Acupuncture for Plantar Fasciitis

May 21, 2013
62-year-old Anne came to see me for a pain in her left heel in 2011. The pain had been there for several months and was gradually getting worse. The doctor said it was called plantar fasciitis but couldn't offer any effective treatment. As a keen dog trainer and walker, Anne was very annoyed and took a friend's suggestion to try acupuncture. I used two points in her foot and applied electro-acupuncture and moxabustion. She only had two sessions then went to hospital for another problem. 16 months later she came back to see me for a pain in her elbow and said to me:“You did a brilliant job for my heel pain last time. The pain disappeared after the two sessions of acupuncture. When I told my doctor about it he was very surprised, because normally plantar fasciitis is very slow to heal.”

Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Muscular-skeletal system 

 

Acupuncture for Neck Pain (osteoarthritis)

April 29, 2013
72-year-old Jenny had osteoarthritis in her neck for many years. Three years ago her neck pain got so bad that she had to have two intervertebral discs replaced, and the pain eased a lot. Two days ago she woke up with a very painful and stiff neck. The pain was so severe that she couldn't move her head. She suspected it might have been caused by a fall she'd had a week ago. She phoned her GP to describe the problem and ask for an appointment, but was told that it's not surprising to have some...

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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Muscular-skeletal system 

 

Electroacupuncture for Moderate and Severe Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

April 19, 2013
The results of this research prove that electroacupuncture is effective in treating enlarged prostate. 
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059449

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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Urinary system 

 

Acupuncture for Atrial Fibrillation

March 25, 2013
Robert, a 59 year-old joiner, suddenly started having a heart problem 18 months ago. He was soon diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (a condition with irregular heart rate), then had two cardioversions (electric shock treatment). Unfortunately, both of the two sessions just worked temporarily then the symptoms came back. When came to see me, Robert was having palpitations and short breath. Even walking could make the symptoms worse, not to mention any physical work. He felt so tired and was st...
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Circulatory system 

 

BBC News: Antibiotics resistance 'as big a risk as terrorism'

March 11, 2013

The danger posed by growing resistance to antibiotics should be ranked along with terrorism on a list of threats to the nation, the government's chief medical officer for England has said.


 
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : News & research 

 

Acupuncture for Cystitis

February 18, 2013
36-year-old Helena had suffered from cystitis for nearly three years. It first started after she had intercourse with her boyfriend one day and had recurred every two or three months, always after sex. As she and her boyfriend were moving together, she feared about the increasing chance of getting relapses. Because conventional medications couldn't stop the recurrence, she started to look for alternative treatments and after some research finally decided to try acupuncture. She also complaine...
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Urinary system 

 
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