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Crohn's disease is one of a number of inflammatory bowel diseases. Generally symptoms involve inflammation modulated abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss and malnutrition. The prevalence of the condition is higher in smokers and in those who overuse NSAID's and/or antibiotics, but this range of co…

While IBS is often related to a relatively long pattern of poor dietary and lifestyle choices, there are cases where it seems to "come on" quite sudden. What is known as post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome or "PI-IBS" is the diagnosis given to people where symptoms come on following an infecti…

According to the World Health Organization the global rates of diabetes have risen in the last 30 years by approximately 300 million cases.  Currently there are over 400 million cases of type II diabetes globally.  People who are clinically obese, a strong contributing factor to type II diabetes, …

Acupuncture is commonly used for a range of hormonal issues and related fertility problems.  Premature ovarian failure is a failure of the ovaries to produce normal amounts of estrogen or release eggs regularly and fertility issues are a common result.  In a recent study, researchers from Tianjin U…

Ulcerative colitis is a condition involving chronic inflammation of the bowels leading to rectal bleeding along with pain and/or urgency among other symptoms.  It is thought to have at its basis an immune response possibly to a virus or bacterium that the body feels is not cleared or it may derive …

ALS or "Lou Gehrig's Disease" is a quickly debilitating and near exclusively fatal neuro-degenerative disease with no known cure.  Chinese Medicine including herbal medicine, acupuncture, Tong Ren Therapy, Tuina and other aspects has been used to help slow the progression of the disease, but has of…

Acupuncture and related Chinese Medicine techniques are commonly used to treat a wide range of digestive and bowel related medical conditions.  Irritable bowel syndromes is a commonly treated condition within many acupuncture clinics around the world as western treatments are often limited or undes…

Acupuncture is often used to treat a wide range of digestive, abdominal and intestinal complaints.  A sub-technique of Chinese Medicine is moxibustion which is often used in conjunction with acupuncture and/or as a home treatment (see "What Is Moxibustion?" for more info).  Clinical results indicat…

Moxibustion (see "what is moxibustion" for a general introduction to the technique) is an often used treatment modality within Chinese Medicine primarily to strengthen the body and move stagnation.  Researchers from Fudan University in Shanghai recently conducted an animal study to better understan…

Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that often leads to diarrhea or other symptoms.  It generally follows a pattern of flare-ups and remittance and is a common reason for a visit to an acupuncturist.  Moxibustion is a technique used within Chinese Medicine to promote circulation, red…

"Acupuncture" can be applied through various mechanisms all with differing results and more, or less, appropriate for certain conditions.  Along with common needling, acupressure, moxibustion, pricking, medical qi gong, and lasers can all be used to manipulate acupuncture points for any number of…