How to diagnose pain based on anatomical motion If the shoulder or arm hurts raising the arm forward and medial the problem is associated with Anterior Medial (Hand Tai Yin Jing Jin / LU). If the shoulder or arm…...
Two main etiologies: Excess and Deficiency Excess: Damp Heat bearing downward – acute cystitis Pulse: Right Chi is thick and pounding. Could be at any depth Right Cun could be Convex and pounding indicating some kind of infection in…...
You may be surprised to hear that in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), there’s no such thing as infertility. The body of a hopeful parent-to-be is either in balance or out of balance, or in some way under-functioning. Blood flow So …
In Chinese medicine, headaches were mostly related to high blood pressure but because of our current times and the ubiquitous use of hypertensive medications — this etiology is uncommon. Headaches are mostly associated with neck and upper back problems. So, …
Treating weight loss in your Chinese Medicine practice may be much more common than you think. Especially in the U.S., obesity is a growing public health issue. Because of this it is imperative that you as the practitioner, show your …
The standard method of acupuncture, as practiced in China and ubiquitously taught in our Chinese Medical Colleges worldwide, is unfortunately not very effective at treating back pain — or any other kind of pain, for that matter. The result of …
Other than chronic pain, the most common complaint that a Chinese practitioner will treat in clinic stress. In our modern culture people are very agitated, they spend a lot of time at work, and with the increase of mobile technology everyone …
Insomnia in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is very interesting. In fact, somewhat unexpectedly, it almost always is attributed to a heart problem. Put in terms of our modern age, sleeplessness is linked with either cardiomyopathies or coronary vascular diseases such …
We see depression amongst our patients on a daily basis and practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) need to know how to treat it effectively. Chinese Medicine and Depression In Chinese medicine, depression is almost always attributed to something wrong …