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Early 20’s male. I went through severe physical health issues that only TCM was able to help. I had chronic kidney yang deficiency for years and with moxa and acupuncture my physician helped me cure it in 4 months. However...

Submitted By: prabuvijiWHICH ACU POINTS FOR BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT TREATMAET?

Hello community! I would like to start out by mentioning what my tongue diagnosis is as well as finger/toenail diagnosis and pulse. what issues I have been dealing with and what has been done thus far in terms of herbs...

Hello, I am writing a long message because I have a story to tell. I apologize for this long text. I have been studying TCM for 3 years in 2 European acupuncture schools but without a real diploma, since I...

Hi, I recently have the Ezcema problem where my neck, both underarms and inner tigh have skin problem which itchy and rash and the infected area inflamed and irritated. It has been one month now and the afflected area still...

Hello! I am physician (MD) diversifying into TCM. I have some needling experience and am enrolling in a Masters course in Acupuncture soon. I was wondering if I can volunteer/do apprenticeship in any acupuncture clinic while I earn my masters....

I would like some advise on treating a patient for lumbar pain who has a large patch or psoriasis all over the lower back. I have treated with distal points and special points and got a decent result. My question...

Submitted By: spencerGreetings, I am a TCM student who is just starting out in this amazing field after having my gut destroyed by anti-biotics over many years. I am a 25 year old caucasain male with English heritage. I have...

i turned to acupuncture after a friend recommended for pain similar to sciatica but shooting from the knee down the leg and the right arm feeling "asleeP" all the time. After the second treatment I felt so much better with...

What do you recommend for a patient (53 years old) wich has 2 bypass and 8 stents ? Before surgery medical tests was very good. All blood tests - very good. For patient was prescribed medication anticolesterol, anticoagulants etc. At...

Submitted By: picoulouHello to all Could you give me a tong ren protocol for echerichia coli bactery? Thanks a lot

Good day everyone! I am new here and I was just thinking if having a website for acupuncturist is important? Since internet is very mainstream.

I live in Beijing and am currently seeing a TCM doctor for Hashimoto's Thyroiditus due to Spleen yang and stomach yin deficiency. My impression is that he has me on a fairly large amount of herbs, and they are definitely...

I had tooth ache for the last few days, in particular a lower molar that has been repaired extsively by a dentist recently, the tooth still alive and I did not have root canal yet. However with xray according to...

Inclusion Body Myocitis I tried posting about this previously and am unable to find my previous post. Sorry if this is a duplicate. My father is 87 years old and has been diagnosed by doctors at Stanford University as having...

Hello there, I just wanted to start by saying I've seen two different TCM practioners over the last year. The first I went to for around 4 months and saw a worsening in symptoms. It was difficult getting past the...

How treat pcod problem?

Decreased hb. Lost weight and energy levels.anxiety

Hello, I am concerned about a patient I treat for back pain using tui na. He presents with: Tongue= indents along LV area on both sides with a purple patch on right side, small cracks all over tongue, Heart crack...

My husband is going to a chiropractor for hip and back pain. This Dr uses acupressure very heavily and the pain, as he is pressing, hurts so bad, it's almost brought him to tears. We're not talking, "Ow, this hurts."...

Wondering if anyone has any experience treating Peroneal nerve impingement? Patient diagnosed with nerve tests as having peroneal nerve impingment. Experiencing complete numbness starting at ST-36, GB-34 area. Numbeness extends down GB and ST channels, crosses over to solely ST...

Dear dr, if my understanding is right, Ebola in terms of acupuncture is HEAT IN THE BLOOD, SPLEEN NOT GOVERNING THE BLOOD. Can points like Li 11, Sp 1, Du 14, Du 20, Liv 2, would help Ebola patients? If...

Was just wondering if accupuncture could help me get off pain meds.just had hernia op and colonsopy in the last 8 weeks and quit smoking with chantix taking it only for week and half. My question.Been taking hydro codone for...

Hello everybody, I would like to know if somebody knows which acupuncture's points can be used for stimulate a mental and muscular deep relaxation for really stressed patient? Thank you very much for your help, my best to you gr8

Dear Sir, I came across your site while doing some research on scoliosis treatment with acupuncture. I am a 38 year-old Romanian with a 40-50° scoliosis. I do not exprience any pain nor do I contemplate surgery. I would like...

.I am using this forom because I don't know what to do anymortold me that I stage 3 kidney disease it got worse so he's sending me to a specialist I am going to see him in 2 days but...

Hi, This is my first time posting here and would like to thank Chad Dupuis who is a very active practioner for answering as much as he can. A bit about me: I am 23 years old and I had...

Dear dr, one of my family friend, aged 50 had met with femur fracture in her right leg. plate was fixed and it’s been 2 years now. The problem now is she is unable to bend her knees beyond 45’’...

22-year old male, traumatic brain injury (TBI) to the left skull, brain stem injury. Forcibly stimulated from coma in June after injury late May 2014. From hospital received rehab services for six weeks then evaluated as non-responsive (vegetative) and sent...

Hi there - I'm hoping to 'speak' to Chad Dupris..... I'm a friend of Tom Wilson's here in the sunny Algarve. He thought maybe you could answer a couple of questions for me..... I was diagnosed with dysplasia CIN 3...

By male stuff I mean the testicular atrophy, no libido, no power, ED. They said after surgery “may or may not be restored” they really don’t know anything and they said the varicocele is not causing these symptoms only the...

Thanks, that is exactly how I have been eating for the past 4-5 months. I had some relief and normal BM a month ago but now the constipation is back. The scrotum and male stuff do not seem to be...

Ok !Thank you for your time and suggestion !Hope it might help !And is there any other point to reduce pus from swollen gums at lower left back side ?

I mean what point to press or put pressure to prevent it !

The nature of clear heat herbs is cold or very cold, only for yin deficiency internal heat or yang excess external heat toxic patients to use, don&#39t use for yang deficiency patients.

In Chinese martial arts energy training, there are a lots of energy release ways. For example, if the angry energy in the head, open the Du20 to release the energy to sky, if the angry energy in the chest, make...

For the "moaning/st QI rebellion", this is Chong meridians Qi rush up strongly, Chinese say it "Ben Tun Qi" Running Piglet Decoction, use points: Lv3, Sp4, 6, 9, Pc6, Kd12, 13, Li4, St36, 40, Ub17, etc..

If Qi stagnation, the blood without Qi push will not move smoothly. Under this condition, to cool down the blood temperature, may cause blood stasis, and make the blood circulation worse.

It will depend on the diagnosis, what is the patient&#39s chief complaint? if you can figure out the pattern of the syndromes from the patient, it will easily to make the treatment plan.

Hi, Rachael:How did you do the "Lasegue Sign"? "Straight leg test" or "Straight leg raise test"? What do you mean: "This was fine, not pain at all"? What was fine? Where not pain at all? I think you should transfer...

Thanks. For mental problem patient, the phlegm could be heart phlegm, you may add Pc5 to clear the phlegm, use Yin Tang to calm shen will be more better.

In my city, if the practitioner fail to improve the patient&#39s condition in three times treatment, the patient already change another practitioner.

HelloAccording to Traditional chinese acupuncture, in point combination the first principle is local and distal points. I have noted that you don´t even use local points.What I´m going to propose is a different metodology to select points. Instead of choosing...

Hi, Rachael: I tell you the truth, the spinal nerve root of L5 control the feeling of first, second and third toes and shin. The Straight leg raise, also called Lasègue&#39s sign, Lasègue test or Lazarević&#39s sign, is a test...

How St40 can calm shen? can you explain?

In TCM, the treatment of "Three High" principle are: sooth liver Qi, strong spleen clear phlegm, promote blood circle, tonify Liver & Kidney Yin. Mainly use points for example: Lv3, Li4, St25, 36, 40, Sp6, 9, 10, 15, Ren4, 6,...

In TCM, human body mainly left side are blood points, right side are Qi points. For Qi and Blood harmony and balance, usually need both side points sedate or tonify. If the patient Qi and Blood imbalance, we just choice...

The burning pain at night means you have blood stagnation at legs now, also may inflammation happened. You can put some pain killer patches(for example: salonpus small size) on the pain locations to relieve pain and clear the inflammation. You...

The side effection of Birth Control Pill can reduce menses blood even dry it, this means BCP may cause body yin deficiency. The Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan is for increase body yin energy, balance body yin yang energy, if...

To diagnosis appendicitis, check Aaron&#39s Sign on McBurney&#39s point. In TCM, usually sharp pain is excess condition, dull pain is deficiency condition.

For Liver Qi stagnation, you may add Lv3. Du4 is for increase Kidney fire, but the patient is kidney yin deficiency, you may cancel Du4, add Yin Tang.

To prove the sciatic pain, you must do the test of "lasegue sign", before the test, you can not make any diagnosis. For my experience, sciatic pain can be anyway of feeling on the feet, you can not make a...

In TCM, the Parkinsons disease is because of Liver wind and Liver & Kidney Yin deficiency, so the treatment principle is clear liver wind and tonify Kd & Lv yin, use points: Ren4, Kd3, 6, Ub18, 20, 23, Sp6, 10,...

I believe this is sciatic pain, you must do the test of her "Lasegue sign"(straight leg raise) to make a correct diagnosis, if you don&#39t know how to do the "lasegue sign", please let her go to hospital check CT...

You may additional massage her back UB channels, specially at UB11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20 & 23.

There are 2 kinds of phlegm, white colour & yellow(with other) color. White phlegm is cold phlegm, is because of body catch cold energy with spleen deficiency excrete liquid, yellow or dark color phlegm is hot phlegm, is because of...

Lupus is auto-immune disase, in TCM, lupus is because of 2 reasons: first, preheaven body weak or work hard make body too tired cause body Qi and blood imbalance with emotion problem cause Qi stagnation in meridians, second, the hot...

This is scar moxa, usually in one week, the moxa point will fester, in the next 5-6 weeks, the fester point will self recovery and become a scar. St36 scar moxa is for tonify stomach Qi and strong body immune...

RA syndromes are morning joint numbness, joint swell pain, joint shape changed, hospital check "RF"++. In TCM, it is because of damp heat, damp cold, blood stasis or Qi and Blood deficiency cause phlegm stagnation block joints meridians, the mainly...

Nightmare is because of Liver fire or Heart fire. Suan Zao Ren Wan is mainly for liver blood deficiency. Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan is for Heart and Kidney not harmoney cause heart fire up. For American people mainly eat...