Patient's Perspective
Acupuncture for Post Natal Depression and Recovery from Spinal Surgery
Monday, August 11th, 2008Joel Fellman of http://altMD.com offered some very compelling questions regarding Acupuncture and Health Care during Pregnancy, Childbirth and Post Birth for the mums in addition to suitability for Infants, Children and Adolescents.
Your post “More On Acupuncture, Pregnancy and Childbirth” is interesting. As you may recall, at Serono we were aware that [...]
Last Post, Last Meals,Last Images from San Diego 2008.
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008G’Day,
Hope all is well in your world.
This is my last post from San Diego 2008.
It has been a visit full of hospitality and camaraderie, I remain extremely grateful to have friend’s and colleagues of such¬† generous natures.
Thanks all, for your part in what has been an amazing stay!
Adam, thanks for your enduring friendship, providing me [...]
Acupuncture with Intra Dermal Needles for Acute Injury
Saturday, May 24th, 2008Jason is a Massage practitioner of great repute at the Queensland Sports Medicine Center in Brisbane, Australia, where we both work as specialist consultants in our respective modalities . He is also a committed and outrageously enthusiastic mountain bike rider, detouring on his way to work via Brisbane’s resident mountain, Mt. Cootha on a [...]
From Acupuncture Practitioner to Acupuncture Client to Acupuncture Practitioner
Sunday, April 13th, 2008
An ex client recently recieved my clinic newsletter with a link to WorldAcupuncture.com inserted.
His response below is followed by my reply.
I am grateful that he is sufficiently interested to read my newsletters let alone check out my blog.
Alan,
I must admit that I quite like your posts.
Tell me, how often would you surf in a week? [...]
Acupuncture Turns Patient’s Life Around
Monday, March 17th, 2008G’day One and All,
Hope life is going swimmingly for you.
I sent a newsletter out to patient’s, students and practitioners yesterday entitled ‘Why I Do What I Do’, a brief insight into my motivation and an explanation as to why I am still practicing Acupuncture after 25 years at the coalface.
In response to this newsletter [...]
Acupuncture Treatment with Masakazu Ikeda
Friday, March 14th, 2008G’Day,
Here is a short video of Fiona’s experience receiving Traditional Acupuncture treatment from Masakazu Ikeda sensei, ‘master acupuncturist‘ from the city of Imabari, Shikoku, Japan.
Fiona describes the feeling and sensation of being treated by a ‘modern day master‘ of the art of meridian based acupuncture AKA as Japanese Meridian Therapy.
To find out more [...]
Acupuncture Provides Spontaneous Relief From Lower Back Pain
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008Chris is a self employed builder by trade, time equals income and with a family to support he needed assistance to get back on his feet immediately.
Meridian based acupuncture once again justified the faith that both he as a patient and myself as a practitioner place in it.
This clinical outcome is far from the exception [...]
Apprehensive newbie patient reports on 2nd acupuncture treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome
Friday, November 16th, 2007Dear Alan:
Thank you for your e-mail.
Actually,on Monday, my acupuncture practitioner said something that was really important and relevant for both you and I.
She was asking me how long I was having symptoms, and it turned
I was having them for a long time without knowing what they were,
i.e. a “bruised” feeling in the palm of my [...]
Debilitating Lower Back Condition, what would you suggest to this patient?
Monday, November 12th, 2007Hi Alan!
I hope you’re doing well.
I have an important question regarding this disc injury I have. It’s
a near total occlusion of the canal space around L5/S1 (originating
from L4/L5). I’d say the disc tissue there is occluding about 70% of
the space, just pushing the cauda equina to the side. I’m presenting
with some leg pain, numbness [...]
Anxious Acupuncture Patient with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Survives Initial Treatment.
Sunday, November 11th, 2007
Dear Alan:
Thank you for recommending and encouraging me to explore
acupuncture for my flagging wrists and fingers.
I had my first appointment yesterday, and for someone who
has an innate fear of sharp pointed objects I felt very good
about it.
Even though I was wound tighter than a drum, there was no
“pain” or “discomfort,” and it really [...]