by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 12, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and The Olympics, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Health, Olympics, Pain Relief
The Times Online reported that when athletes entered the newly opened Beijing Olympic Village on Sunday, July 27, 2008, they had trouble seeing anything because of the dense smog. But, their Olympic facilities include an acupuncture salon, traditional Chinese tea...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 11, 2008 | Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Basics, Chinese Medicine, Cupping, Health, Pain Relief
In my last post, I featured a photo of Wang Qun, an Olympic Chinese swimmer who used cupping to reduce pain before the Beijing Games began. This is the perfect time to give an explanation of Cupping. Cupping is an ancient technique that involves placing jars on the...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 8, 2008 | Acupuncture, Health, Videos
WNBC has a video of a Beijing acupuncturist who has planned a very unique welcome for the Olympic athletes. You can take a peek here
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 7, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and The Olympics, Celebrities and Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Health, Olympics, Pain Relief
Getting ready for the 2008 Olympics, doctors at the healing center of Beijing Sports University were using acupuncture to treat about 70% of the chronic and acute muscle injuries they dealt with, reported Jonathan Watts in The Lancet in 2004. Many sports doctors in...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 6, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Basics, Chinese Medicine, Health, Qi
Acupuncture is one of the primary, and perhaps the best known, treatments used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Acupuncture is the insertion of very fine needles into specific points in your body. Over many years, practitioners of TCM have mapped out your body’s...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 5, 2008 | Acupuncture, Chicago, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Cupping, Health, Jennifer Dubowsky L.A.c., River North
I’ve created this blog as a place to gather and disseminate accurate, up-to-date knowledge about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and healthy living. I plan to post information about TCM, a medical system that has been around for over 2 thousand years and includes...
