Archive for October, 2008
A Skeptic Doctor Endorses Acupuncture
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Post courtesy of Vitalis Skiauteris, Acupuncturist from Auckland, New Zealand specialising in acupuncture for infertility and IVF . Medical researcher Dr Shaun Holt used to belong to New Zealand skeptic society, an organisation known for being critical of acupuncture. Dr Holt reviewed a lot of research on natural medicine and as a result has changed [...]
Pediatric Acupuncture
Sunday, October 26th, 2008G’Day, Hope all is well in your world. It has been an action packed October for me, one of the highlight’s being Soma Glick’s Pediatric Acupuncture workshop in Brisbane last weekend. Workshop Participants, lotsa smiles here! This extremely enjoyable and practical workshop helped me to consolidate many of the methods that I already use when [...]
Pregnancy, Moxibustion & SP.6
Monday, October 20th, 2008Hi Alan, In your present article you are mentioning that scarring moxibustion at SP-6 is also effective for lower back pain. I am concerned about the use of SP-6 during pregnancy. Can you please comment about that?. Thanks a lot, Helena. Dear Helena, Thank you for your question regarding the use of rice grain moxibustion [...]
24 Years Practicing Acupuncture
Monday, October 13th, 2008In 1984 I arrived in the town of Gatton, not quite 100 miles south-west of the Queensland state capital, Brisbane, Australia. I had completed the majority of my acupuncture studies and an old friend had assured me that there would be a strong demand for my services in this archetypal country town. This was the [...]
Japanese Acupuncture for Severe Hangover
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008What an extraordinary couple of weeks it has been! Once again I have been challenged on the virtual front. Clinically however, it has been a very rewarding period with many challenges and some positive treatment outcomes. On Monday I treated Vivian who had a few extra champagnes on the previous Thursday night and woke up [...]