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April 2015

Migraine Acupuncture , Medical Hazards, and No More Fish Oil

After a short winter, Spring is almost here! As Sports Commentator Bill Walton says, Acupuncture is an important part of his overall health plan, so he never misses.

San Francisco City Sights: Doors. Russian Hill towards the North Bay

Small Bronze Treatment Room

Settling into the New Office

The new office has been all I could have hoped for. It is quiet, convenient, big enough, but not too big. This is the smaller treatment room which management allowed me to paint in metallic bronze. It was exhausting, but turned out unique and restful, and, I hope, welcoming.

Antique statuettes donated by my Mother

Reception

Research News

Acupuncture for Migraine

I am continuing to collect stress response data on most patients. I am focusing on the fascinating drop in stress response a few minutes after needling in migraine patients who have had positive response to treatment. The question is whether this dramatic reduction is a sign of the underlying sensitivity of migraine patients in general, or if it predicts a positive clinical outcome. An example of this line of study is here

Acupuncture for Allergies

From the ENT task force for best practices for allergic rhinitis, they recommend Acupuncture for patients who are interested in natural remedies. That's a pretty big deal!

Medical Hazards

Since I am in the business of providing an alternative to traditional medicine, I keep an eye on some of the pitfalls of some traditional strategies. Just in the last month,

American College of Physicians advises against routine cardiac screening.
John Oliver points out the inherent conflict of interest in paying doctors to prescribe pharmaceuticals
From the New York Times, if patients knew more about the risks of screenings and treatments, they would do less of both
Fancy medical scopes may see more, but they are hard to clean and can spread superbugs. Be careful out there!