One of the most common clinical findings during an acupuncture exam is tenderness along the hip-waist area commonly known as the girdle. Pain in the front of the girdle may point to hernia, reproductive, or digestive issues. Tenderness at the back and sides points to issues with structure, muscles, and particularly the connective tissue that…
Cleopatra (not her real name) is a 63 yo professional, referred to me to for acupuncture for her sciatica. Since May of 2018 (now being Jul ’19) she has been working toward recovery with the winter months of ’18 being worst. As luck would have it, she happened upon a USC physical therapist, and his…
Today I had two cases involving seasonally related conditions. Gretel, 41, was visiting me from Austria for knee and allergy issues. One session. Rapunzel is in her late 20s, experiencing feet and leg issues from heat. I thought I’d relate a realtime reflection of Conscious Acupuncture in action. I’m seeing Rapunzel on a continuous basis. …
Quite recently, I’ve seen cases where patients came to me with shoulder issues, sometimes following surgery related to either the hand or shoulder. I thought now it would be a good opportunity to relate my findings.
Here I’ll discuss what high altitude sickness is, some of the orthodox approaches, and how “acupuncture”, in the form of Chinese herbalism, can potentially treat altitude sickness through muscle testing Chinese herbal formulations. What is Altitude Sickness? High altitude sickness is a condition occurring where there is less oxygen in the air. These symptoms can…
Here’s a case where acupuncture is making rapid inroads into a case of neck pain and anxiety. She’s a 25 y.o. student who has been feeling nagging right-sided neck pain, with a history of anxiety felt largely in the gut. We’ll call her Sophia. Matters had worsened sufficiently to where Sophia sought the help of…
The case of jaw pain can be of at least two causes: infection or musculo-skeletal. Only proper diagnosis through interview and examination can determine which. Even given proper diagnosis, however, the right treatment course still must be selected. This is often no easy matter.
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This is the same intro to acupuncture video on the home page. It might be a bit inconspicuous, so I thought I’d share it here, along with some quick thoughts. I’m ambivalent about this video. On the one hand, it uses the unnecessary Chinese term “qi” for what is nothing more than voltage. On…
Anyone who tells you that acupuncture trumps diet is selling you a bill of goods. This doesn’t mean that you have to eat your brussel sprouts, particularly if you don’t like them. It does mean, however, that you need to keep it real about one’s expectations for modalities such as acupuncture. More and more people are…
