News about Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, & Treatable Conditions

COVID News

Dear Patients, Like many businesses, we shut down our practice in mid march, 2020. As San Diego is slowly reopening many businesses, it appears it… Read More »COVID News

Acupuncture for Chronic Pain & How to Look at Research, Part 1

I came across a great study from last year about the use of acupuncture in chronic pain including nonspecific musculoskeletal pain, osteoarthritis, chronic headache, and… Read More »Acupuncture for Chronic Pain & How to Look at Research, Part 1

Acupuncture for Chronic Pain & How to Look at Research, Part 2

In part 1 of this blog post, I discussed the criteria I personally use to determine the strength of a study. To summarize, there were… Read More »Acupuncture for Chronic Pain & How to Look at Research, Part 2

Acupuncture and Chinese medicine can treat lots of conditions.

We can treat many conditions. Acupuncture is known for treating pain, both acute and chronic. Dr. Greg had an emphasis on mental health in his… Read More »Acupuncture and Chinese medicine can treat lots of conditions.

Fibromyalgia

Update: Since originally publishing this article, my loved one did actually start taking herbs. She received a personalized formula that I mix together and encapsulate… Read More »Fibromyalgia

How Acupuncture Went from ‘Alternative’ to Accepted

I get a Google daily automated alert for several topics and last night I received one for my “Chinese Medicine” alert. One of the article… Read More »How Acupuncture Went from ‘Alternative’ to Accepted

Does acupuncture affect stem cells?

A very interesting study in the journal Stem Cells looked at the affect of acupuncture to mobilize mesenchymal stem cells. In both humans and rats it showed… Read More »Does acupuncture affect stem cells?

Disk Herniations

I was first introduced in 2005 or so to a very different acupuncture technique: Pachi Pachi. My classmate, Dr. Don Snow, was the first to… Read More »Disk Herniations

Tension Headaches

Tension headaches, also known as stress headaches, occur in up to 80% of the population at some point. Causes can vary from stress, poor rest,… Read More »Tension Headaches

Vertigo

Vertigo, which includes dizziness and nausea, is very disconcerting and can prevent many normal activities. Acupuncture can help many causes. Acupuncturists are trained to assess… Read More »Vertigo

Acupuncture may reduce coronary heart disease in fibromyalgia patients

A very interesting Taiwanese study was just published. It is a large retrospective, epidemiological study looking at the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in fibromyalgia patients.… Read More »Acupuncture may reduce coronary heart disease in fibromyalgia patients