Emma Snowsill, Olympic Gold Medalist

Just about everyone has heard that acupuncture is good for pain, headaches, lower back problems etc.

But few, including many of my colleagues in Acupuncture and Allied Modalities realize how potent skillfully applied acupuncture can be in promoting better health and in the case of Olympic Gold Medalist Emma Snowsill, a way of recapturing her competitive mojo.

I am a clinician, a teacher, student, a creator of networks and a representative of this ancient profession to which I am privileged to belong.

After 25 years in practice I retain a deep respect and passion for the art of acupuncture and enjoy nothing more than seeing clients benefit from treatment.

As a practitioner of this extraordinary healing art I am driven by the conviction of massive clinical experience and willingly acknowledge that the strength of this medicine lies in the sensitivity of our hands, our powers of observation, the awareness of our senses, each vital to our ability to assimilate and collate this information, translate it into a meaningful diagnosis and most importantly, perform the most effective treatment possible.

Emma Snowsill is the reigning Olympic gold medalist in triathlon, a short time ago she competed in her comeback race after an extended mystery illness that saw her incapacitated and bedridden for many months last year.

The story of her recovery is a little too long to recount here, however earlier this week Emma returned from Korea with a nasty tummy bug in tow that caused her to suffer from violent vomiting and diarrhea.

She was still suffering from strong diarrhea when she consulted me on Wednesday morning, she felt significantly better after treatment and woke up the following day diarrhea free and easy?

This Sunday morning after her follow-up treatment for the big daddy tummy bug I had the pleasure of interviewing Emma about how she rebuilt her health culminating in her comeback race in Korea last weekend.

No prizes for guessing the role Japanese Acupuncture played in her recovery.

After many months of being seriously unwell, barely able to walk, bedridden for much of the time, totally unable to train, she finished an extremely credible 6th in a field of the 50 best triathletes in the world!

Emma also discussed her recovery from that big daddy of tummy bugs and how she has managed to get back to full training less than a week after being what she described as, ‘the most violently sick ever!’

I video taped the interview and it should make for very interesting viewing and you will get to meet the real Emma, an extremely humble human being and an extraordinarily talented athlete.

We conducted this interview on my balcony overlooking the Coral Sea, here is the link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tv9z-ekNbY, hope you enjoy.
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 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

]]> http://www.worldacupunctureblog.com/emma-snowsill-olympic-gold-medalist-talks-about-japanese-acupuncture-and-better-health/feed 1 http://www.worldacupunctureblog.com/japanese-acupuncture-and-tcm http://www.worldacupunctureblog.com/japanese-acupuncture-and-tcm#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:01:11 +0000 Alan http://www.worldacupunctureblog.com/?p=2349 Japanese Acupuncture is distinctly different in application from it’s 2nd cousin TCM.

In response to a question posted on the http://worldacupuncture.com forum I am re running this blogpost in an effort to distinguish the difference in the application of Japanese Acupuncture and TCM.

Although each of these styles has merit, Japanese Acupuncture is unique in it’s ability to promote well-being in patients such Sarica, the subject of the video in this blogpost.

I believe the results speak for themselves and maintain that heavy duty needling could deflate a patient in such a tenuous energetic position.

25 years of clinical experience definitely confirms for me that judicious Japanese acupuncture can provide huge impetus towards better health in people of all ages.

There are many examples and in some cases video on this blog of positive clinical outcomes for children of all ages and adults of all shapes and sizes.

http://www.worldacupunctureblog.com/category/clinical/pre-and-post-natal

http://www.worldacupunctureblog.com/category/infant-acupuncture

According to Traditional East Asian medical physiology and philosophy, from conception to birth the child or children require an enormous amount of energy and nourishment from the mother to go from being a twinkle in the eye to a fully mature fetus.

In Traditional East Asian medicine the energetic impetus for this growth is provided by what we call the mothers Kidney energy and in some instances, depending upon her constitution, lifestyle and general health this scenario can cause a significant energetic imbalances in new mums.

In Traditional East Asian medical physiology the Kidneys provide the energetic basis upon which all metabolic and physiological functions depend.

In addition once the child is born a majority of mothers provide the sole nourishment, keeping production up to speed is the responsibility of Spleen/Pancreas meridian/organs.

Hence when there is an imbalance as a result of a combination of any of the above factors the affect can be extremely diverse and widespread.

Often appearing to be totally unrelated from an orthodox Western medical perspective, the symptoms are often intimately related when viewed from an Traditional East Asian medical perspective

In my experience most mums presenting with post natal health difficulties suffer from a significant imbalance in either or both of these functions, an imbalance reflected by various symptoms .

Including:

Post Natal Depression of varying degrees and severity.

Exhaustion.

Irrational fits of anger and an extremely short fuse.

Lactation difficulties, both quality and quantity.

And the list goes on‚

Regarding the suitability of   Japanese Acupuncture for infants and children, my experience has shown that our medicine can provide an extremely effective adjunct to orthodox medical care, in many cases providing essential relief where orthodox medical applications are hamstrung in their ability to do so without the use of powerful and sometimes unsuitable medication.

I am not saying that acupuncture can replace pharmaceuticals only that in many instances there is huge potential to reduce dosage and dependence.

I believe all questions are most appropriately answered via clinical outcomes.

The ability to walk the talk not just talk the talk is of the utmost importance.

Certainly any modality that can reduce our culture’s dependence upon long-term medication for behavioral problems has to be a positive!

Below is a video of a significant portion of a Japanese Acupuncture Treatment for Post Natal Depression and Spinal Surgery.

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Many thanks to Tatania Rubio who specializes in treatment for pregnancy, childbirth and infant acupuncture, for making her clinic space available for this treatment and some excellent camera work!

I recommended Sarica pursue a consistent and committed daily to thrice weekly treatment regime tonifying Ki.3 – Liv.3- GB.40 plus 7 – 9 cones of Tonetskyu or Rice Grain Moxa on ST.36 for the next 6 months.

Below is an email I recently received from Sarica.

I love her dedication and also the power of Japanesel acupuncture to significantly help folk in her situation.

hi there, alan,
so good to hear from you…you’ve been big on my mind, as i’m deep
with appreciation for your help, care and guidance, so i appreciate
your checking in on me. i’ve been faithful with the self-treatment,
including the moxa, and the biggest thing i’ve noticed is that my
brain and spirit are returning. i’d really been struggling with
fighting negativity, and that has improved tremendously. also, my
energy is more sustained, though i’m not pushing too hard with
exercise–just doing about half of what i think i can, and that keeps
me from feeling shaky and overdrawn afterward. finally, i feel like
i have a lot more control over my frustration and anger–i’m not
owned by it as i was, and that is improving my relations with and for
the kids day by day. honestly, i can’t thank you enough .
how are you? so looking forward to seeing you again–that was too
short! and i do hope to practice with you next time around…
you take care, now!
love,
Sarica

Warning!!! Not every Post Natal Depression patient presents with Liver Yang Deficiency Syndrome in the same way that not every Liver Yang Deficiency Patient presents with Post Natal Depression.

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

]]> http://www.worldacupunctureblog.com/japanese-acupuncture-and-tcm/feed 0 http://www.worldacupunctureblog.com/japanese-acupuncture-and-the-fine-art-of-rice-grain-moxibustion http://www.worldacupunctureblog.com/japanese-acupuncture-and-the-fine-art-of-rice-grain-moxibustion#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:56:25 +0000 Alan http://www.worldacupunctureblog.com/?p=1963 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 Cabarita, small but sheltered from the prevailing northerly winds as I returned home on Monday afternoon.

I never cease to be grateful to live where I live,  at one of the prime wave locations on the east coast of Australia, albeit one of the most crowded waves in the world, however when things get too hectic here I have access to literally hundreds of kilometres of sparsely populated coastline to the south.
Veritably the best of both worlds.

Today’s post includes a short video put together by Andrew that I believe demonstrates, at least partially, the fine art of rice grain moxibustion or Tonetskyu.

I trust this two-minute video wets your appetite for exploring the art of acupuncture in the 21st century.

You are welcome to join us at http://worldacupuncture.com and learn more about rice grain moxibustion and the refined needling skills that make up the clinical repertoire of the practitioner of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture.

I hope the forthcoming week brings good fortune and prosperity for you.

Kind regards,

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.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

Greetings Mark,

Thank you for your continued interest and commitment to the practice of Traditional Acupuncture.

I hope all goes well for you and yours.
I can only answer your question from my recent experience in Ikeda sensei’s clinic.

He uses an autoclave for each and every guide tube after  use and also for silver needles.
I believe the stainless steel needles are single use only.

I am converting back to the metal guide tubes from the plastic pre packed ones.

There is no doubt in my mind that the metal tubes are far more effective in eliciting specific responses when needling, especially in the root treatment and scatter needling techniques.

It feels very much like the guide tube becomes an extra instrument and provides a far superior connection with the patient.

I will be using these guidelines, as used for tattooists in the states for sterilizing the guide tubes and needle trays.

Autoclave Sterilization Guidelines
It is generally accepted that an autoclave chamber must reach at least 121°C at 15 psi for a minimum of 30 minutes to ensure adequate sterilization. Sterilization time may vary, however, depending on the quantity and density of items in the autoclave chamber. Bags packed to capacity will not receive adequate steam penetration even if typical autoclave parameters are observed. Since autoclave bags are impervious to steam, bags must be kept open to ensure steam penetration deep into the load. Adding one cup water to each bag of solid material helps ensure heat transfer to the items being sterilized.
Autoclave indicator tape and autoclave indicator bags change color when the proper temperature has been reached. The problem with this type of check is that the indicator is on the surface of the load – a positive reading does not ensure that the innermost parts of a large load have been sterilized. A quick check for steam penetration inside a load can be performed by wrapping an item (e.g., a disposable plastic test tube or pipette tip) with autoclave tape, attaching a string to the item, and putting it toward the center of the load. This should be done as the load is being generated. Do NOT open a load of potentially infected material to bury something inside. Recover the indicator after the run, and confirm that it has changed color.
While the indicator tape quick-check should be conducted with every load, it must be supplemented periodically by use of a biological indicator (such as Bacillus stearotherrnophilus) buried in the center of a load to confirm that the autoclave use parameters are bringing about sterilization. If either check fails, the autoclave must be examined to determine the problem and the problem repaired, or the operating parameters must be adjusted (such as increasing run times) so that load sterilization can be confirmed.

All of my needles are single use only.
I have recently purchased http://www.pressurecooker.com.au/go-85/Pressure_Cookers/KUHN_RIKON_Duromatic_Ergo_-_5L_pressure_cooker to assist in sterilizing  tubes and trays.

Please note that:

I do not re use any instruments that penetrate the skin.

I hope my reply helps and I wish you all the best in practice.

Thanks again for your continued interest.
Kind Regards,
Alan

Below is a short video of  my best impression of  tonifying scatter needling as applied in patients with Yang deficient conditions

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

In this post we have a video interview with Daniel and I have provided
a little of his successful history with Traditional Japanese
Acupuncture.

In late 1998 Daniel presented including suffering from a severely compromised immune system.

When competing in swimming meets where he would contest the 200 m,
400 m and 1500 m events Daniel was all too frequently suffering from chronic sinusitis, headaches, severe lethargy and malaise, definitely not the ideal state to successfully achieve his goal of competing in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

To cut a long story short, Daniel commenced a regular treatment regime of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture
that resulted in him regaining robust good health thus allowing him to
train and compete successfully at the level required to qualify.

Daniel was also suffering from severe wear and tear of both shoulders that eventually required surgical intervention to repair.

The bottom line is that in the three years  he attended clinic he did not suffer from any illness, a far cry from the repeated health dilemmas that he had suffered  previously.

A decade later and Daniel is once again competing albeit at the Masters games rather than at  Olympic level.

This year the Australian Masters swimming was held in Brisbane, Australia.

Daniel now resides in Melbourne and at my behest had been receiving
regular Traditional Japanese Acupuncture treatment from my erstwhile
colleague Katsuhiko Okuma.

With the help of Okuma sensei his preparation had been excellent and
when he presented in clinic last Thursday week he was in excellent
shape, apart from a painful lower back.

This made my job a lot easier.

Daniel requested Traditional Japanese Acupuncture treatment to optimize his energy levels and resolve his lower back discomfort thus providing him with sufficient fuel in the tank to once again compete successfully.

I performed a Spleen deficiency root treatment utilizing the points Pe 7 and Sp 3 to build his core energy reserves and shunted the gall bladder meridian utilizing the point GB 40 to enhance the distribution of this energy to his limbs.

I also utilized the relevant back shu points, rice grain moxibustion (Tonetskyu) on the lower back and performed scatter needling throughout his neck and shoulders

The following video is an interview that was conducted last Saturday week after he had broken the world record in the 800 m freestyle event for his age group in Masters swimming by a massive 8 seconds.

After this interview I performed a similar treatment to the one that
he had received on Thursday morning and that afternoon he went on to
break the 400 m freestyle world record for his age group in Masters swimming  by an unbelievable 7 seconds.

On the Sunday Daniel raced in the 200 m freestyle and you guessed it, he broke the world record in this event also.

His remarkable performance showed that his awesome competitive
spirit continued to burn brightly and his confidence in the ability of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture to enhance his sporting performance was most definitely reflected in his outstanding results.

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

A very happy patient recently reported that Japanese Acupuncture significantly relieved her severe lower back, hip & neck pain, resolved her diabolical sleep pattern and restored her sense of well-being in only 3 treatments !

Chris first attended Acupuncture clinic on October 11 suffering from chronic severe neck, shoulder and hip pain.

The pain was very severe at night and she hadn’t slept through the night in over six months.

The origin of this discomfort was a severe whiplash injury that she had suffered some 27 years ago.

Chris had tried numerous therapies including chiropractic, massage, physiotherapy, trigger point needling, cortisone injections, and various pain medications, experiencing no lasting relief.

Diagnosis, including questioning, palpation and pulse examination confirmed my suspicions that the underlying pattern of disharmony was Liver Yin deficiency.

Treatment.

October 11th.

I performed a Liver Yin deficiency root treatment and added back – shu and local points as required.

Liv.8-Ki.10 tonified and GB.34 shunted.

Bi-lateral local and back-shu points included; GB 20,21- GV9,10,11- SI.11- Bl.43,18,20,60 with Ondan Moxibustion applied to ( Bl.23,26,plus unilateral points on the left side  ½”  L4-5 and L5-S1,GB29,30.)

October 14th.

Chris felt much better for 24 hours after the previous treatment but was again feeling poorly , her neck locking up after several hours on the phone at work.

She was unable to sleep at all due to the neck and hip pain, however, her left shoulder was much better.

Again I performed a Liver Yin deficiency root treatment.

Liv.8-Ki.10 shunting GB.34 and SI.3

The rest of the treatment remained unchanged apart from the elimination of the L4-5  ½” point.

October 23rd.

Chris experienced significant improvement in her neck, lower back and hip pain.

The sleeping had improved remarkably and she felt a lot more at ease and comfortable with herself.

Treatment remained the same with the addition of Ondan moxibustion  applied to the left side Bl.53, 32 and special point Yaoyi located lateral to Bl.26.

I also performed some dispersive needling on her left shoulder and neck.

November 1st.

Chris was feeling excellent, travelling at 85% comfort level rather than the 40% she was experiencing prior to her acupuncture treatment.

We can hypothesize until the cows come home regarding the reason for her remarkable improvement.

For mine however improvement was a result of using the correct root treatment , connecting what most of the practitioners from our allied modalities had considered to be disjointed symptomology to a core energetic imbalance.

Following video is a 1 minute interview with Chris regarding the clinical outcome of her Japanese acupuncture treatment.

Hope you enjoy,

Lotsa,

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

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 his opinion about some of the natural medicines.

Yesterday he appeared on TV endorsing acupuncture as very safe and effective treatment for back pain, headaches and improving success rate of IVF (in vitro fertilisation). Watch the report on TVNZ.

Post courtesy of Vitalis Skiauteris,
Acupuncturist from Auckland, New Zealand specialising in acupuncture for infertility and IVF .

On Monday I treated Vivian who had a few extra champagnes on the previous Thursday night and woke up Friday morning in diabolical shape, vomiting incessantly throughout the day, a scenario that settled into a permanent state of nausea with an accompanying headache and extreme lethargy.
In the short, she spent most of Friday, Saturday and Sunday in bed.

I have been treating Vivian was several years and in the process we have managed to put the previously chronic and incessant migraine headaches well and truly into the background.
From suffering migraine headaches on an almost daily basis, Vivian now finds herself suffering from migraine headaches once or twice a year.

This was however, a very different situation.

For the majority of the time that she has been under the supervision, I have used a Liver Yin deficiency (Liv.8 – Ki.10) root treatment very successfully.
But after spending considerable time discussing her symptoms, palpating her abdomen and taking her pulse, quite almost reluctantly concluded that a diagnosis of Spleen deficiency Liver excess heat syndrome with significant deficient heat invading the stomach causing rebellious stomach qi in the form of constant nausea.

Whilst her constitutional Liver Yin deficiency required a Liver tonification root treatment. to effectively treat her current condition I needed to disperse rather than tonify the liver meridian.

Biting the bullet and performing this treatment required much clinical fortitude; if I had misdiagnosed, Vivian would more than likely have been on the receiving end of a very severe migraine headache.

Definitely not the outcome that I had in mind!

A Spleen root treatment, tonifying Pe.7 – Sp.3, dispersing the Liver meridian using the point Liv.2 and shunting the stomach meridian using the point St.44 resulted in an immediate amelioration of her headache and an easing of the nausea.

After applying the root treatment I then turned Vivian over and inserted the appropriate back shu points, including Bl.14 – 17 -18 – 20 – 23 – 40 -58 as well as GB.20 – 21 – 30.

After 30 minutes or so, Vivian’s nausea and headache had almost completely disappeared.

The following day, Vivian awoke feeling fantastic and was once again able to run her regular 6 to 7 km round the block excursion, something that she had been unable to do since Friday morning.
She ran six minutes faster than her previous personal best!
Go figure?

In this 1 ½ minute interview Vivian talks about this acupuncture stuff.

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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.

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.

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