Acupuncture for Ankle Pain (Arthritis)

May 21, 2014
Ian is a retired builder. A few months ago he started having pain in his ankles. The doctor said it was arthritis and gave him various medications but they didn't seem to help. With the pain, his walking was very slow and wobbly. Since he is a 6.2 feet big guy I guessed his weight didn't help either. This problem gave him not only pain but also stress. One day he met a friend in the supermarket and started to complain about his problem. The friend recommended he come to see me. When I checked Ian, his ankles were slightly swollen. The pain was mainly in the front of his ankle joints and the left one was worse than the right. For acupuncture I chose a few points in the front of his legs and ankles. A week later Ian came back and said the pain hadn't changed much, so I decided to use some different points in the back of his legs and the side of his ankles. This time it worked brilliantly - when Ian came the following week he said the pain had gone. He had the third session and decided to stop and see how it went. He shook my hand and said:" I couldn't believe it! Many thanks!"       

Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Muscular-skeletal system 

 

Acupuncture for Infertility - Case 3

April 10, 2014
June and her husband decided to start a family but didn't succeed after trying for a year. As June was 33 now, both of them were getting a bit anxious, so they went to see the doctor to have examinations. Apart from June's estrogen level was on the lower border, nothing came out positive. June had regular periods with normal blood colour and no obvious discomfort during the periods. She did have a tendency of feeling cold easily. Her tongue looked slightly pale and her pulse felt thin and tau...

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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Reproductive system 

 

Acupuncture for Urticaria (hives) - Case 1

February 20, 2014
42-year-old Victoria had been to see me in the past for various problems. One day she came again with a skin rash. Her forehead and chest were covered with red spots and felt itchy, and the rash would get worse if she scratched. The GP said it was urticaria (hives) and prescribed antihistamine, but unfortunately the medication didn't work and the problem went on for two months. 

Urticaria happens when a wide range of reasons including allergy or infection cause high levels of histamine and oth...

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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Dermatology 

 

Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine for Blepharitis - Case 1

January 27, 2014
48-year-old Helen came to see me with very sore eyelids, which she had suffered from for months. The skin around her eyes was red and swollen and felt very dry. Her eyes had a lot of sticky discharge in the morning and could be very watery during the day. She showed me a handful of different creams prescribed by the doctor or bought over the counter, and said none of them had helped. The soreness and stinging sometimes made her cry. I believed this was inflammation of the rims of the eyelids,...
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Dermatology 

 

Acupuncture for Anxiety - Case 1

January 7, 2014
James is a 34-year-old farmer. He first came to see me in 2005, complaining that he often felt anxious especially in the morning after waking up. He didn't know where this feeling came from, and just couldn't calm down and relax. He also had stomach ache and tiredness, and worried about things very much. He had dry mouth and tended to drink lots of water. With the anxiety he felt life was quite miserable. His tongue looked pale, pulse was taut. According to what I saw, I believed his Liver qi...
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Nervous system 

 

Acupuncture for Essential Tremor - Case 1

November 20, 2013
73-year-old Geoff was diagnosed with essential tremor 10 years ago. In the last year or so the symptoms got gradually worse - his upper body, especially his arms and hands, kept shaking badly so that writing, eating and fastening clothes' buttons became more and more difficult. His sleep was restless, memory was deteriorating and speech was getting slower. He also found difficult to concentrate. His blood pressure had been high for a number of years. His tongue had a tough texture with yellow...
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Nervous system 

 
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