Liver Qi Stagnation

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Liver Qi Stagnation Is Referenced In 25 Blog Posts

Around 18% of people who have a stroke or TIA end up experiencing varying degrees of depression.  This can be due to changes in the brain, of course, but also the anger, frustration, and other associated emotions involved in trying to regain functioning.  Further there is some overlap between pre-…

Fibromyalgia can be a difficult disease both to identify and to treat from the western medical perspective.  Literally every single fibromyalgia patient I’ve ever seen had gone for months, sometimes years before being diagnosed.  It is sadly not too uncommon that more than a few have even been told…

Whether you are using acupuncture, herbal medicine or other techniques within Chinese Medicine, behind all of this is the diagnostic framework.  When you treat someone you are generally ariving at their TCM diagnosis through a number of methods.  What this means in very general terms is that indivi…

In our clinic, and in clinics around the world, patients often ask "How Does Acupuncture Work?".  The truth is we simply do not know, but most are very, very glad it does....  Saying we don't know exactly, however, is very different from saying we have no ideas or no signposts along the way to unde…

As we often mention on this website, Chinese Medicine treats "patterns" not individual symptoms/conditions.  A very common set of diagnostic patterns to have, particularly in westerners, is liver qi stagnation combined with spleen qi deficiency ("LSSD" in this study).  Symptoms-wise this often aris…

This is a question I, as well as most acupuncturists, get asked frequently. Along with another very popular and related question, "Does Acupuncture Work?,” our days and conversations are filled with educating others about our medicine. To be an acupuncturist, you have to be an educator, this is a …

The first in a series demystifying Chinese Medicine Theory     for Patients and the General Public Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) uses a variety of unique terminology to diagnose and treat a broad range of health issues. In this series of articles I am going to discuss some of the more commo…

For patients who have had a stroke the single most important recommendation is to not delay in seeking acupuncture. Muscular/facial paralysis, speech problems, urine/stool issues, etc. can all be helped significantly with acupuncture. When patients seek acupuncture within the first few months aft…

Lifestyle factors play an important role in a persons health and modifications are commonly recommended by acupuncturists. In the case of irregular menstruation, Chinese Medicine considers exercise to be of great importance. As menstrual irregularities are often linked to a stagnation of Liver Qi…

Lifestyle factors play an important role in a persons health and modifications are commonly recommended by acupuncturists. In the case of depression, Chinese Medicine considers exercise to be of great importance. As depression is often linked to a stagnation of Liver Qi, movement and the circulat…