Search results for: 'Gu Chi Wan'

Author Carmen Ciarcia-Catalano Case history L.K. is a 65 yr old divorced female who lives with her 30 yr old son. She complains of depression and emotional issues since 2005. She is presently being treated by a medical doctor for a thyroid condition. She is a nonsmoker and denies alcohol consumption, but admits to wanting a drink to help her get through her day. She uses marijuana to aid her depre ...

Joseph Balensi In the initial phase of a NIH funded study (Grant #P50 AT00008-03) at the University of Arizona Pediatrics Department acupuncture was used on several children with cerebral palsy. The hypothesis of the study was that acupuncture would reduce muscle hypertonicity in children with cerebral palsy. In the course of administering acupuncture the writer was reminded that needles are only ...

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Patient Female: 31 years Introduction Hysterosalpingography showed both fallopian tubes blocked at both ends with signs of hydrosalpinx. No prospect of successful surgery was ofered. No sign of current infection. Had prolonged pelvic inflammatory disease in 1991 with long-term pain following. Generally few current symptoms. Some signs of mild Liver fire (red tongue sides and premenstrual irritabil ...

by Heiko Lade (to contact Heiko please visit his website) The practice of a TCM practitioner can often bring unusual cases through your door & the case that is being presented now certainly stands out in my career. A female aged 38 originally sought Chinese massage to help with her fatigue and muscle aches and was then referred to me. Ten months ago she and about 20 others who had been workin ...

A response to a study debunking acupuncture for back pain ... 

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A case report Herpes zoster,a sporadic disease, is the consequence of reactivation of latent VZV (Varicella Zoster Virus) from the dorsal root ganglion. Shingles or herpes zoster is characterised by a unilateral vesicular eruption within a dermatome often associated with severe pain. Most debilitating complication of herpes zoster is pain associated with acute neuritis and post herpetic neuralgia ...

Headache is the prestigious peer-reviewed journal of the American Headache Society. When they publish an article on headache and acupuncture, we would expect an informed, well-referenced piece. Read what Mel Hopper Koppelman has to say below and ...

Edzard Ernst's latest paper on acupuncture continues his endeavours to demonstrate that acupuncture is both more harmful and less effective than is claimed.