Acupuncture

Acupuncture and Multiple Sclerosis

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

by Brian B. Carter, MS, LAc I asked today by a family member for my opinion on acupuncture and multiple sclerosis for a friend of theirs. That's a tough one. A degenerative disease with no cure, right?

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Acupuncture Aids Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Though there is no known cure for multiple sclerosis (MS), studies show that when used in conjunction with other modalities, acupuncture can provide effective relief for many MS symptoms.

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Chinese Medical Massage (Tui Na)

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Chinese Medical Massage, or Tui Na is a therapeutic massage used for a mariad of health problems. Chinese Medical Massage, Tui Na focuses on the same energy points and channels as those in acupuncture; but the hands and fingers take the place of needles. Referred to as acupressure in the ...

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Friday, December 14th, 2007

Chinese Acupuncture is so different from western acupuncture because it is practiced based on the network of meridians that can only be fully understood and applied by Chinese doctors. Therefore, the aim of Acupuncture is to regulate the meridians or channels of the body to re-open the stagnation of QI ...

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Moxibustion

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Definition Moxibustion is a technique used in traditional Chinese medicine in which a stick or cone of burning mugwort , Artemesia vulgaris, is placed over an inflamed or affected area on the body. The cone is placed on an acupuncture point and burned. The cones is removed before burning the skin. ...

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