Shingles is also known as herpes zoster and is caused by the chicken pox virus. After chicken pox is caught as a young child, the virus lays dormant and can then come out ... Read More
Other conditions
Acupuncture for Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar Fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. It is sometimes referred to as heel spurs but this is not always an accurate or true diagnosis. Sometimes there ... Read More
Acupuncture for Sjogren’s syndrome
Sjogren’s disease is an auto immune disease affecting the glands that control tears and saliva. Dryness is the main symptom and especially affects the eyes and throat. ... Read More
Does Acupuncture for Pain Work?
Acupuncturists at The Acupuncture Clinic get many inquires, asking how acupuncture works for pain. Even after more than 2000 years of continued use of acupuncture for ... Read More
Moxibustion and Acupuncture for Shoulder-Hand Syndrome
Shoulder-Hand Syndrome is sometimes classified as being part of Regional Pain Syndrome. It can appear after a stroke or heart attack and can also occur after an injury ... Read More
Acupuncture for War Veterans
New Zealand Veteran Affairs covers the cost of acupuncture for problems and injuries of veterans that were sustained during war time. Veterans in requiring of acupuncture ... Read More
Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture for Chronic Fatigue
Firstly it is necessary to realize that this condition is known by a number of different terms. These terms include Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic ... Read More
Acupuncture for Psoriasis
Psoriasis often leads to patches of thick, red inflamed skin covered with silvery scales. It can occur anywhere on the body but is more common on the elbows, knees, scalp ... Read More
Acupuncture Lowers Cholesterol – New Research
Many patients coming to The Acupuncture Clinic inquire if anything can be done with acupuncture to lower cholesterol because their medications have numerous undesirable ... Read More
Acupuncture for Stroke
Acupuncture for stroke rehabilitation has been used for centuries in China. Ancient Chinese physicians also knew of the correlation between the history of migraines and ... Read More