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With Gratitude

I would like to acknowledge and thank Masakazu Ikeda sensei for demonstrating the extraordinary clinical possibilities of Traditional Acupuncture. To my patients, students, teachers, colleagues, friends and my beautiful daughters, thanks heaps for your tolerance. After 25 years as a parent and practitioner it has become increasingly apparent to me that the 'learning never stops'.

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Japanese Acupuncture Healing Potential

Monday, March 8th, 2010

One of the greatest challenges facing me as a practitioner of Japanese acupuncture is effectively communicating it’s clinical diversity and power. I believe the best way to do that is to inform you about some of the clinical case histories and challenges confronting those seeking treatment to rectify their specific disharmony, illness, pain or as [...]

Japanese Acupuncture helps 8 months pregnant patient overcome debilitating stomach virus

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

Jackie contacted me last Thursday, almost 8 months pregnant with her 3rd child she had contracted a debilitating virus that was causing constant diarrhea and nausea. She had been suffering from with this potentially dangerous condition since the previous Sunday, unable to keep fluids or solids on board she was becoming increasingly dehydrated in spite [...]

Pregnancy, Moxibustion & SP.6

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Hi 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 [...]

Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Childbirth and Pregnancy

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

G’Day, Hope all is good with you. I have spent much of this week uploading, downloading, editing and rendering video of Adam Gries treatment of Joe who is recovering from a severe spinal cord injury. Stay tuned for that one, both Adam and Joe are writing accompanying pieces to go with the video. Debra Bett’s [...]

Braxton Hicks Patient Responds Well to Acupuncture Treatment

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Regarding the patient who was the subject of my post on November 22nd. She was experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions and severe bleeding five weeks premature to the expected birth date of her 2nd baby. Tonification of the kidney meridian and importantly, in such an energetically delicate situation, the judicious application of rice grain moxibustion in [...]