Mike Yin, 中医师，中医学学士，针灸推拿学硕士，新西兰针灸协会（Acupuncture NZ）会员，ACC认证针灸师。 联系方式 ... Read More
Ancient or modern acupuncture techniques for herniated disc
Herniated discs are a common problem both in China and New Zealand. In China, the treatment for herniated disc is mainly done within the hospital system and will involve ... Read More
MRI confirms acupuncture for carpal tunnel works
As an acupuncturist who has worked in the hospital system in China, I am often surprised to hear that in the West some skeptics and scientists say that acupuncture only ... Read More
What is Tui Na?
Tui Na is often translated as Chinese massage but this is technically not the case. This is a form of physical manipulative therapy used in conjunction with acupuncture, ... Read More
Acupuncture and World Spine Day October 16th 2017
It's good to see the western world motivated about what to do to help look after the health of the spine. This years theme for World Spine Day is "Your Back in Action" ... Read More
Ancient or modern acupuncture needle techniques for sciatica?
Sciatica is a problem that is as old as the first books written on acupuncture dating back to 300 BCE. The Yellow Emperor's Classic on Internal Medicine (Huang Di Nei ... Read More
Acupuncture for Baker’s Cyst
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 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
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 and ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation) in New Zealand
When I moved to New Zealand I soon found out how fortunate the citizens here are to have this system in place and the big draw card is that acupuncture is covered by ACC ... Read More