Articles in Pain Management
Acupuncture for Pain: Katy’s Story
Katy (30y, Manchester) has had pain in her chest/sternum, collar bone, upper ribs, shoulders, in-between scapulas, and the back of the neck.
Her pain in sternum started ten years ago after she was accidently punched …
Quick Pain Relief in One Minute
A colleague asked me to have a chat with a client of hers today. This gentleman has suffered abdominal pain for quite a while. Due to ulcerative colitis his whole colon was taken out and …
Acupuncture Workshop for Migraine
On 2nd July 2011, Lin was honoured to run a workshop for Manchester Migraine Education Day in Salford Royal Hospital.
Acupuncture has been known as good at prevention as well as symptoms alleviation. See fact sheet.
Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: Eileen’s Testimonial
I am a chronic pain sufferer due to an injury at work when I damaged my back whilst lifting a resident at home lea care home in 1999. As a result I sustained a prolapsed …
Improvement in Fibromyalgia Symptoms with Acupuncture
A friend told me about a clinic in the US lately – Mayo Clinic. It is so encouraging to such a place does exist in the west, a place where western medicine embraces eastern medicine. …
Acupuncture Eases Low Back Pain
In 2009 NICE guidelines recommended acupuncture for low back pain within the NHS.
Low back pain (lumbago) has been reported to be one of the most common conditions for which people seek medical help. In UK …
Acupuncture for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Acupuncture is as effective as prednisolone for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), according to a study.
This randomized, controlled study, published in the May 2009 issue of the Clinical Journal of Pain, investigated the efficacy of acupuncture …
Thoughts on X-balance acupuncture
Recently I have read an article about a Chinese practitioner who uses X-balance method (he named it) to treat various problems with amazing results. He rarely uses needles preferring acu-pressure or match sticks instead. His …