Case Studies

Acupuncture in the Elderly: Part 1

I have been wanting to show some case studies from the clinic to help the lay public to understand the benefits of acupuncture.  The elderly...

Acupuncture Organizations Have a Place at the Democratic Convention

This is great news, and kudos to these outstanding organizations for setting up these demonstrations.  I don’t see the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture represented,...

Treating Scars and Opposites

This is a fascinating article discussing case histories of treating the opposite side and limb in intractable pain cases, and also the benefits of treating...

Acupuncture Case Study: High Blood Pressure

I’ve been asked to feature some case studies in my blog and that seems to be a terrific idea. I will start with this patient...

Treating High Blood Pressure in the Acupuncture Clini

This is the latest data on the patient we’ve been following on this blog here and here. He is maintaining control of his blood pressure...

Severe Thoracic Spine Pain in a New Patient

I was off last week, trying to squeeze in a few vacation days, but ended up seeing an emergency patient who was desperate for some...

Follow up on patient with Severe Thoracic Spine Pain

This is the follow up on a patient I posted on earlier here. When the patient came in for a follow up visit, his pain...

Blood Pressure Management and Acupuncture

This is another case study. This patient had severe peripheral neuropathy in her feet when she presented to the clinic. She suspected that it was...

Typical Patient who comes to my Acupuncture Clinic

I thought I might start to feature some case studies of some of my patients. This patient is particularly interesting. She is in her mid...

Nice testimonial from a patient with allergies

Just for something different, I thought I’d share with you a testimonial from a patient I’ve been treating for allergic rhinitis. I received it yesterday...