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Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine for edema of vasculitis/ angioedema

Patient had edema due to his allergy after eating too much seafood, with swelling ankles hardly to walk. We did TCM diagnose and found out his symptoms of blood deficiency, with excessive water stuck in body. That’s also why we say there’s no fix amount of water for each person, not everyone needs 2000ml water daily, water could cause disease if the input and output is not balanced. After once acupuncture session and TCM Medicine for one week, we expel the excessive water stuck in his body by boosting his blood circulation. When he came back, the ankles were back to normal.

Acupuncture / TCM decoction for abnormal liver function( AST/GOT, ALT/GPT)

Patient had chronic fatigue symptoms as easily tired, low fever, burning eyes, and diarrhea, due to our consideration had a liver function check up, found out the abnormal result of AST/GOT. After regular acupuncture sessions, TCM herb decoctions, changing life style and diets, the result turned normal in 6 months, as well all the symptoms mentioned above were all resolved. According to his feedback, he feels more energetic than ever before. For people who work over time, stay up late, alcoholic, over intake high oily food are all in high potential of abnormal liver function. This result could be along with fatty liver, then hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, even the worst , liver cancer. There is no shortcut to keep healthy, not to mention resolve any disease. As prevention, is avoid dining outside with improper tableware disinfection, avoid stay up late and over dose alcohol. For cure, not only regular treatment, patients must have light diet and enough rest. Liver is the organ th...

Acupuncture for SLE, abnormal creatinine lab result, joint pain, numbness

Patient who was diagnosed of SLE( Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) for  15 years   suffering from muscle and joint pain all over the body, with long term medication, the creatinine turned abnormal. After acupuncture for 5 sessions, her degree of pain and numbness from 10 went down to 5, as well creatinine from 86 umol/L down to 84 umol/L, then after another 5 sessions, the degree of pain from 5 went down to 0, sometimes goes to 1~2 when over tired or stuck in traffic sitting long time. Mostly in a steady painless situation and the pain never went up above degree 3 since we keep follow up, and the creatinine kept went down to 81umol/L. For immune systemic diseases, usually take whole life medication, however the side effects could cause patients have digestion trouble or abnormal kidney and liver lab results. Through the treatment of TCM, acupuncture, we minimize the side effects and provide patients have better life quality such as less pain, better digestio...

Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine for Splenomegaly /spleen enlargement

Patient after small bowel resection, was diagnosed as Splenomegaly, with low platelet, after 20 sessions of acupuncture & herb treatment, the spleen index from 1738cc reduced to 703cc, as well the platelet rise. For Splenomegaly the western solution is operation, considering his past history of Hepatitis and the lack part of small intestine, there’s risk of operation which will cause his immune system weaken. After our TCM body check up and diagnosis, we customize treatments as saving the liver as priority and improve the digestive system as his backup. In recent regularly check up, the patient is under well control and reducing the burden of splenomegaly of 1000cc without any surgery, continuing acupuncture and herb treatment once a week to maintain steady.

Acupuncture for facioplegia/ Bell’s palsy

Acupuncture for facioplegia/ Bell’s palsy 2018.1.20 One week right side facioplegia, after went thru non-TCM doctor acupuncture for 5 sessions with electric apparatus, her symptoms went worse with severe facial swelling and pain, transferring to our clinic for help. In fact, the standard treatment for facioplegia, less needles, distal end points, no electric apparatus are three rules in one week as acute stage. After we did first acupuncture, her facial expression came relax and pain reduce. 2018.1.24~2.9 After 10 sessions, pain gone, the right eye can totally close, the face much better than first time visit. Facioplegia, as well named Bell’s palsy, in western explanation, was infected by virus (HSV-1) when people in low immune system situation. In TCM aspect, there are different types of facioplegia, also related with fatigue and insomnia. However, there are 3 stages for acupuncture treatment , acute stage(in 1~2weeks), recovering stage(2weeks to 1 month), after effect...