About 45 million Americans are diagnosed with arthritis each year. A lot of them are using Western pharmaceuticals such as anti-inflammatory drugs and steroids while some do not get treatment at all for fear of the side effects of these anti-arthritic medications. As a licensed acupuncturist, I have encountered patients… Continue reading
CTS or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome may sound like a grave and serious disease – it is not and this painful condition can be effectively addressed with acupuncture treatments. CTS is caused by the irritation, swelling, and inflammation of the median nerve located in a particular area of the wrist known… Continue reading
Scars are often souvenirs of past surgeries or painful injuries. Cosmetically masking them is usually time consuming and costly and may even ironically involve surgery and long periods of recuperation. One alternative option to removing scars is acupuncture. Acupuncture is a very effective treatment for pain and other conditions that… Continue reading
A lot of people including a few medical professionals do not know what tonsil stones are. There also are not enough studies that will show how best to treat this condition. Most doctors encountering patients with this problem usually prescribe antibiotics. These drugs do not offer any form of remedy… Continue reading
Prescription pharmaceutical drugs are merely symptomatic and are not designed to address the factors that cause the dysfunction. And when it comes to giving them to children with ADHD/ADD, parents are worried about the potential complications and very harmful side effects in their young children. In this article, I would… Continue reading
Joint pain and inflammation are typical signs of a chronic joint condition known as arthritis. Western medicine so far has no answer to this oftentimes debilitating disease forcing doctors to address its painful symptoms rather than tackling the root cause of the problem head on. Fortunately, natural and alternative treatments… Continue reading