TCM takes everything about the body as a whole. Generally, TCM specialists treat disease according to patterns, not just the diagnosed condition. In most cases the patterns the patient falls into are much more important than the diagnosed condition. The pattern here means differentiation type. To figure out what kind of differentiation type the patient…
About Bell’s Palsy, According to TCM Bell’s Palsy is one of the common peripheral nerve disorders. It is a great indication for acupuncture but before seeing an acupuncturist, you need to make sure it is a peripheral nerve disorder because serious central nerve disorders can have the same or similar symptoms. If misdiagnosed or if…
Acupuncture is effective for this complication arising during pregnancy. Having children is one of the most rewarding experiences. For some people, getting pregnant is very simple and easy. For other people, it comes with unexpected difficulties. Imagine that when the delivery day of your child comes, your baby is in the breech presentation. According to…
For thousands of years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and acupuncture have played important roles in maintaining the health of the Chinese. Modern Western medicine came to China 300-400 years ago, but was not well known until about almost 100 years ago. Because of the effectiveness and good results for many diseases and conditions, TCM and…
Historically, every nation has its own traditional medicine. For example, there was Indian medicine, traditional Western medicine, etc. As soon as traditional Western medicine was combined with science and modern technology, the development has been growing exponentially faster and has affected the whole medical world. Traditional Western medicine came to China 300-400 years ago, but…
In my practice, I’ve found that acupuncture is still very new in the United States because of many unexpected situations happening. For example, patients’ tongues were either brushed or stained by colored foods and drinks. Sometimes people just come in for their first appointment with either an empty stomach or they had just finished a…
Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are getting more and more popular in the world. For the Chinese, it is a very old healing therapy and they know what goes on in an appointment and what to expect from an acupuncturist or herbologist. For people outside of China, it is still relatively new even though some…
In China, patients go to acupuncturists from all ranges of ages — newborn (or even pre-born because of the mother) to any age. In the United States though, it looks like people are concerned about the discomfort and pain for kids because they are so protective of kids. That is why here there are much…
Imagine these three situations: 1. You’re sitting in front of your computer working on something, and suddenly one of your arms feels very tired, or your hand is tingling. When you sleep, you may wake up from pain in your hands or your neck. 2. You often experience dizziness, headaches, and even ringing in the…
With our acupuncture and Chinese herbal treatment, we’ve been able to help many patients ranging from ages 40 -45 to conceive naturally as well as countless younger couples aged from 25 to 39. However, our biggest achievement in infertility treatment was in aiding a fifty-one year old patient in conceiving and delivering two now healthy four year old…