By stimulating the energy channels in the body, acupuncture in Spokane can help boost the circulatory system. This treatment originated in China for millennia and is still used in modern medicine.
Needles are inserted by acupuncturists into predetermined areas of the body called acupoints to … Continue reading
The most common cause of loss of eyesight is a condition known as Macular Degeneration. It is caused by a breakdown or damage to the macula, the oval-shaped part of the eye located near the middle of the retina. Macular Degeneration leads to the blurriness … Continue reading
Benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH) affects about 50 percent of all men ages 50 and above. This percentage rises to 75 percent in men 80 years old and above. BPH is a condition that involves swelling of the prostate gland that oftentimes, affects urine flow from … Continue reading
When the thyroid gland is healthy, it produces hormones that regulate metabolism (the hormones convert food into energy). Graves’ disease is a common thyroid problem and is the number one cause of hyperthyroidism, a condition in which the thyroid produces too much hormones causing a … Continue reading
The father of Western medicine, Hippocrates, firmly believed that the body has the power to self-heal. According to him, the greatest force in the restoration of health is the natural healing force within our bodies.
But for thousands of years, the Chinese were already practicing … Continue reading
A lot of people who suffer from arthritis tend to experience a severe throbbing pain that can only be assuaged using the most powerful and newest painkillers. Unknown to many, acupuncture for the treatment of arthritis is another great but much safer way to relieve … Continue reading
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is based on the premise that the universe is a combination of opposites: yin (cleansing, cold) and yang (building, hot), a lot of which is controlled through thought, environment, sex, exercise, diet, etc.
The two types of ear infections (otitis/ear inflammation) … Continue reading
One of the worst bodily pains a person can experience is pain in the neck. Though not severe enough to justify taking painkillers, mild neck pain still cause discomfort that lingers the whole day. Severe neck pan not only lasts a day or more, it … Continue reading
Research shows that acupuncture reduces pain following C-section surgery (and other surgeries) and the use of painkillers in a significant way.
Researchers in Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Medical University did a study that was published in the 2009 edition of the Chinese Medical Journal. In the study, … Continue reading
One of the most important modalities that evolved in the health care system of China more than 2,500 years ago is acupuncture. Acupuncture is the practice that uses filiform needles applied into the skin to stimulate certain anatomic points in the body (known as acupuncture … Continue reading