Acupuncture Archive

What I Learned About Football This Week That I Didn’t Know Last Week


Acupuncture is big on the Steelers.
One night last week, I was with an NBC crew in Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison’s home north of Pittsburgh. He was talking about staying in one piece during the physical NFL season, and he said he owed a lot to acupuncture.
Specifically, 314 needles per session, twice a week. That’s how [...]

Acupuncture Helps Resolve Dry Mouth


Having a condition where the mouth doesn’t produce enough saliva can develop following radiation treat­ments and after taking certain medications. While this is not rampant in society, it would be good to know that Acupuncture offers help to those who suffer from it should the condition become something you or someone you know develops.
Basically, dry [...]

Acupuncture Handles Surgery Side-Effects Without the Effects of Drug Treatment


As more and more testing is done regarding the benefits of Acupuncture versus drug therapy, the age-old alternative treatment continues to post favorable results. The most recent test shows that Acupuncture is very effective in providing long-lasting relief for the side effects suffered by breast cancer patients.
According to the most recent first-of-its kind study, Acupuncture [...]

Keeping the Chi Energy Flowing with Acupuncture & Healthy Living


Acupuncture has a long history of helping people live their lives with high energy while enjoying an excellent level of health. People working with a professional acupuncturist become very familiar with how the body and the mind work in harmony as well as how chi (also called qi), the universal life energy, affects the body.
In [...]

Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine Take the Wind Out of Cold Symptoms


The handling of a common cold with traditional western medicine relies heavily on pills and medications for attempted relief. Chinese medicine in conjunction with Acupuncture provides fortification against getting a cold and offers a set of things to do if you feel one coming on. Western medicine will tell you that getting a cold is [...]

People with Restless Leg Syndrome at Double Risk for Heart Attack, Stroke


People who experience the symptoms of Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) may have a heightened risk of stroke and heart disease. In fact, the results of a recently completed study show that people with this condition may actually be at twice the risk as non-RLS sufferers.
RLS is considered to be a neurological disorder which causes unpleasant [...]

Expert Advice-Treatment of Thyroid Disorders in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)


Safe and Effective Treatments for Thyroid Disorders
Two years ago a young lady came to my office complaining of tiredness, indigestion, and irregular periods. Her regular doctor, an internist, could not find anything structurally wrong with her. She went to several different practitioners for consultation or treatment. They treated her without success. Finally, someone suggested that [...]

Acupuncture Keeps Golfers Swinging


Golf may look like an easy game that doesn’t require a lot of strenuous physical activity compared to some other sports. However, there is a lot of repetitive twisting and turning to the activity that requires a good deal of coiling, swinging and hitting. And, when something goes wrong with the body, it can leave [...]