|
News Feeds |
|
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
|
Chinese Medicine - Alternative Healthcare for Picture Perfect Health
|
|
-
Relieve Menstrual Cramps!
Millions of women suffer from painful periods. Often the pain occurs the day before the period starts. Some women experience menstrual cramps during the period. And some feel exhausted and achy when the period is over. Chinese Medicine explains menstrual period cramps in terms of the proper flow and quantity of Qi (energy) and Blood. By asking very detailed and specific questions about the menstrual cycle a practitioner can determine the underlying cause of menstrual cramping. Both acupuncture and Chinese herbal formulas are very effective to resolve the vast majority of painful period cramps.
To determine the pattern of imbalance in the body that is causing the painful period symptoms, questions must be answered as to the timing of the pain, the location of the pain, the character of the pain and whether or not it is aggravated or relieved by cold, heat or pressure. The regularity and length of the cycle, the quality of the pulse and the color of the tongue may also be...
Visit our website for the full article...
-
Meridian Dental Relationships
Last year I was asked to speak at a monthly meeting of the local Dental Society. I decided to talk about TMJ because it is a condition that our two professions can co-treat very effectively. I had been told that very few of the members knew much about acupuncture, so I wanted to give some background on Chinese Medicine that would hopefully give some credibility to my explanation of using acupuncture points on the foot to treat jaw pain. I wanted to talk about the many micro-systems of acupuncture that are based on the knowledge that the body can be viewed as a hologram. That is, one part of the body represents the whole body.
First I showed them the model of the ear and talked about auricular acupuncture. I explained that the body is mapped on the ear by superimposing the image of the fetus. Newcomers to Chinese Medicine theory are almost always amazed when I ask them to picture the baby inverted in the womb on the ear. Once you see it (head on the ear lobe, back curled...
Visit our website for the full article...
-
Trouble Sleeping?
Whether you have occasional trouble falling asleep, trouble staying asleep or severe insomnia, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine may have help for you. Recently, I have had a few patients with severe insomnia come to me hoping for relief. Often anxiety and depression accompany sleeplessness. It becomes a vicious cycle - the more you can't sleep, the more anxious and depressed you become. And the more anxious and depressed you are, the more difficult it is to sleep peacefully. Insomnia starts to affect every aspect of your life ? job, health and relationships.
One of my patients has had a history of going days without sleep, and has recently been given the Western medicine diagnosis of being bipolar. After her first traditional acupuncture treatment, she felt very relaxed and was able to get one good night's sleep. She was thrilled and jokingly said she wished she could just wear the needles home.
Visit our website for the full article...
-
Acupuncture Treatment for Scars
Skya Gardner-Abbate devotes a whole chapter to the treatment of scars in her book, ?The Art of Palpatory Diagnosis in Oriental Medicine?. In Oriental Medicine it is a well known fact that scars may disrupt the normal flow of energy (Qi) and Blood in the meridians, or energy pathways. Not all scars are problematic, but they are viewed as potential organ-meridian disturbances. Practitioners should always inquire about scars during the initial interview. Scars should be examined and evaluated during the physical exam. Scars that are the result of surgery, large scars or scars that are symptomatic ? causing pain, burning or numbness should be investigated.
There is a three step process to assessing a scar. First, inspect the scar and note its relationship to the acupuncture meridians. Look at the size, shape, texture and color of the scar. If the scar is hard, raised, and dark in color it is more likely to be tender and problematic. Secondly, note the location of the scar. ...
Visit our website for the full article...
-
Acupuncture Scar Treatment
I love the following article by Dr. Amaro because it illustrates the relationship of the acupuncture meridians and shows how a blockage in one part of the body can cause pain in another seemingly unrelated part of the body. Scars can cause the blockage of energy in the acupuncture meridians. This article also shows how treating that blockage without ever touching the painful part of the body can give immediate and lasting relief. I see this everyday in my acupuncture practice. I almost never use an acupuncture needle in the part of the body that has pain. By using the logic of correspondent needling technique that I learned from Master Tung's work, there are many choices of acupuncture points that can be used to relieve pain without ever doing local acupuncture needles.
Master Tung almost always used contralateral insertion of needles to relieve pain. Acupuncture would be applied to the healthy side of the body. If the problem was in the head, he would needle the foot. If...
Visit our website for the full article...
|
|
News Feeds