I have been wanting to show some case studies from the clinic to help the lay public to understand the benefits of acupuncture. The elderly don’t frequently seek acupuncture treatment. There are a few reasons for this. Medicare Insurance doesn’t
This is great news, and kudos to these outstanding organizations for setting up these demonstrations. I don’t see the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture represented, no surprise, I guess, since it such a small organization. WHAT: As part of the
This is a fascinating article discussing case histories of treating the opposite side and limb in intractable pain cases, and also the benefits of treating scars. I remember a presentation at one of the Acupuncture Research Symposiums on treating scars,
I’ve been asked to feature some case studies in my blog and that seems to be a terrific idea. I will start with this patient who is, now, almost 70 years of age. He is in a situation I’m starting
This is the latest data on the patient we’ve been following on this blog here and here. He is maintaining control of his blood pressure very nicely in spite of the fact that he hasn’t been able to exercise as
This is the follow up on a patient I posted on earlier here. When the patient came in for a follow up visit, his pain was at a 5 level (5 out of 10.) He had had another episode of
I was off last week, trying to squeeze in a few vacation days, but ended up seeing an emergency patient who was desperate for some alternatives. He is a young man, 25, with chronic back pain on Methadone, Vicodin and
This is another case study. This patient had severe peripheral neuropathy in her feet when she presented to the clinic. She suspected that it was due to a statin she was taking so discontinued it. She also had blood pressure
I thought I might start to feature some case studies of some of my patients. This patient is particularly interesting. She is in her mid sixties and came in for help with Neuropathy of her feet. Her other problems include
Just for something different, I thought I’d share with you a testimonial from a patient I’ve been treating for allergic rhinitis. I received it yesterday and it hopefully speaks for itself. In this particular case, I started with acupuncture alone,
