December 10, 2012
76-year-old Ron came to see me in 2009 for a problem in his right hand. He had a pain in the centre of the palm and his middle finger would lock when it bent, and he had to use the other hand to straighten it out. This condition is called "tenosynovitis", which is a local inflammation causing thickening in the tendon sheath. Because the movement of the tendon is restricted by the thickened tendon sheath, the finger is locked in a bending position, which is called "trigger finger". I found a few tender points on Ron's right arm and did electro-acupuncture and moxabastion on them. The pain in his hand was soon relieved. After 5 sessions, his finger could straighten freely again. Interestingly, three years later Ron came back to me with a same problem in the other hand. This time it was his ring finger. I gave him the same treatment again, and it took 6 sessions to get it back to normal.
Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Muscular-skeletal system
November 20, 2012
45-year-old Tracy had suffered from a discomfort in her right foot for 8 months. There was a dull ache in the contiguous halves of the third and fourth toes. She had tried some specially made insoles from the chiropodist but didn't get any help. Recently she started having a hot feeling in the same place on her other foot. She went to see the doctor and was diagnosed with Morton's neuroma, which is a fibrous tissue formation around the intermetatarsal plantar nerve. Since the medication didn'...
Continue reading...
Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Nervous system
November 2, 2012
A three-year trial showed acupuncture had across-the-board benefits, alleviating both mental and physical fatigue and improving overall quality of life in breast cancer patients.
http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/early/2012/10/29/JCO.2012.41.6222.abstract?sid=b2784545-82ce-4c04-80dd-4bc7de3cb4f8 Continue reading...
Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Nervous system
October 23, 2012
Mrs Chen was from China and came to England for a short visit. Maybe due to the climate change, soon after arrived she caught a cold, then started running into the loo frequently to empty her bladder. She urgently needed the toilet and had a burning pain when passing water. She felt shivery and tired, and also had a nagging feeling in the stomach. According to the symptoms, I understood she was having a urinary tract infection in addition to a cold. I suggested she has some acupuncture. Altho...
Continue reading...
Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Urinary system
October 8, 2012
49-year-old June came to see me with a few aches and pains. One of them was headaches, which she'd had for many years, and it seemed to run in the family. She had heard some anecdotes about me for a few years but didn't make up her mind to come, because she couldn't believe sticking pins could work as a medical treatment. Recently may be due to menopause, her symptoms got worse. She started to have headaches almost every day, and her neck felt very stiff and achy. These made her feel tired al...
Continue reading...
Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Nervous system
October 1, 2012
Lily, a 58 year-old psychotherapist, had suffered from headaches for 3 months and hadn't been able to work for 2 weeks. The pain was mainly in her temple area and gave her a heavy feeling on the top of her head. She was also having stiff neck and tingling sensation in both hands. Her sleep had been very bad and it made her feel tired all the time. Her doctor couldn't explain what caused it and prescribed some painkillers which didn't help much. For the acupuncture treatment, I used some point...
Continue reading...
Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Nervous system
