Health tips
Articles on acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and everyday health, plus news and research about acupuncture.
Pain & musculoskeletal
How Chinese medicine understands pain, and what studies have looked at.
How Chinese acupuncture theory explains pain: meridians, Qi, and the balance of yin and yang.
Read articleAn alternative way of understanding low back pain through the model of Chinese medicine.
Read articleA trio of studies in the Annals of Internal Medicine on therapies for neck, back and knee pain.
Read articleFourteen acupressure points for arthritis pain that you can press or rub yourself.
Read articleMental health & the brain
Articles on depression, anxiety, seasonal mood changes, attention and memory.
The physical and psychological symptoms of depression and anxiety, and how acupuncture is used for them.
Read articleSeasonal mood changes seen through Chinese medicine and the rhythms of the seasons.
Read articleThe chemical and food allergies common in children and adults with ADD or ADHD.
Read articleStaying physically and mentally active, and a case study from a CCTV Chinese medicine program.
Read articleMRI research on acupuncture points and the memory centres of the brain.
Read articleWomen’s health
Research and news on acupuncture and Chinese medicine for fertility and labour.
A review in Fertility and Sterility on acupuncture, stress, blood flow and the menstrual cycle.
Read articleAn Adelaide University review comparing traditional Chinese medicine with Western drugs for fertility problems.
Read articleOne mother’s experience of acupuncture during labour at a Brooklyn hospital.
Read articleEveryday health
Practical tips from Chinese medicine for staying well.
Points on the ears, hands and feet that relate to the organs, and how tender points can signal an imbalance.
Read articleChinese foods and spices, yin and yang foods, and suggested menus for some common health problems.
Read articleQuestions and answers on Chinese herbs and helping a young child stay healthy through the seasons.
Read articleThe Chinese idea of preventing disease by keeping the body in a balanced state.
Read articleThe symptoms of age-related macular degeneration and how to check your vision with an Amsler grid.
Read articleStep-by-step instructions for preparing a pack of dry herbs as tea.
Read articleResearch & news
News reports, research summaries and official statements about acupuncture.
A BBC Two programme showing brain scans of people having acupuncture.
Read articleResearchers in New Jersey use brain imaging to study acupuncture and pain relief.
Read articleLaboratory research on the measurable physiological effects of acupuncture.
Read articleThe conclusions of a consensus panel convened by the National Institutes of Health.
Read articleA WHO seminar in Beijing on acupuncture, moxibustion and acupuncture anaesthesia.
Read articleAmerican Medical Association studies testing some common alternative treatments.
Read articleA UBC study offering acupuncture to people with substance use in the Downtown Eastside.
Read articleA journalist visits a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in New York’s Chinatown.
Read articleA writer tries acupuncture for headaches and stomach cramps at a hospital in Beijing.
Read articleAbout acupuncture & TCM
The basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine and answers to common questions about acupuncture.
The history of TCM and the ideas of yin and yang used to explain the body and nature.
Read articleHow Chinese and Western medicine differ in their theory and approach to healing.
Read articleThe list of conditions the article cites from the World Health Organization.
Read articleHow long each treatment takes, how many visits may be needed, and how responses vary.
Read articleWhat needling feels like: usually a dull, bursting or numb feeling rather than pain.
Read articleThe fine, pre-sterilized, disposable needles used in acupuncture and why it is considered safe.
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