by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 11, 2012 | Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Health, Qi, Qigong
Qi (pronounced ‘chee’) is one of the most basic concepts in TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) but also one of the hardest to define. Other names for it are ‘ki’ in Japan and in India, yogis call it ‘prana’. It was known in ancient Egypt as ‘ka’, and in...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 9, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and Post Surgical Pain, Acupuncture and Surgery, Chinese Medicine, Pain Relief, Post-Operative Pain
Here is an interesting example of a patients medical need producing innovative results! In Florida, at Jupiter Medical Center, acupuncture physician Dr. Ken Grey, A.P., D.O.M. performed acupuncture on the patient who wanted the alternative treatment because she...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jan 31, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Basics, Acupuncture and Fertility, Acupuncture and IVF, Acupuncture Research, Infertility, IVF
The studies about acupuncture’s effectiveness in improving pregnancy rates continue to emerge. The newest one that I just read concludes that acupuncture improves clinical pregnancy rates and live birth rates for women receiving IVF (in vitro...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jan 22, 2012 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Headaches, Acupuncture and Migraines, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture Research, Pain Relief
Headaches are a common problem that bring people into my Chicago acupuncture office. Several million people suffer from severe headaches/migraines and it is an increasingly popular reason to seek acupuncture treatment – with good reason. Acupuncture is effective...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jan 20, 2012 | AAAOM, Acupuncture, Affordable Care Act, Essential Health Benefit, President Obama
The American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM) is working hard to get acupuncture included in the Affordable Care Act as an Essential Health Benefit. This means that acupuncture would be covered by the Affordable Care Act, which was passed by...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jan 9, 2012 | Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Health
Hospitals are increasingly offering patients acupuncture and other ‘alternative’ therapies. Have we won them over? Maybe. Certainly, many doctors have followed the research and understand the effectiveness of acupuncture and other Chinese medicine...
