Stroke recovery story

Acupuncture stroke recovery story – 9000 needles

This doco is an amazing story on stroke recovery with the help of acupuncture. It makes me nostalgic for China as most of the movie was filmed in one of the hospitals I have completed my acupuncture training.

Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism – how acupuncture can help

How acupuncture helps hypothyroidism? The possible mechanism of action of acupuncture for hypothyroidism.

Hot flashes acupuncture

Acupuncture helps hot flashes

ABC news has published a video on menopausal hot flashes and acupuncture. We had a number of positive studies recently on hot flashes and acupuncture. Among them hot flashes experienced by breast cancer patients. It is a side effect of estrogen-antagonist treatment. Acupuncture has also been shown to be effective for hot flashes experienced by […]

Carpal tunnel acupuncture

Carpal Tunnel and acupuncture

Short-term acupuncture treatment may result in long-term improvement in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome patients. That’s the conclusion of a study published in the November issue of the Journal of Pain.

Complex Regional Pain syndrome acupressure

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and acupressure

A dramatic improvement showed following acupressure for complex regional pain syndrome is reflected in these images below: This is not an x-ray, it is a bone scan. A radioactive substance injected into one of the blood vessels shows an increased circulation to the joints in the affected area. And following a course of acupressure, the […]

At World Congress of Pain held in Montréal: Acupuncture for Pain (II)

At World Congress of Pain held in Montréal, Canada, Acupuncture was featured in numerous presentations. Furthermore, it was also spotlighted in the plenary session. Neuroscientist Ji-sheng Han, director of the Neuroscience Research Institute at Peking University and founder of the Chinese Association for the Study of Pain talked about his new studies and perspective on […]

Period pain acupuncture

At World Congress of Pain held in Montréal: Acupuncture for Pain

At the recent World Congress of Pain held in Montréal, Canada, acupuncture emerged as a standout feature in a multitude of presentations. While I plan to delve into the specific studies in a subsequent post, I’d like to share a noteworthy observation here. In the realm of physical therapies, acupuncture proved to be the undisputed […]

Celine Dion IVF acupuncture

Celebrities endorsing acupuncture for fertility

In May Celine Dion (suffering from infertility and advanced maternal age) announced she was pregnant with twins. The 42 year-old Canadian singer underwent 6 cycles of IVF. She credited acupuncture for the success in her last IVF cycle.