Palpation Based Therapies have much to do with getting at the source of a problem. “Palpation” is just the technical term for feeling with the hands in the clinical setting. Doctors are feeling for anomalies, that is inconsistencies and variations, in muscle, skin, and along nerve pathways that provide clues about the condition itself. Rarely…
Magnolia bark is aromatic and drying and is particularly helpful for fluid metabolism and microbial imbalances like candida.
There’s an interesting Chinese patent formula called Sooth the Prostate (qianlie shu wan) which might be worth a try for nocturia.
Recently Ermentrude, a 76 yo female, paid me a visit for me to take a look at “her immune system.” She is slender and spry with a twinkle in her eye. She’s proactive and given our times wanted to take the bull by its horns however she could, which accounted for her visit. Ermentrude did…
Ruth is in her mid 60s. She originally came to me for chronic diarrhea, with the secondary complaint being memory loss, a condition from which her mother and father both eventually passed.
Justicia is fit. She likes hiking and being active. Her skin is dry and there’s a subtle quality of depletion beneath her fiery spirit.
Acupuncture is effective for respiratory conditions like colds and flu. Here’s some acupuncture principle that can ward of initial signs of colds and flu.
This is the case of Beatrisia, a recent patient of mine in her late 60s who is presently on the three-week plan, which amounts to eight sessions per year. In these sessions we try to cover as much as possible in about 90 minutes. About 1/3 of this time is assessing pressing concerns along with…
Anyone who has suffered the agony of a gallbladder attack needs to know that acupuncture delivers extraordinary results. Many people suffering frightening spasms and difficulty breathing are utterly perplexed by what’s happening to their body. It is often confused for a heart ailment or heart attack. It’s often considered mid-back pain. The case of Narbonne,…
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…
