Longkang Acupuncture/Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic Philippines

Due to giving lecture to Philippine Academy of Acupuncture, Inc.  Our clinic is one day off on Apr.2,  we will resume on Apr.3. Thank you ! https://www.facebook.com/ events/275651693356980/?ti=icl Main outline: TCM concept & acupuncture treatment & diet for: •Menstrualdisorder: 1. Premature Menorrhea (Hyper menorrhea) 2. Delayed Menorrhea (Hypo menorrhea) 3.Irregular Menstruation •Dysmenorrhea (different types) •Case Study Why this topic? All rules of treatment above are the basic for treating PCOS, Myoma or infertility. Therefore,before learn how to treat complicated cases, we need to learn how to Think In TCM Way. Then simplify the complicated symptoms into clear rule of treatment.

Patient with sever shoulder pain and numbness, diagnosed as frozen shoulder, benefited from acupuncture treatment. After first acupuncture session, his daughter sent us the feedback, as she witness  the improvement. In the Philippines, the traffic could be the reason causing all kinds of muscle pain, this is one of our cases after long term fixed position and chronic fatigue, had occupational injury in the end.  Luckily, before it got worsen to organic injury, the earlier got therapy, the easier to recover.

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...

Shoulders pain for 4 months, after injury of ribs, the pain went serve and hardly to bend backward. After one session of acupuncture, the pain lessen, as well improvement of sleep. This pic is the second session before and after acupuncture treatment, the patient could bend her arm easier after therapy. In this case, for totally cured takes time to recover and certain sessions regularly, but there's  improvement in each session , due to different patients have different physical situation, the degree is different but always can see the change.

For external injury as burning pain, herbal ointment treatment is one of TCM specialit ies , especially to patients who are allergic to steroid or chemical ingredients. Shown in the pic, the patient got burn on Feb 28, after using the TCM white ointment for 3 days, the wound dried soon and reducing the pain day by day. As his description, before if he got burn, the wound always turned to phlycten and easily got infection. Since he used the TCM external treatment, the burning wound recover a lot faster than before. After routine diagnosis, external herbs are prescribed for different types of derma, injuries and pain problems. With thousands of years wisdom, natural herbal combination were made by rich experience and based on the knowledge of Chinese Medicine.

Acupuncture for cryptogenic shoulder joint pain, transferred and recommended from neurologic doctor. This case as the patient first visit, her left arm totally unable to move or lift, even try hard on her shoulder but the joint seem losing function. With x-ray, neurologic examination, there’s no any injury seen on the joint, we called as cryptogenic joint problem ( unknown reason). After first session of acupuncture, she felt the joint released; after second session, her left arm could lift; after the third, she showed us how she lift and maintain 10 seconds; the forth, she lift and maintain almost 1 min. For the last several sessions she could lift arm and over 1 min, as well her hyperacidity and insomnia as she complained when first visit all improved. During treatment if the pain appears or patient feel more sensitive to the pain sensation, it’s because the circulation comes active, through the transection time, the joint also going recovery. Last bu...

Adhesive capsulitis ( frozen shoulder) Shoulder pain , limited movement. With insomnia, hands& feet numbness, lower back pain, vertical, we diagnosed that chronic fatigue cause the should pain.  After 5 sessions of acupuncture, the shoulder pain reduce more than 80%, the arm could bend & lift easily, numbness & back pain gone, sleep good( no need sleeping pills as before), could close eyes stand with balance( before can't stand closing eyes). There are many reasons of shoulder pain & frozen shoulder, not necessarily get injury but may cause by chronic fatigue. After differentiation symptoms and signs for classification of syndrome through Traditional Chinese Medicine method, precise acu points combination will bring out the best effects.

Referred pain: pain perceived at a location other than the site of the painful stimulus. For example: your shoulder hurts, but it may be originating from a trigger point in another area that has muscle fibers that also go to the shoulder. Acupuncture could break up the trigger points, increasing circulation to get patients out of pain. It’s under professional dignosis, combining the tuina therapy which is different from massage in spa. Treatment in golden time, less interval, correct concept of diets & life style under the the guide of licensed TCM doctors, is the best policy for safety & efficiency.

We have licensed Traditional Chinese Medicine physicians and  certified acupuncturists in clinic, with professional skills and  rich experiences to provide patients in Philippines the best combination treatment and life style/ diet guide. 

What's difference of our "tendon releasing treatment" to "massage" ????? Tuina, as one special treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, use different manipulation due to different areas of body, for sure, base on the diagnosis of TCM physicians.
Nowadays here extend more techniques such as original points, deep tissue, fascia therapy, and so on. 
Therefore, a qualified TCM physician will find out your tendon knots which cause your muscle pain or any disease related and use professional skills releasing the knot. It may be with certain pain during treatment, but after that your main complain area will feel free.
However, people easily get confused or consider tuina as " massage" , asking, " why I go to spa or call home service for massage it's comfortable but releasing the tendon is with pain?" 
Well, finding out the original tendon knot and the releasing skill is under the guide of Traditional Chinese Medicine which is...