The first textbooks on Chinese medicine specializing in gynecology date back to the 1200's and include treatments for menstrual related problems as well as problems ... Read More
Wellington TCM conference 2020 August 8th and 9th
Heiko Lade and John Kennedy of The Acupuncture Clinic with Kane Monrad of Kinetic Distributions present the Wellington TCM conference 2020. There will be 6 speakers ... Read More
What is classical shang han lun Chinese herbalism?
Is there a difference between modern herbalism and classical shang han lun herbalism? The modern day approach to herbalism is to try find a herb that competes with a ... Read More
Acupuncture for fertility
Acupuncture, IVF and modern day hospitals in China There have been a number of studies looking at acupuncture and it's role in pre and post IVF treatments. Many ... Read More
Acupuncture for knee pain
There are many types of knee pain arising from internal conditions such as arthritis as well as injury related problems. We ask Kane Monrad from Connect Therapies in ... Read More
What is a Moxa Patch?
What is the difference between Moxibustion and using a Moxa Patch? Moxibustion has been discussed previously in other posts and involves the burning of mugwort leaves ... Read More
What are Moxa Foot Soaks?
The history of using herbs externally Before going into a bit more detail about Moxa Foot Soaks, I will need to first introduce the concept of using herbs externally and ... Read More
Chinese medicine and self care home support treatments
Part of a Chinese medicine practice is to help educate the patient about what else they could be doing to improve their health outside of having their acupuncture ... Read More
Chinese medicine and acupuncture for Post Concussion Syndrome
Is acupuncture covered by ACC in the treatment of Post Concussion Syndrome? Post concussion syndrome is a condition that can be treated with acupuncture in New Zealand ... Read More