Patients with low back pain are less likely to visit physicians after receiving acupuncture, leading to reduced healthcare spending. In a case control study carried out in Canada, 201 cases in which low back pain was treated with acupuncture were compared with 804 controls. Each acupuncture group was case matched with four comparison cases based…
Morning Sickness
Morning sickness, fatigue and nausea for most women starts like clockwork at about six and a half weeks into the first trimester and typically lasts until week 12-14. I always warn my patients that symptoms are usually at their worst from 7 weeks to 10 weeks just so they can take each week at a…
Immune Boost
As the season’s change from Summer to Winter it is important to boost our immune systems with acupuncture and lifestyle changes. Chinese medicine recognizes that the changing season’s is a time when we are vulnerable to coughs and colds. So be prepared for sudden weather changes by having enough warm clothes or wet weather gear…
