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Ten weeks later he came back, saying he’d had no headaches or neck pain for three days after the treatment, but they had both gradually returned to intense levels. This time I repeated the acupuncture treatment and added a sliding cup guasha. This technique disperses inflammation in the back, moving fluids and thereby draining the metabolic waste products which accumulate in the tissues.

Two weeks later, James came back for another go. He’d been feeling brilliant for the past fortnight; his persistent anger had dissolved and he wasn’t smoking as much! Oh ... and no more headaches either!

Fertility Support

Anne, a 33 year old woman, presented after ten months of attempts to become pregnant via natural methods. Her general symptoms included insomnia, dizziness, poor memory, excessive tiredness, bloating and indigestion. Most of her menstrual periods involved heavy bleeding.

Anne received four acupuncture treatments and a course of herbal medicine. She was sleeping much better after the first treatment and her dizziness and tiredness were gone after the second. After the third treatment Anne reported an increased vitality, describing herself as becoming unusually outspoken, engaging in intense emotional dialogues and experiencing empowering dreams.

The four treatments took place over two months, within two menstrual cycles. Unknown to either of us, Anne conceived shortly after the third treatment. She experienced an untroubled pregnancy and recently gave birth to a healthy boy.

To see the full text of this case, (“ Qi and Blood Deficiency in Infertility”) go to www.lifegate.com.au, click here.

Q: What’s The Opposite of Anxiety & Depression?

A: Profound relief, for a start. That was certainly the case for a young man I treated recently. Tom had been on anti-depressant medication for five years; for the past two years he had been suffering a virtually constant headache and he felt dreadful. Clearly the medication pathway was a dead end.

Five years of antidepressants takes a big toll on a person’s vital resources, so I didn’t want to get Tom’s hopes up too high, but when I checked his pulse I realised he had a very solid constitutional strength and, consequently, had a good chance of getting some genuine relief of his pain with a series of acupuncture treatments.

He certainly walked out of the clinic feeling better, but I was amazed when he came back for his second treatment a week later: his headache had completely disappeared, he was feeling fabulous and, of his own volition and with his doctor’s permission, he had dropped his medication in half!

Mental Clarity

Judy was stressed and exhausted when she saw me for the first time (can anyone else out there relate to that?). In addition to serious sciatic pain, pins and needles in her arm and regular heart palpitations, she was feeling emotionally fragile.