In 1956, French doctor Dr. Paul Nogier’s original work gave the world with what is now known as auriculotherapy. This treatment is different from ear acupuncture as ear acupuncture entails the insertion of needles inserted into a fixed group of acupuncture points while auriculotherapy neither uses needles nor does it use fixed acupuncture points. Points used in auriculotherapy are generated by enervation of three cervical ganglia and four cranial nerves. They are not acupuncture points.… Continue reading
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Study Suggests Combined Acupuncture And Moxibustion Treatment Can Treat Symptoms Of Ankylosing Spondylitis
A recent clinical study demonstrates acupuncture’s effectiveness in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Bellmore, a chronic inflammatory form of arthritis. Acupuncture can alleviate the symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis which is a condition affecting the spinal vertebrae and other body areas. It can deform sufferers into a stooped forward position causing reduced flexibility. People with AS may be unable to lift their head upwards to a level position.
Oftentimes, AS affects the intestines, … Continue reading
Chinese Nutritional Therapies For The Different Types Of Asthma
A condition involving a diffused inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, asthma can be initiated by a variety of stimuli, leading to reversible partial or total constriction of the bronchi. Signs and symptoms include wheezing, dyspepsia, coughing, and chest tightness. Asthma diagnosis is established based on the patient’s pulmonary function examinations, physical examination, and medical history. Treatment includes avoiding the triggering factors and drugs, usually with the use of inhaled corticosteroids and nasal β2-adrenergic receptor … Continue reading
Acupressure Should Be Administered Under The Guidance Of An Experienced Acupuncturist
Although not as popular as its illustrious cousin acupuncture, acupressure is nevertheless, slowly becoming a healing art that everyone is aware of. The technique of acupressure involves creating and putting pressure on five specific acupuncture/acupressure points to assist various functions of the body.
Acupressure works by applying pressure at certain acupoints in the body in order to heal various health related problems. Perhaps, the best aspect of this treatment is that it is easy to … Continue reading
What Is Gua Sha Therapy?
The two Chinese characters representing “Gua Sha” literally translates to rub or scrape (Gua) and an elevated reddish grainy skin rash (Sha), which is also known as ‘petechiae.’ Gua Sha is a form of traditional Chinese medicine treatment that involves applied pressure and repeated scraping of an elevated reddish skin rash while using a manual instrument.
This manual tool, sometimes shaped like a thin disc or a ceramic soup spoon, should have a curved surface. … Continue reading
Tui Na Therapy Helps Stimulate Both the Energetic and Physical Body
Anmo or Tui Na (pronounced ‘twee nar’) is a type of Chinese Massage that’s been practiced for thousands of years. In Chinese medicine, it is one of the main branches along with nutritional therapy, qigong/taichi, herbal medicine, and acupuncture. In Western societies, Tui Na is not as popular as acupuncture although in China and other Asian countries, it is widely used and actually practiced in almost all hospitals in China. Tui Na massage dates back … Continue reading
Acupressure Can Help Relieve Or Cure Depression
For one out of ten people including children, depression is a serious illness that they have to cope occasionally or regularly. This mental condition can potentially affect anyone. Oftentimes, we may not be aware that we’re suffering from depression, but if it is not addressed after a while, it can significantly impact our everyday life.
Depression can manifest certain common signs and some of these signs you can identify and some may be difficult to … Continue reading
The Energy Centers Of The Body
Could you bring about changes to your emotional and mental well-being in order to speed up healing?
Does your body have energy centers to tap in neuropeptides, enzymes, and hormones for healing? Can you set off the antibodies (leukocytes, macrophages, and phagocytes) in your body to stimulate your thymus, bone marrow, and natural killer immune systems?
Energy Centers
Our body possesses seven discs or wheels (chakras) that energize our emotions, body, and mind. They are … Continue reading
The Wonderful Health Benefits Of Chinese Medicine’s Amma Therapy
A type of massage therapy derived from the multi-millennia-old amma technique, Amma therapy highlights a combo of different massage procedures used to prevent and treat diseases. This form of therapeutic massage has been greatly influenced by ancient Chinese medicine. It sometimes includes Bellmore Chinese medicine and acupuncture in its treatment plan. Amma therapy actually is considered another form of acupuncture that doesn’t use needles stuck into the human body.
Alternative therapies were utilized thousands … Continue reading
The Wide Range Of Healing Benefits Of Moxibustion Therapy
Moxa therapy or moxibustion is derived from the Japanese words “Moe” and “Kusa” which translates to burning herb. It is a treatment usually used for relieving fatigue and pain in the body. Moxa is a wool-type plant obtained from Mugwort, an herbal plant. Moxibustion therapy was and is still widely practiced in China and Japan because basically it really works. It is now practiced by healers all around the world.
Moxibustion treatment involves the burning … Continue reading