Acupuncture

hypertension, stroke rehabilitation, hypertension, herpes zoster, muscle fatigue, fevers, and many other ailments. Techniques There are many different techniques with cupping. They are dry cupping, moving cupping, the combining of cupping and acupuncture, cupping and moxibustion, cupping and Gua Sha, cupping and Tui Na, and wet cupping. These various techniques are determined by the complaint of the client and the practitioner. There are also some of these techniques that are no…

like humans, can be treated using acupuncture? Here are a few things that you need to know about acupuncture for dogs before you take your dog in for a treatment session. #1 Acupuncture Can Be Used To Treat A Variety Of Alignments Acupuncture can be used to treat a wide variety of alignments in your dog. It can be used to treat conditions such as: Arthritis Pain Back Pain Skin Disease Irritable Bowel Syndrome Post surgery pain This is not an exhaustive list; acupuncture may be used to treat…

pain related to age. Asian culture approaches healing from pain and other ailments with an approach different than Western Medicine. Asians hold the mind, body and soul to high regard with treatment. They use herbal, oils, massage, coining, and acupuncture as alternatives to diagnostic testing or medication management. Poverty contributes to lack of healthcare and food which is essential for ageing adults. Multicultural housing consists of parents living with their children. The family hierarchy…

My thoughts were when I started to write the introduction of my book, they were what should I write? What would you, as a reader, like to know about how I came up with the idea to write my book? I was composing a little tale about my childhood (in the south), before I started writing it, and it was exciting recalling memories of it, which I had not thought about in over forty years. The Holy Ghost softly spoke to me within my mind, and told me to stop writing the short story to finish the book…

2.1. Substitution of herbal drugs Pratinidhi is a unique concept about the practice of substitute a herbal drug in the absence of an original drug (Murthy, 2004; Sharma, 2007). The word ‘Pratinidhi’ means representation, substitute or vicegerent (Apte, 2006). The concept of ‘Pratinidhi dravyas’ (Drug substitutes) can be traced from the ancient works like Bhavaprakasha by Bhavmishra in 16th century, Yogaratnakara by an unknown author in 17th century and Bhaishajya ratnavali by Govind Das in 14th…

Clinical Question Is citicoline effective in improving the recovery of acute ischemic stroke versus placebo? Evidence-Based Answer Six randomized, placebo-controlled trials have been conducted evaluating the efficacy of citicoline in improving the recovery in patients with acute ischemic stroke. The first study revealed citicoline to be more effective than placebo in patients with moderate to mild ischemic stroke. The following three trials by Clark et al focused on finding an effective dose…

Traditional Healing “Consumer Health, What’s considered an alternative therapy is a moving target. Get the facts about what CAM means and its changing role in health care” By Mayo Clinic Staff, talks about unconventional ways of healing. Today with many diverse medications on the market, people are looking for alternative treatments. Complementary and alternative medicine is what it is called or CAM for short. CAM treatments are classified as: whole medical systems, mind-body medicine,…

Many people suffer from sensitive spots in muscle, often called muscle knots. Knots in our muscles can develop suddenly or over time, last for a few hours or the long term and often leaving us confused on how we got them. We call them "muscle knot" because they feel like our muscles are tied up in-- you guessed it -- tight knots. Unfortunately these knots are extremely common. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone who hasn’t experienced a muscle knot at some point. Though they can be…

Alternative or complementary medicine consists of therapies such as “herbalism, acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine, aromatherapy, iridology, homeopathy”, and more as well. The word 'complementary' has been chosen by many practitioners for the reason they do not see themselves as a supplementary for conventional medicine that can be used collectively. However, nonetheless all-natural treatments are traditional therapies which have been used and developed over hundreds of years. The…

This therapy can also be used to help treat and ease the symptoms related to respiratory conditions including asthma and bronchitis (Acupuncture Today, 2017). Gastrointestinal disorder symptoms have also been relieved by undergoing this alternative therapy, including irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis and crohn's disease (Acupuncture Today, 2017). Pain reduction is the most common reason cupping it performed, but not just pain from muscle injuries. Arthritis, chronic fatigue…