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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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Stephen Brown’s Inspirational Japanese Acupuncture workshop

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Stephen Brown’s inspirational Japanese Acupuncture workshop is still fresh in my mind.
The Walkabout Creek function center deep in the hills in pristine eucalyptus forest country northwest of Brisbane, a magical location discovered by eminent traditional acupuncturist/herbalist, East Asian medicine educator and now successful workshop convener, Greg Bantick was a superb venue for this groundbreaking Japanese [...]

Japanese Acupuncture for Tennis/Golfer’s Elbow

Monday, August 10th, 2009

This post concerns Japanese Acupuncture treatment for Tennis/Golfer’s Elbow and assisting Sarica to accelerate her patients recovery.
Sarica is a graduate of  PCOM (Pacific College of Oriental Medicine) in San Diego, has settled in Arizona, USA, been in practice for several years and is extremely keen to refine and develop her acupuncture repertoire.
Boynton Canyon, Sedona, Arizona
She [...]

Japanese Acupuncture and the fine art of Rice Grain Moxibustion

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Welcome,
I’m writing this post on a pristine winters morning at Rainbow Bay on the Gold Coast, Australia.
I traveled south seeking surf on the weekend and was fortunate enough to pick up a few relatively deserted waves at Broomes Head on Sunday and followed that up with a few quiet ones on the south side of [...]

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 conjunction with [...]

Acupuncture V Rice Grain Moxibustion in the Treatment of Mild Anxiety

Monday, November 26th, 2007

In reply to Adam’s comment about my post yesterday,
‘In regards to your article about the treatment of anxiety with a LU deficient/ LV excess presentation: why did you needle GV 10 and not use rice grain on it. I am assuming the associated point was tender on palpation and I thought rice grain is usually [...]