Japanese Acupuncture V Medical Acupuncture
By Alan | June 29, 2009
I sent the following email to a student and colleague, you may be interested in their replies.
Dear……..,
Thought you might be interested to hear that I am receiving a number of reports about physio’s advertising acupuncture as distinct from dry needling.
Also, you might be interested in this article.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/acupuncture-gets-trial-in-casualty-20090625-cya5.html
I wonder who is doing the quality control on the treatment ?
It seems the simplistic, prescriptive, point based nature of TCM and lack of skills training is going to bite us on the backside.
All the Best,
Alan
A response from my student follows.
I reckon the best thing that we can do to ensure the survival of Traditional Acupuncture is to:
a) not compromise our diagnostic/treatment structure
b) keep impeccable notes
c) actively seek out relationships with medical practitioners
d) keep helping people get better
A response from a senior colleague follows.
They can do what they like at present and can set their own standard as Chinese medicine is not currently a protected profession.
Even when it is I still think we will not be able to stop them
We just have to continue to be who we are and let people/client know just how dangerous we are as a profession and that is why we are going to be registered.
Sorry I can not be any more helpful.
Do you have any comments on how we might best handle this scenario?
Also directly below is the link to an excellent short news video on pediatric acupuncture from the states, courtesy of Vitalis Skiauteris in New Zealand.
http://acupuncture.vitalis.co.nz/2009/06/acupuncture-use-for-pain-relief-at.html
Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture. For well over a decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda sensei and Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted in the vicinity of 30 Traditional Japanese Acupuncture workshops in Australia, New Zealand and USA. Driven by a strong desire to promote the consumer friendly nature, clinical efficacy and potency of Meridian Based Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Alan is a staunch advocate of practically based workshops and draws upon his 25 years clinical experience and 14 years post and undergraduate teaching in a concerted effort to lift the bar globally in the clinical application of this most amazing medical art.
Join him in Exploring the Art of Acupuncture in the 21st century at http://www.Worldacupunctureblog.com
For more info, please visit: http://www.Worldacupuncture.com
Topics: Acupuncture Family, Practitioner's Perspective, Student, Understanding Acupuncture | No Comments »
Japanese Acupuncture V Dry Needling
By Alan | June 22, 2009
I write this post on this significantly wet winter morning, the ocean
continues to rage with wind torn waves and whitewater exploding randomly, relentlessly pounding the foreshore.
This week I presented two very different workshops, one for the
physiotherapists with whom I work in Brisbane, the other for a select
group of students.
The first workshop, for the physiotherapists presented a unique challenge.
How to best communicate to my physiotherapy colleagues the unique and
skill-based nature of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, whilst not
arousing the ire of my Acupuncture colleagues for giving away the
so-called secrets of the practice of Traditional Acupuncture ?
The situation here in Australia regarding physiotherapists and the
practice of Acupuncture is ambiguous to say the least.
The popularization of dry needling amongst a variety of modalities,
especially physiotherapy in recent years is perceived by many
acupuncturists as a direct threat to our profession.
I believe that the profession’s inability or unwillingness to stand
up and be counted in the public eye as a beneficial and legitimate
healing modality has left the door wide open for every man and his dog
to lay claim to the practice of Acupuncture merely because they have a
needle in hand.
In Australia the general public has precious little knowledge
regarding the clinical efficacy and flexibility of Traditional
Acupuncture.
A majority believing that Acupuncture might be effective in some cases
for the relief of musculoskeletal pain, headaches or perhaps a less
invasive way of inducing childbirth.
The full potential of Traditional Acupuncture is not so easily
recognized within our profession let alone by practitioners of Allied
modalities and the general public.
For over 20 years my ever evolving version of Traditional Acupuncture
(including Moxibustion) has been my sole form of treatment in clinic.
This has absolutely nothing to do with my opinion on the efficacy of
other allied healing modalities such as herbal medicine, chiropractic,
osteopathy, physiotherapy, vitamin and mineral supplementation,
massage, homeopathy etc, etc.
This singularity of clinical approach has much to do with my affinity
with the underlying philosophy and tactile inclination of Traditional
Acupuncture.
The depth of clinical expertise and knowledge available to me as a
practitioner of this extraordinary healing art/science is virtually
inexhaustible; I doubt there will ever come a time where I will feel I
have completed my studies or fully evolved as a practitioner.
The accumulated sensory information gleaned through a truly tactile approach to Acupuncture can be formidable; imperative to our growth as practitioners is the framework within which we place this information.
For instance, a physiotherapist whilst fundamentally using the same diagnostic instrument as practitioners of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture will translate the information received through their fingers in an entirely different manner to the Traditional Acupuncturist; as such any diagnostic conclusions they come to and all therapeutic action that they might take will be interpreted in an entirely different manner to that of a practitioner of Japanese Meridian Therapy/Traditional Japanese Acupuncture.
A practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture will naturally interpret this information based on their knowledge of meridian
pathways and the intricate energetic interactions between each of the
pathways, their associated organ and the interdependence between each
of these meridian/organ complexes.
This will obviously be a very different clinical picture to the one
that a physiotherapist might find.
A vast philosophical and therapeutic chasm exists between physiotherapy and Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, a chasm that is bridged in some way by our mutual reliance upon tactile sensitivity.
The diagnostic and therapeutic approaches used by Traditional Japanese Acupuncture and dry needling are very, very different.
‘One is exclusively musculoskeletal in approach and mechanical in execution, the other, combines both musculoskeletal and energetic
perceptions and is primarily energetic in its execution.’
Both can achieve beneficial clinical outcomes.
Traditional Acupuncture, especially Traditional Japanese Acupuncture
has far more diverse therapeutic and diagnostic applications than purely muscular skeletal.
It is up to our profession to demonstrate and educate our colleagues in Allied modalities, the general public and indeed our fellow Acupuncturists regarding the clinical efficacy of meridian based Traditional Acupuncture.
I attempted to do this with some degree of success last week.
This one hour practically based presentation was all about demonstrating the clinical efficacy and diverse therapeutic skills of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture to my physiotherapy colleagues not about what they should or should not do!
Three courageous physiotherapists volunteered for treatment, none
suffering from any specific problem, all highly stressed!
Watched by several intrigued colleagues, each of my three volunteers
were treated differently as demanded by their individuality and I did
my best to explain the difference between the treatments.
This short video will show some of the needling skills employed during a Traditional Japanese Acupuncture treatment,
None of the volunteers experienced any pain or discomfort.
All attested to the efficacy and strength of treatment and how relaxed and revitalized they felt after their short 20 to 30 minute treatments.
The Acupuncture profession in Australia will go nowhere fighting physiotherapists about the validity of dry needling.
There is a vast difference between the therapeutic application of acupuncture needles in dry needling and meridian based Traditional
Acupuncture.
A very thick gauge needle versus an extremely thin gauge needle in
conjunction with a very mechanical application versus energetic
application of very fine needles are but two examples of the polar opposites from which these two modalities operate using similar instruments.
Although philosophically and theoretically more aligned with Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, practitioners of the point-based practice of TCM Acupuncture with its dependence upon thicker gauge needles and their mechanical stimulation might have a much tougher time convincing other modalities that there are major discrepancies in the therapeutic application of Acupuncture and dry needling.
All the Best, Alan
Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and practitioner
of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture. For well over a decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda sensei and Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted in the
vicinity of 30 Traditional Japanese Acupuncture workshops in Australia, New Zealand and USA. Driven by a strong desire to promote the consumer friendly nature, clinical efficacy and potency of Meridian Based Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Alan is a staunch advocate of practically based workshops and draws upon his 25 years clinical experience and 14 years post and undergraduate teaching in a concerted effort to lift the bar globally in the clinical application of this most amazing medical art.
Join him in Exploring the Art of Acupuncture in the 21st century at
http://www.Worldacupunctureblog.com
For more info, please visit: http://www.worldacupuncture.com
Topics: Needling, Palpation, Practice Building, Practitioner's Perspective, Preventative Treatment, Stress and Anxiety, Student, Video | No Comments »
Effective Japanese Acupuncture Diagnostic Protocols
By Alan | June 14, 2009
Japanese Acupuncture diagnostic protocols can be incredibly effective in assisting to fine tune treatments to suit the individual patient and their current condition.
There is no question in my mind that the most vital aspect of effective Traditional Japanese Acupuncture treatment is what we know it has the root treatment, the fundamental driver of successful treatment outcomes.
I recently experienced a classic demonstration of the importance of the correct root treatment when working with one of the elite Australian Rules football players that I regularly treat in my Brisbane clinic.
Roger had injured his ankle and had been undergoing treatment (physiotherapy and Traditional Japanese Acupuncture) for this injury.
The medical hierarchy of the club decided that it was in his best interests to receive a local cortisone injection to reduce some residual inflammation in a troublesome Achilles tendon whilst he was incapacitated with his ankle injury.
After the cortisone injection Roger experienced an extremely restless night’s sleep, night sweats, sore throat and severe malaise the following morning.
Influenced by the current flu conscious environment I erred in my diagnosis, incorrectly concluding that Roger’s fundamental deficiency lay in the Spleen meridian and proceeded to administer a Spleen deficiency root treatment (Pe 7 – Sp3) throughout the following week.
The Spleen meridian plays an important role in boosting the immune system and I was extremely concerned that his internal defense mechanisms were performing at an optimal level.
After three treatments there was precious little improvement in his condition and it became obvious to me that I was barking up the wrong tree.
As a result I put aside all my preconceptions, wiped the slate clean and went through the diagnostic process thoroughly and without prejudice.
In a classic dah moment I realized that I had misdiagnosed his condition and rather than Spleen deficiency the fundamental imbalance lay the Kidney meridian.
In hindsight it was quite obvious that rather than suffering from flu or as we know in Traditional Acupuncture an exogenous pathogenic invasion, he was suffering from cortisone induced kidney deficiency.
One of the unique qualities of the diagnostic paradigms of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture is the ability to logically navigate our way between root treatments when confronted by unsuccessful clinical outcomes.
Roger responded immediately to Kidney root treatment (Lu 5 – Ki7), letting us know at the end of the session that he felt much better already.
Two days later and he reported that all the symptoms had improved out of sight and he was once again full of beans and raring to go.
There was still much work to be done on his injured ankle but he was able to fully embrace all aspects of a non-weight-bearing training regime in an effort to maintain his base fitness levels.
The bottom line is that regardless of my inadequacies as a clinician by using the guidelines provided by Traditional Japanese Acupuncture I was eventually able to achieve a successful clinical outcome for Roger, detect and correct my misdiagnosis, expand my understanding and clinical expertise.
I am, you might say, wiser for the experience and extremely grateful that I was able to utilize the logical diagnostic protocols of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture to expand my capacity to deliver the goods in clinic.
All the best,
Alan
Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture. For well over a decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda sensei and Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted in the vicinity of 30 Traditional Japanese Acupuncture workshops in Australia, New Zealand and USA. Driven by a strong desire to promote the consumer friendly nature, clinical efficacy and potency of Meridian Based Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Alan is a staunch advocate of practically based workshops and draws upon his 25 years clinical experience and 14 years post and undergraduate teaching in a concerted effort to lift the bar globally in the clinical application of this most amazing medical art.
Join him in Exploring the Art of Acupuncture in the 21st century at http://www.Worldacupunctureblog.com
For more info, please visit: http://www.Worldacupuncture.com
Topics: Practitioner's Perspective, Preventative Treatment, Sleep, Sports Performance Enhancement, Understanding Acupuncture | 2 Comments »
Japanese Acupuncture for Severe Acute Lower Back Pain and Sciatica
By Alan | June 1, 2009
Using Japanese Acupuncture last night I had the privilege of treating my brand-new next-door neighbor for excruciating lower back pain and sciatica.
Although Keiron had only just moved in and would only be staying for a week his plight became known to me in general conversation.
He was already taking anti-inflammatory medication and had sought Traditional Chinese acupuncture treatment earlier in the day, all to little or no avail.
He had been suffering for almost 7 days and his condition was growing worse by the hour.
He was in excruciating pain and had extraordinary difficulty walking the few meters from his apartment to mine.
It took all of 10 minutes for him to get up on the treatment table.
Apart from the fact that within 15 minutes of the treatment finishing he was moving in a far less painful and inconvenient manner his comment that he could feel his entire being relax and unwind immediately I administered Liver Yin deficiency root treatment using the points LIv.8 – KI.10 stood out.
He continually remarked throughout the course of treatment that this was the most relaxed he had felt in days, once again confirming for me the validity and power of administering an appropriate treatment, especially in cases of acute lower back pain.
Below is a video of the Traditional Japanese Acupuncture treatment for lower back pain that was recorded last year.
Whilst each and every treatment is a highly individualized process this video will give you a good idea of my treatment for lower back pain.
I hope you enjoy and are able to pass on some of the benefits to your patients.
Kind regards,
Alan
Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture. For well over a decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda sensei and Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted in the vicinity of 30 Traditional Japanese Acupuncture workshops in Australia, New Zealand and USA. Driven by a strong desire to promote the consumer friendly nature, clinical efficacy and potency of Meridian Based Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Alan is a staunch advocate of practically based workshops and draws upon his 25 years clinical experience and 14 years post and undergraduate teaching in a concerted effort to lift the bar globally in the clinical application of this most amazing medical art.
Join him in Exploring the Art of Acupuncture in the 21st century at http://www.Worldacupunctureblog.com
For more info, please visit: http://www.Worldacupuncture.com
Topics: Case Studies, Lower Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Disorders | No Comments »
Japanese Acupuncture and Sterilization
By Alan | May 24, 2009
Please read my reply to a pertinent question regarding sterilization and Japanese Acupuncture from Mark in Tennessee.
Greetings Mark,
Thank you for your continued interest and commitment to the practice of Traditional Acupuncture.
I hope all goes well for you and yours.
I can only answer your question from my recent experience in Ikeda sensei’s clinic.
He uses an autoclave for each and every guide tube after use and also for silver needles.
I believe the stainless steel needles are single use only.
I am converting back to the metal guide tubes from the plastic pre packed ones.
There is no doubt in my mind that the metal tubes are far more effective in eliciting specific responses when needling, especially in the root treatment and scatter needling techniques.
It feels very much like the guide tube becomes an extra instrument and provides a far superior connection with the patient.
I will be using these guidelines, as used for tattooists in the states for sterilizing the guide tubes and needle trays.
Autoclave Sterilization Guidelines
It is generally accepted that an autoclave chamber must reach at least 121°C at 15 psi for a minimum of 30 minutes to ensure adequate sterilization. Sterilization time may vary, however, depending on the quantity and density of items in the autoclave chamber. Bags packed to capacity will not receive adequate steam penetration even if typical autoclave parameters are observed. Since autoclave bags are impervious to steam, bags must be kept open to ensure steam penetration deep into the load. Adding one cup water to each bag of solid material helps ensure heat transfer to the items being sterilized.
Autoclave indicator tape and autoclave indicator bags change color when the proper temperature has been reached. The problem with this type of check is that the indicator is on the surface of the load – a positive reading does not ensure that the innermost parts of a large load have been sterilized. A quick check for steam penetration inside a load can be performed by wrapping an item (e.g., a disposable plastic test tube or pipette tip) with autoclave tape, attaching a string to the item, and putting it toward the center of the load. This should be done as the load is being generated. Do NOT open a load of potentially infected material to bury something inside. Recover the indicator after the run, and confirm that it has changed color.
While the indicator tape quick-check should be conducted with every load, it must be supplemented periodically by use of a biological indicator (such as Bacillus stearotherrnophilus) buried in the center of a load to confirm that the autoclave use parameters are bringing about sterilization. If either check fails, the autoclave must be examined to determine the problem and the problem repaired, or the operating parameters must be adjusted (such as increasing run times) so that load sterilization can be confirmed.
All of my needles are single use only.
I have recently purchased http://www.pressurecooker.com.au/go-85/Pressure_Cookers/KUHN_RIKON_Duromatic_Ergo_-_5L_pressure_cooker to assist in sterilizing tubes and trays.
Please note that:
I do not re use any instruments that penetrate the skin.
I hope my reply helps and I wish you all the best in practice.
Thanks again for your continued interest.
Kind Regards,
Alan
Below is a short video of my best impression of tonifying scatter needling as applied in patients with Yang deficient conditions
Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture. For well over a decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda sensei and Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted in the vicinity of 30 Traditional Japanese Acupuncture workshops in Australia, New Zealand and USA. Driven by a strong desire to promote the consumer friendly nature, clinical efficacy and potency of Meridian Based Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Alan is a staunch advocate of practically based workshops and draws upon his 25 years clinical experience and 14 years post and undergraduate teaching in a concerted effort to lift the bar globally in the clinical application of this most amazing medical art.
Join him in Exploring the Art of Acupuncture in the 21st century at http://www.Worldacupunctureblog.com
For more info, please visit: http://www.Worldacupuncture.com
Topics: Needling, Practitioner's Perspective, Video | No Comments »
Japanese Acupuncture Education, TCM and Eastern Europe
By Alan | May 18, 2009
The following discourse has taken place over the last week or so with an ex student of mine who graduated from college in Australia and spent about 18 months with me in clinic in Brisbane, Australia.
Against all odds she has established a successful practice in Eastern Europe, she is indeed a dedicated practitioner of Traditional Acupuncture, her persistence in the face of all manner of bureaucratic resistance and public ignorance is truly inspirational!
My responses to her questions and comments are based solely upon my clinical experience and my best efforts at refining my clinical skills and implementing the theories as espoused by Masakazu Ikeda sensei and esteemed colleagues on behalf of the Society for Traditional Japanese Medicine and the Meridian Therapy Association of Japan and should in no way be perceived as the be all end all, merely my perception of the above.
Traditional Japanese Acupuncture is most definitely based on the Traditional Chinese Medical texts, written a couple of 1,000 years ago.
The theories espoused in these TCM medical classics have been tested using the refined skills of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture in a clinical setting by many dedicated practitioners over the last century or so as a part of a renaissance of Traditional Acupuncture.
As I said before, my comments are based on my 25 years in clinic and in no way reflect the entire compass of the practice of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture.
I hope you find R’s story inspirational and my comments useful.
Kind Regards,
Alan
—–Original Message—–
From: R
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 5:53 PM
To: alan jansson
Subject: Re:Daniel Kowalski uses Japanese Acupuncture and Breaks 3 World Records
Hi Alan,
Thanks for the newsletter and yes, the name appears correctly…
I know you’ve had your website for a while now but I’ve been ridiculously busy for so many years now without a real break that I had a proper look at your web only recently.
It’s a great service I think that you are offering.
I’m finally getting to the point where I feel it’s the right time to change the way I practice.
I have to say despite of you saying TCM acu doesn’t work and despite of me not doing the strong manipulation and getting De Qi that belong to that style, I’m amazed at some of the results I’ve seen in some of my patients.
Of course with some I’m completely stuck and of course I know I’m nowhere near my potential… Even so I managed to triple the amount of clients when compared to a year ago….
I searched for some Japanese acu courses in Europe and apart from Toyohari, I found Kiiko’s course.
I read it’s very effective and often with immediate symptom relief.
I’d really need this because many of my clients try it for two or three times while I’m still figuring out the Rx in some cases…
I know you can relieve symptoms quickly too but for me still it’ll be longer learning while I need some fast strategies now….
I’m also going for Will Maclean’s seminar on Lingering Pathogens, taking place in three weeks time in London.
My first educational activity since I graduated. It’ll be interesting and hopefully will recharge my batteries a bit…
Take care and keep up the good work with the education. I’ll join your web as soon as I recover from overloading myself with too much work…
Have a good rest of the weekend too.
Regards,
R
Hi R
Delighted to hear you are getting some excellent results for your patients.
Yes, Toyo Hari and Kikko’s protocols are effective, no question but their diagnostic flexibility is limited as result of not utilizing Zang Fu physiology at all.
I have never said that TCM does not work, I have been in practice for 25 years the first 12 years exclusively using TCM.
Whilst I obtained some excellent results using TCM the ability to discern why the treatment was effective or not effective was always marginal at the best.
The discomfort levels of my patient’s proved to be a limiting factor in their willingness to return for maintenance treatment and the lack of recognition of the importance of utilizing a comprehensive understanding of the meridians in my opinion severely limits the clinical efficacy and flexibility of TCM
Most importantly using abrasive needling techniques on Yang deficient patients will always result in a negative outcome for the patient.
In other words they feel terrible after treatment and sometimes stay that way for weeks afterwards.
I cannot tell you how many people have come to me in fear after being hurt by TCM needling.
It takes a lot of convincing to get the people to try acupuncture again and it saddens me that so many people are alienated from using acupuncture again as a result of the Neanderthal needling skills of some practitioners!
In TJM, a protocol that embraces both Meridian Therapy and Zang Fu theories, the ability to navigate my way to a clear and concise diagnosis is far superior to either TCM or Meridian Therapy.
The needling and moxibustion skills required to deliver spontaneous results in clinic requires much dedication and practice.
Without question, for me the TJM protocol is light years ahead of TCM.
It is not just a matter of bunging the needle in and turning it around!
For me quality acupuncture is about the level of effectiveness, dynamic results and consumer comfort.
The gentler the treatment, providing the results are effective, the more likely the patient is to return for follow up treatment.
It is much easier to sell the concept of Preventative treatment if we are able to treat in a gentle and consumer friendly manner.
As you know I use acupuncture exclusively in treatment, my choice.
The results that you see on the videos and in the posts on my blog reflect the efficacy of a single modality namely Traditional Acupuncture.
http://www.worldacupunctureblog.com/japanese-acupuncture-relieves-severe-flu-symptoms
http://www.worldacupunctureblog.com/japanese-acupuncture-for-3-year-old
I hope you enjoy Will’s seminar and love the fact you continue to strive for improvement.
Thanks heaps for your email and I wish you all the best, as always.
Kind Regards,
Alan
PS.
If you want to refine your acupuncture skills you could do a lot worse than researching http://worldacupunctureblog.com PLUS http://worldacupuncture.com will be up and running in the next couple of months, at $10 per month it is a lot cheaper alternative than those you mentioned in your email
Alan
Hi Alan,
Thank you kindly for taking time to reply in such a detail. I was checking the web in more detail and have to say, those pictures of the nature are just absolutely amazing…
They remind me of my stay in Oz and they really are so beautiful! Thanks for sharing them…
Well, you persuaded me to try it your way, even though I planned to do things in different order. I’d like to sign up for a membership but before I do that, do you mind if I have a few comments and questions please?
1) Is it possible to pay in bulk for the membership till the end of this year? Or you automatically charge the credit card once a month? It would save me time thinking that I need to pay for my credit card using the first option. I use credit card belonging to my UK account and get the bank statements with significant delay, so it just would be easier for me to pay it all in one bigger payment if possible in order to avoid forgetting to pay it back on time.
It will be possible but we are still working on that option, your patience in this regard world be much appreciated.
2) I’m not sure if it’s still on offer or not, I read somewhere on your website about you providing one-on-one mentoring. How does this work, because I imagine it’s very time consuming for you, so is there a time limit per month that you offer help with our clients’ case studies?
As a special introductory offer to you I can put aside one hour of one on one instruction per month for the first six months.
You will need to be on skype to access the mentoring program.
3) I cannot seem to access the videos related to your case studies. I assume I should click on “online videos by veoh.com” link just below the text of the blog post but this informs me that Veoh is no longer available here, so it’s not accessible this way for me. I came across some of these videos somehow when browsing on YouTube I think but yours were mixed with some other acupuncture videos so I probably didn’t get to see all of them and also the picture is really small in the right top corner of the screen…
Try http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=worldacupuncture&aq=f
This is now a viable alternative to Veoh since we have posted a vast majority of the videos from http://worldacupunctureblog.com on You Tube.
It’s not a big deal for me but I’ll see if I’ll be able to access the instructional videos related to your tutorials and if not, I might ask you for some guidance…I’ll see…
The instructional videos on http://worldacupuncture.com will be ready in the next month or two, please be patient on this one.
4) While browsing your web, it caught my eye the home study that Mr Rosenfarb is promoting. He mentions Laws of Attraction are responsible for his success etc.
Andy has built a remarkable Acupuncture practice in New Jersey, with patients flying in from all over the planet.
I have no doubt he would accredit some of that success to the above course.
Without question Andy has a highly developed work ethic and continues to strive to perfect his treatment protocols especially when working with the visually disadvantaged.
http://www.acupuncturehealth.net/
Have you done the course by any chance?
If it is what I think it is, I’ve known of laws of attraction and other metaphysical concepts and have been using it for years so I was just wondering if you might have any personal experience with it…Not that I want to be seeing so many clients a week but if there is something I don’t know yet….
I don’t think so, I believe gratitude for our blessings can go a long way towards opening the abundant door of opportunity.
5) What’s the best way to start do you think? I have the book “Practice…” ( and DVD which I haven’t had a chance to see yet) by Ikeda Masakazu, so I can start reading it. I also have the pinkish violet book. I suppose some basic introductory explanations will be on the web itself…
Read ‘Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Fundamentals of Meridian Therapy’ http://www.amazon.com/Traditional-Japanese-Acupuncture-Fundamentals-Meridian/dp/0967303443 in conjunction with viewing the DVD’s http://www.worldacupuncture.com/products/department1.cfm then get stuck into ‘The Practice of Japanese Acupuncture and Moxibuston’ http://www.eastlandpress.com/books/the_practice_of_japanese_acupuncture_and_moxibustion_classic_principles_in_action.php
Short answers are sufficient, pls don’t spend too much of your time on this. And you don’t have to rush either with replying, I’m busy anyway:)
Thanks a lot and have a good one mate:)
Cheers,
R
Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture. For well over a decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda sensei and Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted in the vicinity of 30 Traditional Japanese Acupuncture workshops in Australia, New Zealand and USA. Driven by a strong desire to promote the consumer friendly nature, clinical efficacy and potency of Meridian Based Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Alan is a staunch advocate of practically based workshops and draws upon his 25 years clinical experience and 14 years post and undergraduate teaching in a concerted effort to lift the bar globally in the clinical application of this most amazing medical art.
Join him in Exploring the Art of Acupuncture in the 21st century at http://www.Worldacupunctureblog.com
For more info, please visit: http://www.Worldacupuncture.com
Topics: Practice Building, Practitioner's Perspective | 1 Comment »
Daniel Kowalski uses Japanese Acupuncture and Breaks 3 World Records
By Alan | May 9, 2009
One week ago retired Olympic Gold, Silver and Bronze medalist, Daniel Kowalski broke 3 world records at the Australian Masters Swimming titles.
In this post we have a video interview with Daniel and I have provided
a little of his successful history with Traditional Japanese
Acupuncture.
In late 1998 Daniel presented including suffering from a severely compromised immune system.
When competing in swimming meets where he would contest the 200 m,
400 m and 1500 m events Daniel was all too frequently suffering from chronic sinusitis, headaches, severe lethargy and malaise, definitely not the ideal state to successfully achieve his goal of competing in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
To cut a long story short, Daniel commenced a regular treatment regime of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture
that resulted in him regaining robust good health thus allowing him to
train and compete successfully at the level required to qualify.
Daniel was also suffering from severe wear and tear of both shoulders that eventually required surgical intervention to repair.
The bottom line is that in the three years he attended clinic he did not suffer from any illness, a far cry from the repeated health dilemmas that he had suffered previously.
A decade later and Daniel is once again competing albeit at the Masters games rather than at Olympic level.
This year the Australian Masters swimming was held in Brisbane, Australia.
Daniel now resides in Melbourne and at my behest had been receiving
regular Traditional Japanese Acupuncture treatment from my erstwhile
colleague Katsuhiko Okuma.
With the help of Okuma sensei his preparation had been excellent and
when he presented in clinic last Thursday week he was in excellent
shape, apart from a painful lower back.
This made my job a lot easier.
Daniel requested Traditional Japanese Acupuncture treatment to optimize his energy levels and resolve his lower back discomfort thus providing him with sufficient fuel in the tank to once again compete successfully.
I performed a Spleen deficiency root treatment utilizing the points Pe 7 and Sp 3 to build his core energy reserves and shunted the gall bladder meridian utilizing the point GB 40 to enhance the distribution of this energy to his limbs.
I also utilized the relevant back shu points, rice grain moxibustion (Tonetskyu) on the lower back and performed scatter needling throughout his neck and shoulders
The following video is an interview that was conducted last Saturday week after he had broken the world record in the 800 m freestyle event for his age group in Masters swimming by a massive 8 seconds.
After this interview I performed a similar treatment to the one that
he had received on Thursday morning and that afternoon he went on to
break the 400 m freestyle world record for his age group in Masters swimming by an unbelievable 7 seconds.
On the Sunday Daniel raced in the 200 m freestyle and you guessed it, he broke the world record in this event also.
His remarkable performance showed that his awesome competitive
spirit continued to burn brightly and his confidence in the ability of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture to enhance his sporting performance was most definitely reflected in his outstanding results.
Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture. For well over a decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda sensei and Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted in the vicinity of 30 Traditional Japanese Acupuncture workshops in Australia, New Zealand and USA. Driven by a strong desire to promote the consumer friendly nature, clinical efficacy and potency of Meridian Based Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Alan is a staunch advocate of practically based workshops and draws upon his 25 years clinical experience and 14 years post and undergraduate teaching in a concerted effort to lift the bar globally in the clinical application of this most amazing medical art.
Join him in Exploring the Art of Acupuncture in the 21st century at http://www.Worldacupunctureblog.com
For more info, please visit: http://www.Worldacupuncture.com
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Japanese Acupuncture Treatment for residual symptoms of Q Fever
By Alan | May 5, 2009
Part 2 , to view previous post please CLICK HERE
When Will again presented in clinic on 13 January it had been almost 2 months since his last treatment and he has been extremely busy making up for lost time.
His number one complaint was terrible sleep
5th Treatment
Since Will had been responding well to Kidney deficient root treatments I continued in the same vein, tonifying Lu 5 and Ki 10, shunting St 36, Liv 2 and LI 3.
The second phase of treatment I utilized the points Bl14, 17, 18, 20, 23, 40, 58 and scatter needled the upper back neck and shoulders.
6th treatment
It was almost another 2 weeks before Will was able to get back for further treatment.
He reported headaches, particularly at the vertex and behind the eyes, severe pain in the mid to lower back area, waking a lot during the night, increased irritability, poor appetite for the last 2 days, nausea, indigestion, low energy and his medication was causing significant mood swings.
Diagnosis
Liver Yin Deficiency with deficient heat in the Gall Bladder meridian
Treatment
Front points
CV 12, 4, St25, Yintang
Root treatment
Tonify Liv 8, Ki 10 shunt GB34
The 2nd phase of treatment included Bl 14,17,18,20 40, 58
Needle Head Moxa Bl 23, 25
7th Treatment
Will reported that his headache had cleared after the last treatment and although a lot milder was recurring between 11 and 12 at night again located at the vertex and behind the eyes, his back pain had improved, he was still waking through the night but not as much, although still feeling some lower back pain on the right side radiating into the hip he was not feeling the pain radiating to the front of the torso as he had previously, his appetite was good and he had experienced some diarrhea after the last treatment but felt better as a result.
He felt better than he had in many weeks !
Treatment
Since I was away in New Zealand at the time my colleague and locum, Efrat performed the treatment.
Basically the same as 6th treatment with an additional shunting of GB 41 and the application of GB 19,20,21
8th Treatment
Once again this treatment was performed by Efrat.
Will’s back pain had improved; he was less grumpy and had experienced no headaches.
Treatment was basically the same as the 6th and 7th treatments .
9th Treatment
It was 10 weeks before Will was able to attend clinic for his next treatment.
In his own words he was not too bad, suffering some aching in the back region around 3 AM every morning, he had experienced an increase in nocturnal urination, once again needed to sit in a chair to rest and relieve his back pain but he had experienced no headaches whatsoever.
Treatment
At this point I reverted to a Kidney deficiency root treatment.
Tonify Lu 5, Ki 7 and Ki2 (To quell the deficient heat that was affecting the Heart meridian.
2nd phase of treatment included Bl 13, 18, 20, 40, 58 with Needle Head Moxibustion on Bl 23
10th Treatment
2 days later and Will reported that his sleeping had improved and his back pain was much better.
Treatment
Similar to as the 9th treatment considering the positive results from that session .
Tonify Lu5 and Ki 7 shunt St 36 and 2nd phase identical to points used in the 9th treatment.
Summary
Whilst Western medicine has some incredible lifesaving attributes and without doubt saved Will’s life on this occasion it was apparent that the ability of allopathic medication and treatment to resolve many of the symptoms resulting from Will’s condition did have significant limitations.
I make no claim that Japanese Acupuncture is the be all and end all in situations such as this.
I believe that it is essential that patients suffering from Q Fever, Ross River Fever, Bharma Forest Fever, Glandular fever and the like should seek conventional medical treatment as primary care.
However, clinical experience has demonstrated to me and those in my care the extraordinary benefits that can be derived from utilizing Traditional Japanese Acupuncture as an auxiliary treatment regime to assist in the resolution of the insidious and persistent symptoms that can arise as a result of contracting this type of illness.
I hope this case history has been of some assistance to you and that you are able to apply some of my clinical experience in your practice to the ultimate benefit of your patients.
All the best,
Alan
PS.
Some more images from Imabari, Japan follow hope you enjoy viewing as much as I did capturing them.
An Image of Rainbow Bay now residing in Imabari, Japan
Colors of Imabari Intersection
Matchbox Cars for sale
Two and four Wheels
Maccas for Breakfast….
Early Morning Glow
It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock n roll
But the view is worth the effort
Imabari in Spring
Downtown Imabari and the Inland Sea
Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and
practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture. For well over a
decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda
sensei and Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted
in the vicinity of 30 Traditional Japanese Acupuncture workshops in
Australia, New Zealand and USA. Driven by a strong desire to
promote the consumer friendly nature, clinical efficacy and potency
of Meridian Based Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Alan is a
staunch advocate of practically based workshops and draws upon his
25 years clinical experience and 14 years post and undergraduate
teaching in a concerted effort to lift the bar globally in the
clinical application of this most amazing medical art.
Join him in Exploring the Art of Acupuncture in the 21st century at
http://www.Worldacupunctureblog.com
For more info, please visit: http://www.Worldacupuncture.com
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How Acupuncture Works Part 001
By Alan | April 27, 2009
G’Day from Down Under,
I hope this post finds you well and happy.
I definitely feel better after 2 1/2 hrs of surfing in the most delightful conditions, below you will find the beginnings of my explanation of the above question.
This post is a copy of a recent newsletter sent to my patients, please feel free to use any part of this explanation to help your patients develop their understanding of the practice of Traditional Acupuncture.
How Does Acupuncture Work?
During my 25 years in practice countless people have asked me how acupuncture works and you may also have pondered upon this question, before, during or after your acupuncture treatment.
There is no short answer, over 3500 years of recorded history and millions of successful treatment outcomes only serve to emphasize the clinical efficacy and diversity of this ancient healing modality and it reinforces the difficulty translating the underlying factors responsible for Traditional Acupuncture’s incredible longevity.
With access to ancient classical medical texts, some written 2500 years before the birth of Christ, millions of recorded case histories and an extraordinary vault of knowledge based on the accumulated healing expertise gleaned from millions of successful treatments, acupuncture must be close to being the most historically proven medical modality on the planet today!
Millions of case histories have been recorded in the ancient Chinese language known as Kanji.
I believe it is imperative that the translator has a wealth of clinical experience enabling them to interpret and subsequently translate in an accurate and clinically relevant manner.
A 1000 or so years ago emissaries from Japan travelled to China to study their far more sophisticated medical and legal systems, some decades later they returned to Japan taking with them Chinese experts in the fields of medicine and law.
Much like Latin provided the basis for the Western legal and medical languages, Kanji is the language upon which the Japanese medical and legal systems are based.
As a result, accurate and clinically relevant translation of this knowledge is restricted to a few highly specialized individuals, especially in Japan.
Masakazu Ikeda sensei has written in the vicinity of 20 textbooks, authored hundreds of journal articles and presented hundreds of workshops concerning the practice of this highly specialized medical art called Traditional Acupuncture.
He has also been in practice for mere 40 years!
How does acupuncture work?
The answer to this question will always be governed by the experience and awareness of the person doing the explaining.
Since the person attempting to provide an answer to this frequently asked question in this instance is yours truly, please allow me to provide you with some pertinent and relevant historical details of my career and how my first visit to Japan irrevocably changed my understanding of how Traditional Acupuncture works where it matters, in clinic.
In 1996, at the behest my friend and colleague Edward Obaidey, a gentleman fluent in all things Japanese and I visited Masakazu Ikeda sensei, a modern master of Traditional Acupuncture at his clinic in Imabari, Japan.
Edward’s ability to accurately translate combined with Ikeda sensei’s immense clinical experience and linguistic competency created unique access to the ancient classical texts and their clinical application.
After 13 years of practicing what I believed to be Traditional Acupuncture I experienced a truly rude awakening regarding the crude level of skill and extremely basic understanding that I possessed.
I realized I was still playing in the sandpit with a bucket and spade and this master practitioner was the head of faculty at the global University.
I was stunned by Ikeda sensei’s amazing clinical skills, his hands and fingers seemed to dance across the patient’s body, his meditative focus throughout treatment was truly magnetic.
Sensei’s ability to translate his formidable knowledge and understanding of the ancient medical art of Acupuncture into clinical excellence was truly inspirational.
What I learned in his clinic in the dead of the Japanese winter became my virtual professional pole vault, my awareness of the clinical potential of Traditional Acupuncture was veritably exploded by the way in which this master practitioner went about his work.
I thought I was entered in the Traditional Acupuncture high jump and after 13 years in practice I found myself in the pole vault without a pole!
Talk about raising the bar!
In 1996, after receiving treatment from Ikeda sensei and closely observing his work with patients suffering from a virtual Pandora’s box of maladies I realized how far that proverbial bar had been raised as a result of my exposure to this master practitioner.
Ikeda sensei lived and breathed this often misunderstood healing art/science, to me he represented the very heart of Traditional Acupuncture and his devotion to the translation of the ancient doctrines into clinically relevant material provided me with an amazing opportunity to further my understanding and clinical application of Traditional Acupuncture.
His silken skills, effortless focus and immense knowledge were even more obvious upon my return to Japan earlier this year; the connection formed by his hands to the patient was incredibly malleable, osmotic in the extreme.
I was inexorably reminded that I had entered in the clinical equivalent of the pole vault, the bar infinitely higher than in the high jump and the sand pit I had been dwelling in was for emergency landings only.
How well acupuncture works is irrevocably linked to the awareness and skill of your practitioner.
Like a surgeon skillfully using a scalpel, the acupuncturist uses a needle during an energetic form of surgery and the most essential ingredient for a successful clinical outcome is the skill and sensitivity of their hands.
The success of your treatment relies not on the needle or scalpel, but in the hands of your practitioner!
In other words the potency and diversity of Traditional Acupuncture treatment is directly related to the skill and experience of your practitioner.
The ability to translate this immense body of knowledge through the awareness and understanding born from clinical experience, sensitivity and skill can make all the difference to consistently achieving successful clinical outcomes
I continue to practice daily in an effort to refine and develop my skill and understanding of Traditional Acupuncture, clear that elusive bar and do my best to translate my extreme good fortune into clinical competency to the ultimate benefit of my patients.
I believe it important to convey to you the relevance of a solid knowledge base and clinical experience prior to undertaking the immense and somewhat complex task of distilling this unique ancient medical system into an understandable diatribe for your consumption.
Traditional Japanese Acupuncture relies upon the recognition of an energetic network that covers the entire body known as meridians.
Next month I will explore how by using these meridians the skilled Traditional Acupuncturist can often assist people who have exhausted all other avenues of therapy in an effort to regain good health.
This short video recorded yesterday may help you to fully grasp the diversity and potency of Traditional Acupuncture. I hope you enjoy.
Watch How Traditional Acupuncture Works Part 001 in Educational & How-To | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com
Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture. For well over a decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda sensei and Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted in the vicinity of 30 Traditional Japanese Acupuncture workshops in Australia, New Zealand and USA. Driven by a strong desire to promote the consumer friendly nature, clinical efficacy and potency of Meridian Based Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Alan is a staunch advocate of practically based workshops and draws upon his 25 years clinical experience and 14 years post and undergraduate teaching in a concerted effort to lift the bar globally in the clinical application of this most amazing medical art.
Join him in Exploring the Art of Acupuncture in the 21st century at http://www.Worldacupunctureblog.com
For more info, please visit: http://www.Worldacupuncture.com
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Japanese Acupuncture benefits seriously ill Q Fever patient
By Alan | April 19, 2009
In November 2008 Will presented in clinic suffering from sequelae of Q fever.
Manifestations
Incubation period is usually 2 to 3 weeks. The most common manifestation is flu-like symptoms with abrupt onset of fever, malaise, profuse perspiration, severe headache, myalgia (muscle pain), joint pain, loss of appetite, upper respiratory problems, dry cough, pleuritic pain, chills, confusion and gastro-intestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. The fever lasts approximately 7 to 14 days.
During the course, the disease can progress to an atypical pneumonia, which can result in a life threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), whereby such symptoms usually occur during the first 4 to 5 days of infection.
Less often the Q fever causes (granulomatous) hepatitis which becomes symptomatic with malaise, fever, liver enlargement (hepatomegaly), pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen and jaundice (icterus). Retinal vasculitis is a rare manifestation of Q fever.[7]
The chronic form of Q fever is virtually identical to inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (endocarditis),[8] which can occur months or decades following the infection. It is usually deadly if untreated. However, with appropriate treatment the mortality falls to around 10%.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_fever
In June last year Will was infected by this rather diabolical organism and his life as a grazier in central Queensland, Australia was directly threatened.
Hospitalized for some time, he was medicated and received 24/7 emergency care and supervision but became ‘sicker and sicker’ suffering from explosive headaches, severe sweating and a horrendous aching in the bones not to mention overwhelming lethargy, he was told he had the highest levels of Q fever ever recorded in Queensland.
After being discharged but still in ailing health Will was readmitted with severe blood poisoning from an additional micro cocci infection.
He was placed in the care in the special disease unit at the Royal Brisbane Hospital.
As well as coming extremely close to dying from the blood poisoning his Q-fever levels were still very high.
Married with three children Will was unable to carry out many of the essential tasks required to maintain thousands of acres of pastoral land and I don’t know how many head of stock, he struggled to get out of bed!
He would wake up around midnight and 3am with severe cramping pain (not unlike how he imagined inflamed kidney stones would feel) , the pain focus was located in the GB 25 region and radiated all the way around to the pubic symphysis, a phenomena that obviously involved Dai Mai, Girdle Vessel or Belt Meridian as it is variously known.
His medical treatment included a heartbeat echo examination every four months, a nuclear bone scan and medication for the Q-fever (which unfortunately triggered headaches) plus medication to assist his sleeping,
He had 2 fused vertebrae as a result of Schumann’s disease and had suffered from shingles two years ago.
In the last two weeks he had experienced overwhelming, growing fatigue and had begun to doubt his ability to recover.
1st treatment
Diagnosis
Will’s pulse was difficult to read, suffice to say it was very superficial, the liver and gall bladder position on the left wrist being strongest.
Having successfully treated a number patients suffering variously from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Glandular Fever, Ross River Fever and Barmah Forest Fever over the last 15 years, Spleen deficiency root treatments had proven to be by far the most effective.
If the patient was suffering from high fevers and/or swelling I would use the fire points, otherwise I found the Earth points worked very well.
Relying primarily on my experience I diagnosed the patient as suffering from Spleen deficiency Liver excess fever syndrome with excessive heat in the Yang Ming Meridians.
Treatment
The Pericardium and Spleen Meridian’s were tonified using Pe 7 and Sp 3.
The Liver meridian was dispersed using the fire point Liv 2 and Stomach meridian shunted utilizing St 36.
Back Shu points utilized included Bl 14, 18, 20, 23, 40, 58 I also included in this phase of treatment the point Governing Vessel 9 and the1/2 inch points between L5 S1.
2nd treatment
2 days later
Patient Report
The aching was that same, radiating from the spine to the side of the hips and into the inguinal groove, his energy had improved a little but he had to sleep in a chair this morning to ease the pain.
Diagnosis
I was less than happy with the results of treatment, pleased that Will had more energy but concerned that there had been no relief from the pain.
I repeated a full diagnostic examination during which Will mentioned that he used to get a lot of pain in the Lu 5 area, this comment was triggered by palpation of the area.
My initial diagnosis of Spleen deficiency had been swayed by my previous experience, closer examination of the pulse and symtoms assisted me in re-diagnosing Will as suffering from Lung deficiency Liver excess fever syndrome.
Treatment
Conception Vessel 12, 17, 4, St 25, Ki 27 and Yintang were applied during the first phase of treatment followed by a Kidney deficiency root treatment using the water point of the Lung meridian Lu 5 and the metal point of the Kidney meridian Ki 7 and the Liver meridian was dispersed using the fire point Liv 2.
The final phase of treatment included Bl points 13, 18, 20, 23, 40, 58 ( needle head moxibustion on Bl 23).
3rd treatment
3 days later
Patient Report
Felt on top of the world for a few hours, sleeping improved, throbbing pain in the spine not as tight.
Treatment
Same as previous treatment although I decided to subtly change the Root treatment substituting Ki 10 (water point) for Ki 7 (metal point) in an effort to extend the longevity of these very positive results.
Also shunted Li 3 .
4th treatment
2 days later
Patient Report
No pain at all for over 24 hours, this morning there was minimal pain in the inguinal groove and lower back area.
Right-hand side Lu 5 was tender, he had slept through the night (first time in many months) with an unusual amount of dreaming and had experience no headaches (for the first time in many months)
Treatment
As above with the addition tonification of KI 2 to help control the degree of heat reaching the heart as a result of the Kidney deficiency and subsequent shunting of Pe 4 to ensure that the excessive heat (unusual dreams) was removed from the upper heater/warmer
I will reveal the subsequent 6 treatments right up to last Saturday and what we did when Will presented in clinic some two months after his 4th treatment in very poor shape, once more experiencing terrible sleep and significant pain.
I am so grateful to Masakazu Ikeda sensei for his re assurance 10 years ago that as practitioners we are obliged to make errors throughout our clinical journey.
It is in the recognition and subsequent correction of these errors that many of the cognitive/logical/essential qualities of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture are revealed, our skill in translating that understanding into the effective treatment of our patients is at the very heart of our medicine.
More about Traditional Japanese Acupuncture and our Q Fever patient soon.
In the meantime I trust you have a good time.
Lotsa,
Alan
PS.
Here are some more images of World Acupuncture visiting the clinic of Master Acupuncturist, Masakazu Ikeda in Imabari, Shikoku, Japan.
Hope you enjoy 
Lunch on most days, delicious fo sho.
A Wall of Books
My Bed
Full Moon, Japanese Style
Full Moon Rising
Still Full, Still Moon
There it is again!
A Language with Character
Working After Hours
Best seat in da house
My seat in clinic when not observing treatment
Alan Jansson is an internationally recognized teacher and practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture. For well over a decade, independent of and in conjunction with Masakazu Ikeda sensei and Edward Obaidey, Alan has presented, convened and hosted in the vicinity of 30 Traditional Japanese Acupuncture workshops in Australia, New Zealand and USA. Driven by a strong desire to promote the consumer friendly nature, clinical efficacy and potency of Meridian Based Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Alan is a staunch advocate of practically based workshops and draws upon his 25 years clinical experience and 14 years post and undergraduate teaching in a concerted effort to lift the bar globally in the clinical application of this most amazing medical art.
Join him in Exploring the Art of Acupuncture in the 21st century at http://www.Worldacupunctureblog.com
For more info, please visit: http://www.Worldacupuncture.com
Topics: Case Studies, Infection and Congestion, Sleep | 1 Comment »