of Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion December 2017 questioned the acupuncture for PCOS research result published in JAMA. In June 2017, Dr.Wu published In JAMA online titled”Effect of Acupuncture and Clomiphene in Chinese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, A Randomized Clinical Trial”. Dr Wu and colleagues studied 1000 patients with PCOS […]
Read MoreIn 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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