October 31, 2023
Dear Clients,
The open time of our Workington clinic is reduced to 3 days a week from 13th November, due to Liyan's visit to China. During this period, treatments will be carried out by another practitioner Amy, supervised by Dr Peng Zhang, who is normally based in Penrith. We will let you know when Liyan is back to work.
All the best
Posted by Peng Zhang.
May 13, 2022
Using drugs like ibuprofen and steroids to relieve short-term health problems could increase the chances of developing chronic pain, new research suggests.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/11/short-term-use-of-ibuprofen-may-increase-chance-of-chronic-pain-study-suggests
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : News & research
January 7, 2022
British researchers looked at studies of 10 common orthopedic operations, including surgeries of the knee, hip, shoulder, spine and wrist. They found good evidence of the superiority of surgery over other treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome and total knee replacement. For six other common surgeries, randomized trials found little advantage over interventions like exercise, weight management, physical therapy and drug treatment. The researchers found no controlled trials that had compared h... Continue reading...
Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : News & research
May 13, 2021
22-year-old Ellen was visiting her
boyfriend's family last year. During her stay she developed constipation,
probably due to change of place and diet. She couldn't open her bowels for
about 10 days and felt really uncomfortable. Her boyfriend's mum got worried
and brought her to see me. I did electro-acupuncture in her tummy and cupping
on her back. She felt relaxed afterwards. Two days later I got a phone call
from her boyfriend's mum saying: "Ellen went to the toilet a few times the
day aft...
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Digestive system
