How Does It Work? Practitioners of TCM seek to promote or restore health by diagnosing and treating “disharmonies” or imbalances in the qi, the natural vital energy of the body. A typical TCM evaluation will include three components: Yin & Yang: The practitioner first assesses the balance between yin and yang–complementary but opposing qualities that […]
Read MorePeng Li, MD,1 Stephanie C. Tjen-A-Looi, PhD did a research and published paper in National Library of Medicine，National Institutes of Health。 Acupuncture at specific acupoints has experimentally been found to reduce chronically elevated blood pressure. This study has examined effectiveness of electroacupuncture (EA) at select acupoints to reduce systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressures […]
Read MoreTwo weeks ago, I saw a patient who lost muscle tone of both eyes pupils. With light intensity varied, his pupils did not contract or change. They stayed enlarged. He had this condition 2 weeks prior to saying me. He has seen different eye doctors, specialists. There is no name of such a condition! even […]
Read MoreEffects of acupuncture and exercise on insulin sensitivity, adipose tissue characteristics, and markers of coagulation and fibrinolysis in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Ph.D.,a,b Fariba Baghaei, Ph.D., M.D.,c Goran Holm, Ph.D., M.D., € d Per Olof Janson, Ph.D., M.D.,e Gunilla Olivecrona, Ph.D.,f Malin Lonn, Ph.D., € […]
Read MoreEven though acupuncture and Chinese medicine is much cheaper than the traditional IVF per cycle, treatment cost has the similar trend as IVF in that the more age advanced, the more cycles and cost will be. In a survey conducted, most of women do not know or realize the age related cost of infertility treatment […]
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 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 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?
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