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 often occurs in the case of elite sports people, optimize their performance potential.

Here are just a few examples of this potential, I trust these scenario’s will assist you in understanding some of the potential benefits of Japanese acupuncture.

Following is an excerpt from an e-mail kindly sent to me by a patient who has experienced significant health benefits from ongoing treatment.

This patient is a marine biologist who has recently traveled to San Francisco to spend a few months working with her colleagues stateside.

Hi Alan,
How are you? I hope you’ve been out in the water? I’m surfed out trying to get as many surf’s in as possible before heading to San Fran and hasn’t it been beautiful!

I just wanted to say thanks so much for your treatments, they have helped me enormously and I will miss coming in to see you over the next few months. The last treatment was fantastic – it seemed to clear away the nerve tingling and I felt a lot stronger. I wasn’t sleeping as well though but that’s probably to be expected with all the excitement around going overseas.

I’d love to continue acupuncture in San Francisco so if you do have some contacts for me I would really appreciate it. It has helped me beyond words so I’d love to keep it up and I will be sure to come see you again when I get back. I think half of the treatment is your presence and zest for life!

Hope you have a fantastic next couple of months and I’ll look forward to seeing you again when I get back!

As a practitioner this is a very satisfying and welcome communication indeed.

The correspondent works in a very demanding and results orientated field, often experiencing high levels of stress in an effort to meet externally imposed deadlines.

An entirely different perspective arises in discussing the clinical outcome for a patient who was diagnosed as suffering from a molar pregnancy, a condition whereby miscarriage is a 90% certainty.

Without going into details, after several treatments she is now very happily 23 weeks pregnant with an apparently healthy baby on the way according to her medical specialist.

In yet another case, the patient presented with an extremely painful and expansive episode of the shingles.

Whilst no miracle cure was at hand, there can be little doubt that regular Japanese acupuncture treatment aided in his full recovery from this debilitating condition in a relatively short amount of time.

A number of the physiotherapists with whom I practice at the Queensland Sports Medicine Center have sought treatment recently for difficulties in maintaining an extremely busy work schedule and focused fitness training as a result of impeded immune function.

Basically the more intense the training regime and the busier they were at work, the more often they were suffering from colds, flu’s and accompanying lethargy.

It is of no surprise to me that their condition appears to improve relative to the regularity of their treatment?

I often work in conjunction with the physiotherapists in an effort to bring about a more rapid and complete recovery of our patients.

One example of such cooperation is the work we have been doing to assist an ex-Australian cricketing legend prepare for the forthcoming IPL cricketing tournament in India.

Amongst other aspects of treatment, I believe Japanese acupuncture has been extremely beneficial in defusing much of the physical stress related to his increased training regime and the mental anguish associated with a making a decision regarding his involvement as a result of the security status of the tournament and concerns for his personal safety.

As well as recharging his energetic battery, Japanese acupuncture treatment also provided an extremely welcome refuge from the myriad of questions and potential outcomes that assuaged his mind during this most difficult of decision-making scenarios.

Last but not least, Emma Snowsill is the reigning Olympic Gold Medalist in the sport of Triathlon, an event that includes a 1500m swim, 40k bike ride and a 10k run.

Against the best female tri athletes on the planet, that implies insanely fit individuals with extra ordinary motors sharpened to a cutting edge by the hardness of competition and intense training, all striving to be at the absolute peak of their game for the ultimate reward for a competitive athlete, Emma won her gold medal in emphatic fashion at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

March 2010 and Emma has been struggling with persistent immune related problems for several months, including a diabolically compromised energetic status and repetitive breakdowns in her health resulting in continual colds and flu’s, a situation that saw her training regime severely compromised.

Over the last few months she has been receiving regular Japanese acupuncture treatment and her condition has improved markedly, to a point where she has recently been able to resume full training.

I believe regular weekly treatments have helped Emma  accelerate her training regime whilst maintaining a robust immune status.

By way of explanation, Emma missed a treatment a couple of weeks ago, whilst continuing to accelerate her training regime she flew to Melbourne where she was subjected to a radical climate change, the end result was that she attended clinic last Wednesday suffering from a sore throat, streaming sinuses, increased lethargy and she was justifiably concerned that her health was about to crash again.

In short, after three treatments Emma left for Abu Dhabi today to attend the http://www.laureus.com/awards/ in good health, no runny nose, sore throat greatly improved and energetically much stronger.

I’m sure you’ll agree this is a  preferable option when one is partaking in international travel and will see her able to enjoy this landmark event to the fullest.

As a practitioner of Japanese acupuncture the reality is that a majority of people through no fault of their own are totally ignorant of the diversity and power of this ancient healing modality.

Whilst most people are aware that acupuncture has the potential to help with neck, back, shoulder, knee, hip and ankle injuries and pain, headaches etc, most have little or no idea of its clinical diversity in the hands of an experienced and competent practitioner.

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 more than 40 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.Worldacupuncture.com

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

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

Greetings from Rainbow Bay on a Magnificent Summer Sunday morning,

Even at 5am today (that is just light), the surf was crowded, whilst the waves are of significant of size and proportion, I find it somewhat difficult to enjoy the level of aggressive behavior required to snare and surf a wave when the surfers begin to resemble sardines and the ocean becomes a pit of frothing testosterone.

Hence I sit here before my monitor doing the two fingered tap on the keyboard.

I figure tomorrow may be a little smaller but it won’t be anywhere as near crowded and my turn will come a lot easier.

We had an extremely diverse morning in clinic yesterday treating folk with a great variety of health issues including;

Insomnia x 3

Pre-Natal Headache, Dizziness and Fatigue (28 Weeks)

Stress

Groin Injury

Debilitating Heel/Achilles Pain

Severe Nausea from Chemotherapy

High Blood Pressure, Chronic Severe Neck and Shoulder Pain

Sciatica, Low Back Pain, Chest Infection

Severely Prolapsed Lumbar Disc and subsequent Chronic Back Pain

Bone Bruising of the Knee, Exhaustion and Nausea

Sequelae of Whooping Cough including severe breathlessness

Low Back Groin and Neck Pain, High Blood Pressure

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Fatigue

A fairly diverse range of complaints I am sure you will agree.

The highlight of the day would have to be the results of tests on Brad, suffering from Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and currently recovering from the 7th of his 12 scheduled Chemotherapy injections.

After a series of Japanese Acupuncture treatments the big fella returned results indicating full remission including the disappearance of some very large tumors, much to the astonishment of supervising medical personnel.

When Brad feels less diabolically nauseous and toxic he will be more than happy to relate his experience in video form.

When his course of chemotherapy is completed I will also present his entire case history in the hope that others may benefit from such insights.

In the meantime here are some more visual highlights of ‘Luminate 09′.

Hope you have an awesome Saturday/Sunday depending upon which part of the planet you inhabit.

Lotsa,

Alan

Didge……Caitlin, Sika and the Elements

Caitlin,  Rockin fo sho

Someone is Sure Enjoying the Music

Sika,  Blowin Up on the Didge

A Little later in the Evening n the Lights Came On

And On

Mirror Ball Getting Into the Action

I am Getting Into the Mirror Ball

Not to Labor the Point

Indeed !

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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This short video may help you to navigate your way through the 21st Century with less anxiety and stress.

I have posted this video mainly for the benefit of my patients but I hope that all readers might benefit.

This extremely simple breathing technique was taught to me some years ago by Qi Gong master Dr. Bisong Guo to whom I remain extremely grateful.

Practicing  this breathing technique will definitely help you to navigate through the craziness leading up to Christmas.

All the best,

Alan

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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 WorldAcupunctureblog.com

For more info, please visit: WorldAcupuncture.com

I hope you and yours are enjoying good health and soaking up some of our new found spring warmth.

Have you or do you know someone who has been suffering with or struggling to recover from a bout of the flu?

If Traditional Japanese Acupuncture is effective for elite athletes under immense physical, mental and emotional pressure then it stands to reason that there could be significant benefit available for us mere mortals.

We are well into spring 2008 and it appears that life has not slowed down at all.

The rate of change, the extraordinary amount of information and seemingly endless possibilities available to us, the climate, the extreme events on the economic front, sporting heroes/ antiheroes, footy finals, babies popping up everywhere, it is all happening!

If we have insufficient energy/inspiration to maintain the cracking pace of life in the 21st century, instead of being pleasurable, life can become stressful and tiring, more of a struggle than an adventure, resulting in a subtle/not so subtle decline in our health and well-being.

Recharging our batteries through Traditional Japanese Acupuncture can optimize our ability to enjoy life to its fullest!

Last Tuesday I finally managed to get myself from ‘Behind the Clinic Curtain’ to the other side, receiving an extremely rejuvenating Traditional Japanese Acupuncture treatment from my talented colleague and former number one clinical assistant, Efrat Sudai.

‘My sore and tender throat, dull nagging sinus pain, aching and lethargic body, upset tummy were greatly improved after one 45 minute session of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture.’

The change in how I felt as a result of this treatment was nothing short of extraordinary and had me singing the praises of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture and the skill of Efrat with renewed vigor.

A big thank you to Efrat for her timely assistance in restoring my health and well-being, in the process reinforcing my awareness and understanding of the power of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture from the other side of the clinic curtain!

I am extremely grateful to have a practitioner of Efrat’s skill and expertise available for treatment and have already booked in for my next session!

During my 25 years in practice I have witnessed 100’s of positive treatment outcomes for patients suffering from low immunity, repeated doses of colds and flu with the subsequent lingering performance affecting afflictions, including sinus, cough, lethargy, achiness, headaches, general malaise or a feeling of ‘unwellness’ that settles upon us like a cloud, drastically affecting our sense of well – being and enjoyment of life.

Former Olympic swimmer Daniel Kowalski, former Brisbane Lions AFL star Alastair Lynch, newly appointed coach and former premiership captain of the Brisbane Lions, Michael Voss, current Brisbane Lions stars including Jonathan Brown,  Daniel Merrett and Daniel Bradshaw, AFL veteran and Brownlow medalist Jason Akermanis and Australian cricket legend Matthew Hayden have all used Traditional Japanese Acupuncture to maintain or recover their health and well-being, re-charge their batteries, improve their performance and lengthen their careers.

If Traditional Japanese Acupuncture is effective for elite athletes under immense physical, mental and emotional pressure then it stands to reason that there could be significant benefit available for us mere mortals.

Using the underlying treatment rationale of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture a skilled practitioner can work with the Wei Qi (defensive energy/immune system) and Gu Qi (ingestion, assimilation, nourishment and conversion to nutritive energy), influencing the energetic core of our bodies known in an extremely beneficial way.

After commencing regular Traditional Japanese Acupuncture treatment, Olympic swimmer Daniel Kowalski went from suffering repeated viral and bacterial infections that were threatening his ability to compete at the 2000 Olympic Games and compromising his swimming career to enjoying robust good health and a blemish free record not suffering one incident of flu or viral infection during the final three years of his career.

To view the video of a short interview with Daniel just click on this  image.

We all have our own personal Olympics on a daily basis, so much to do in so little time and the constant effort of maintaining this cracking pace is definitely taking a toll on the overall health and well-being of many of us in the 21st century.

Practitioners of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture are trained to harmonize and balance the bodies’ energy with the aim of reinforcing improved health.

This gentle and refined style of acupuncture is not only effective in treating pain and discomfort; it can be an enormously powerful treatment for stress relief and strengthening our immune systems.

Many patients have reported a sense of rejuvenation, increased vitality, improved cold and flu resistance, enhanced sleep and better digestion as a result of treatment.

As astute practitioners of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture your improved health and well-being is our number one treatment priority!

A VERY SPECIAL WELCOME TO EFRAT SUDAI

www.efratsudai.com

After 10 years of traveling to Brisbane to avoid a debilitating overdose of the Coolangatta to Brisbane peak hour commute, I have revised my schedule and invited Efrat Sudai to practice from my rooms at the Queensland Sports Medicine Centre on Tuesday mornings.

Efrat has been an outstanding student of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture since the beginning of the century.

After several years of study, intensive on the job training and clinical practice, she has evolved into a fully accredited, extremely talented and highly skilled practitioner.

Allowing Efrat to treat me is extreme testimony to her skill and proficiency, I am massively particular about who practices Acupuncture on me!

Specializing in Pre-and Post Natal Care, Pediatric Acupuncture, Natural Fertility and IVF patient support programs, Efrat is totally committed to the health and well being of her clients.

Her recruitment is a wonderful plus for the center, as yet another talented practitioner joins the awesome team at the Queensland Sports Medicine Center.

This change will mean increased longevity in practice for me, extended appointment times and more treatment options for you.

I will continue to be available for treatment Tuesday afternoons, all day Thursdays and Saturday mornings.

Efrat will be available for treatment Tuesday mornings from 8:30 a.m.

Click on this image to the view the video of a complete Traditional Japanese Acupuncture treatment for severe flu symptoms that I performed on Efrat a few weeks ago.

How sweet it is that Efrat was able to return the favor as  described above.

Sunday night and as darkness falls, lightning is cracking and thunder rolling as an early spring storm rolls in.

Thanks for reading,

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 WorldAcupunctureblog.com

For more info, please visit: WorldAcupuncture.com

Hope all is well in your world.

Whilst the video in this post concerns Japanese Acupuncture treatment to assist  Neville’s recovery from adult onset Chickenpox and subsequent Deep Vein Thrombosis, it is with awareness and respect for the strength and power of orthodox medicine and associated pharmaceuticals in relation to the treatment of DVT that this video is presented.

Whilst unaware that Neville was suffering from a life threatening condition and I had little hesitation in referring him to his medical practitioner, especially considering the inexplicable degree of swelling, lack of any physical trauma and his inert response to his initial Japanese Acupuncture treatment.

Thanks to the thoroughness of his medical practitioner and the effective treatment Neville received during his hospitalization, he is well on the road to recovery.

I register no claims that Japanese acupuncture treatment is specifically effective in the treatment of this dangerous condition, however, I do believe that by continuing his acupuncture treatment Neville is giving himself every chance of a full recovery, not only from DVT but from the deleterious after-effects of a severe dose of adult onset chickenpox.

He continues to take the appropriate medication and maintain medical supervision for his condition , in addition through Japanese Acupuncture we have been able to mollify many aggravating symptoms, including unusually strong headaches, restless sleep, lethargy and general mental fogginess.

Here is the Video of the entire treatment.

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I guess the moral of the story is, ’If you don’t know, refer to someone who does!’

or

‘Failure to refer through our ignorance is of no help at all to our patients.’

I am  pleased to report that Neville and his lovely wife, Lori had breakfast with me yesterday on the veranda of the Rainbow Bay Surf Club overlooking the magnificent Gold Coast after which we happily strolled up, over and around Point Danger, across the border, from Queensland into New South Wales.

Rainbow Bay Surf Club

Point Danger to Surfers Paradise

Looking from Queensland into New South Wales

I remain relieved and infinitely grateful that we were able to enjoy the brilliant sunshine and blue skies of an almost perfect spring day.

The outcome could easily have been so very, very different!

Hope you have a good one,

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 worldacupunctureblog.com

For more info, please visit: worldacupuncture.com

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Glen is a senior pilot with Qantas and has been flying for more than a quarter of a century.

He enjoys robust health, a rewarding career and a loving family.

The only blip on Glenn’s radar is an insidious condition known as Tinnitus (ringing in the ears).

For several years the ringing in Glen’s ears had grown louder and more frequent, disturbing without doubt.

Glenn had sought advice and treatment from several sources including Orthodox Medicine prior to presenting in my clinic earlier this year, the last of his family 4 to have treatment in my clinic.

He has been having regular Traditional Acupuncture treatment throughout the year, depending upon his flight schedule, making the clinic a priority stop upon his return home.

Glen has responded extremely well to treatment and has enjoyed significant respite from the intensity and regularity of the tinnitus, a classic lung deficient constitution, who, as age and occupation have taken their toll, developed a classic symptom of kidney yin deficiency.

On a weekly or biweekly basis Glenn comes in for maintenance, similar to the plains he flies.

Treatment.

Kidney deficiency root treatment

Lu.5 with either Ki. 7/Ki.10

Occasionally shunt Bl.63

Tonify Ki.2 if heat in the heart is not controlled by a basic Kidney Root Treatment.

Back points incl.

GB. 20, 21 and 30, SI.11 and 13, Bl. 13,18,20, Kyutoshin( Moxa Needle/ Ondan) on Bl.23 , Bl. 58/60.

Some very light tonifying Rice Grain Moxa on Ki.1 can be very beneficial.

Plus TW.3 and 17 as prescribed by many before me.

Have a good one,

Alan

Some 10 days ago I had a client present in clinic with quite severe right hypochondriac pain.

The day before they had been subjected to an ultrasound examination that required the firm placement of a metal sensor throughout the area.

My client felt rather ginger after the examination and things didn’t get any better overnight.

Please allow me to put you in the picture slightly, this gentleman had spent over two years on the liver transplant list to eventually be discharged as a result of a rather miraculous recovery from an almost fatal dose of pancreatitis and the subsequent destruction of vital parts of his liver.

Keith has been a client of mine for over 3 years and now swears by traditional acupuncture treatment.

I have written much about his case history, more about that later.

Suffice to say that his recovery is testimony to a strong spirit and love of life in conjunction with a highly effective multi modality Keep Keith Alive team ( The KKA as named by my the man himself).

Back to the point, the mu point in fact, upon palpation the liver mu point, spleen mu point, gall bladder mu point, all demonstrated significant bilateral tenderness, but the front alarm points were especially tender on the right hand side. I was concerned that the application of the ultrasound head had been excessively heavy and had caused some bruising around the liver.

After significant palpatory examination I placed a number of.14 x40mm needles quite superficially into the points above, plus R.H.S Sp. 21, St. 21 and 25, Conception Vessel 12 and 4.

I left these needles in situ. and Keith was completely covered by towels made possible by laying the needles along the surface of the body rather than the common perpendicular deeper needling technique.

Keeping him warm is always a priority!

After half an hour I re-examined his pulse and condition ( face color, demeanor, voice etc) to find there had been a significant change for the better.

It was at this very late stage of the treatment that I administered a Root treatment to address what appeared to be a Spleen deficiency, Liver excess condition.

Throughout the treatment and upon discharge I reinforced that Keith seek a medical diagnosis and in the advent of any relapse of the pain or discomfort whatsoever, seek urgent medical attention.

Keith made an appointment to see his doctor following day.

Next morning following acupuncture treatment Keith realized that he had slept soundly and was pain free and easy.

The treatment using the front mu points had worked brilliantly.

Here’s the catch!

By 11 a.m. that morning he was in hospital enjoying an MRI scan, a scan that showed that he had at least five stones in his bilary duct!

I shan’t go into great detail regarding the medical procedure involved in the removal of the stones, suffice to say that it was a resounding success removing all of the stones, the largest of which was 18 mm, the second-largest 8 mm, the other three varying sizes.

After surgery he attended clinic shaken and stirred but very much alive, a situation about which he and his family are particularly delighted.

Traditional acupuncture can be extraordinarily effective on many different levels but it is prudent to remember that there can be more to any given clinical situation than meets the eye.

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed.

Have a good one,

Alan

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 conjunction with extremely gentle, tonifying traditional acupuncture saw her precarious situation improve overnight and resolve within 36 hours.

9 days later and I am pleased to report her improvement has been maintained and it looks very much like she will go the full term.

She provided some very interesting feedback about treatment.

As you might imagine, relatively high anxiety levels usually accompany the possibility of a premature birth.

The patient’s anxiety manifested as an overwhelming tightness in the chest and throat, classic signs of deficient heat with it’s origins in kidney deficiency.

When my venerable assistant, Andrea applied 11 cones of tonifying tonetskyu (Rice Grain Moxa) to the point Kid.1 the patient experienced spontaneous relief from these symptoms and with the appropriate root treatment and back su points needled an eventual resolution of Braxton Hicks contractions and untimely uterine bleeding.

When used appropriately and applied skilfully, Tonetskyu can be an extra-ordinarily powerful clinical tool, well worth the effort required in it’s administration.

No post tomorrow, the 2nd day of summer in Oz and the beach beckons.

To my colleagues in the northern hemisphere I trust that the stalagmites and stalactites show mercy on you this winter.

Have a good 1,

Alan