A Baker's cyst occurs at the back of the knee. The cyst is as a result of excess joint fluid filing up a sack behind the knee. Two most common causes of this are ... Read More
Acupuncture for heart burn or drugs that kill you?
The most common symptoms experienced by people suffering from heart burn are chest pain, indigestion and acid reflux. In the USA, the incidence of heart burn is quite ... Read More
Chinese herbs for post glandular fever – a case study by Heiko Lade
This journal article originally appeared in The Lantern, Volume 13, No.3 Introduction With all the new books being released every week, a number of international TCM ... Read More
Acupuncture for Gout
Gout has been around for millenia and ancient Chinese physicians gave it names like tong feng which means painful wind and bai hu guan jie lu feng which translates as ... Read More
Why comprehensive clinical notes matter, what they should contain, and strategies to improve them-by Scott Pearson
(This journal article originally appeared in The Annual Journal from Acupuncture NZ 2017)It is probably fair to say that health practitioners are not drawn to their ... Read More
Acupuncture, moxibustion or tui na for tennis elbow?
Tennis elbow is very common problem not only here in New Zealand but also in China. And surprisingly, it is often not caused by tennis. Body builders can get it from ... Read More
Acupuncture techniques from China for back pain
It gives me great pleasure in being able to write my first article for The Acupuncture Clinic. Working with my mentors and colleagues John Kennedy and Heiko Lade is truly ... Read More
Acupuncture for Lunatics
Historically, a lunatic according Wikipedia, is someone who had madness or epilepsy which were regarded as diseases caused by the moon. Philosophers as far back as ... Read More
2017 Never too late for the year of the Rooster
Just when you thought all the hype from the Year of the Rooster was long and gone, I thought I would reactivate it. After all, there is still at least most of the year to ... Read More