by Jennifer Dubowsky | May 8, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture Bill, Chinese Medicine, HB 1344, Health, Healthcare
I just heard about this and wanted to get the word out:”This legislation clarifies unequivocally that only doctors and acupuncturists can practice acupuncture or use filiform needles for therapeutic purposes in Illinois. Please call BOTH your Illinois house...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 30, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and Basketball, Acupuncture and Celebrities, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture and Plantar Fascitis, Chicago Bulls, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Plantar Fasciitis
Chicago Bulls player Joakim Noah is plagued by the painful condition of plantar fasciitis and, among other treatments, he is receiving acupuncture. Plantar fasciitis is often a chronic problem caused by an inflammation of the layer of tissue that supports the...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 29, 2013 | Celebrities and Cupping, Chinese Medicine, Cupping, Health
Gwyneth Paltrow’s husband, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin showed off his cupping marks this week when he worked out in London. It was hot in Primrose Hill so the singer removed his shirt to reveal Gwyenth’s influence – the remains of round marks...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 24, 2013 | Adventures in Chinese Medicine, Books, Chinese Medicine, Diane Lowry L.A.c., Massage, Tui Na
I have benefited from tui na and consider it a valuable tool. However I am not a gifted tui na practitioner so I refer to others if a condition requires tui na or if patient is interested in trying this type of massage. With that in mind, I am including the experience...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 18, 2013 | Adventures in Chinese Medicine, Celebrities and Cupping, Chinese Medicine, Cupping, Cupping For Pain Relief, Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston received a great deal of publicity yesterday – no, not for divorcing Brad Pitt or marrying Justin. More unusual, the star was photographed with ‘circles on her back’. These circles, unknown to some in the US, are marks left from...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 15, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Fertility, Acupuncture and IVF, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and The Menstrual Cycle, Clomid, Fertility, Infertility, IVF, Menstrual Cycle
In 2012, a new Chinese study reported that acupuncture was more effective than Clomifene (better known as Clomid) for the treatment of infertility. It was a small study, using 65 women who were infertile because of problems with ovulation. They were divided into...
