09 Sep

Harvard Study shows differences in effects of ‘real’ and ‘sham’ acupuncture

For decades in the West, there has been so much adverse comments from “scientific society” on effect cause of acupuncture. One says acupuncture is just a superstitious and unscientific. It may be just a psychological placebo effect. These stories were further “strengthened” or “proved” by researches on ‘real’ and ‘sham’ acupuncture. The setting on ‘sham” […]

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09 May

Acupuncture treats Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in three visits

Carpal tunnel syndrome causes tingling, pain, and numbness in hand from pressure on the median nerve in the wrist. The conditions most often affect the hand and sometimes the forearm, but they can spread up to the shoulder I just treated a 60 years old patient with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. She has tingling and numbness […]

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16 May

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS): Study abstract in NIH

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the efficacy of acupuncture compared with steroid treatment in patients with mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) as measured by objective changes in nerve conduction studies (NCS) and subjective symptoms assessment in a randomized, controlled study. RESULTS: A total of 77 patients who fulfilled the criteria for mild-to-moderate CTS were recruited in the […]

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