Knee pain is one of the most common conditions that most patients come to see me in my acupuncture clinic whether it is chronic or acute. Most of the time, Chinese medicine and acupuncture is their last resort when western medication can’t help them to ease or...
Why do I keep getting this pain?
A large number of patients that we see suffer from chronic pain syndrome, problems that won’t go away and that continue to haunt them on a daily basis. These presentations are often variable in intensity, going from really severe down to minimal or even no pain. Often...
Puncturing the Myths of Acupuncture
Acupuncture has been used to treat different conditions for at least 3000 years in China and has gained increasing acceptance worldwide. Because acupuncture has a history that reaches back to prehistory, some people are sceptical about its scientific merit. However,...
Self-care: Why having regular massages is so important
By - Alan Magusara So many of us spend most of our week working and experiencing all the stressors of daily life. One of the misconceptions of making time for a massage is that it’s just ‘indulging in a luxury’ or only for that holiday once every few years. However,...
The Forward Head Posture
In the clinic we have been discussing the different types of common postures observed in people and how ideally the spine likes to be in an as neutral position as possible (not leaning forward too far and not overextending backwards). This month, we will start fixing...