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	<description>... rational use of chinese medicine in our lives.</description>
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		<title>Use of PC6 (Neiguan) for Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease</title>
		<link>http://www.needleplant.com/687/use-of-pc6-neiguan-for-treatment-of-cardiovascular-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gory</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much research has already been done regarding the use of Neiguan to regulate cardiovascular functioning. Evidence-based implementation would then use this point and perhaps only this point with a degree of conclusivity, that this point is clinically relevant. See the following reports if in doubt:

Neiguan for blood pressure and heart rate
PC6 to revert deleterious effects on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treatment of Ganglion Cyst</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gory</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is a ganglion cyst?
Ganglione cysts (腱鞘囊肿) are best typified by the squashball-like bump on the dorsum of the wrist. It often doesn&#8217;t hurt, nor does it impair movement. People come into the acupuncture clinic asking what to do with it. I&#8217;ve seen acupuncture being used, but I do prefer a &#8220;incise, drain and inject&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acupuncture&#8217;s Use in Post Stroke Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oravecz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Choosing the right treatment regiment for post stroke patients is a major factor in their recovery and plays a vital role in determining their quality of life after a cerebral accident. Most physicians agree that post stroke care should be delivered by experienced health care practitioners within different treatment disciplines to help improve all of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cholinoreceptor Agonists &amp; Herbs that Tonify Yin-Fluids</title>
		<link>http://www.needleplant.com/31/cholinoreceptor-agonist-tcm-herbs-yin-fluids-sjogren-syndrome/</link>
		<comments>http://www.needleplant.com/31/cholinoreceptor-agonist-tcm-herbs-yin-fluids-sjogren-syndrome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markov</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Herbs, Substances and Supplements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By somehow increasing the rate of cholinoreception, M-type receptor stimulation may cause the following:

Increase glandular secretions, courtesy of M3 receptor stimulation: This may be useful especially for those stricken with an extreme case of yin deficiency with fluid insufficiency (阴虚津亏), e.g. in Sjogren&#8217;s Syndrome where it would seem like the person is consistently stricken with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frozen Shoulder &amp; TCM</title>
		<link>http://www.needleplant.com/386/frozen-shoulder-tcm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markov</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frozen Shouler is most often due to inflammation-induced adhesion. Most times, frozen shoulder is due to Adhesive Capsulitis (粘连性关节囊炎). It&#8217;s is often just called &#8220;Fifty-year Shoulder&#8221; (五十肩) here in China, since most people get this when they have accumulated around fifty years of age.
Here is more on shoulder anatomy.
Difference between Capsulitis, Bursitis and Tendonitis
According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treatment for Shoulder Pain</title>
		<link>http://www.needleplant.com/387/tcm-shoulder-treatment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markov</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction
Shoulder pain is generally diagnosed as pain in the shoulder, with pain of different degrees when parts around the shoulder are touched and pressed down. Often there is an accompanying loss of normal shoulder function.
The gist of what we hope to promulgate here is that TCM is just one treatment option on your way to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Counter-stimulation, Acupuncture &amp; Pain Relief</title>
		<link>http://www.needleplant.com/376/counter-stimulation-acupuncture-pain-relief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fornia</dc:creator>
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[See video above] New technologies for Virtual Reality, as evidenced by Snow World, add fuller dimension to the evolving idea of pain relief.
The idea of counter stimulation &#8211; where sensory stimulation reduces our perception of pain, either locally or distally &#8211; is not new. We do it all the time, clenching our faces in pain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oh yes, 得气 may be necessary after all&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.needleplant.com/74/oh-yes-%e5%be%97%e6%b0%94-may-be-necessary-after-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fornia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an earlier article, I explained why you don&#8217;t need to 得气 for acupuncture to be effective.
Having just read an article proposing a theoretical explanation for how acupuncture treats pain, it now makes sense to me WHEN  得气 is necessary &#8211; assuming that the theories proposed are true.

得气 is necessary when treatment&#8217;s got to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How does Acupuncture treat illnesses?</title>
		<link>http://www.needleplant.com/41/how-does-acupuncture-treat-illnesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markov</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to TCM theory, acupuncture helps in three ways. It clears channels, increases immunity and regulates imbalance.
Acupuncture Clears Channels (疏通经络) To Reduce Pain

“不通则痛” means that pain comes from obstruction.
“通则不痛” means that a clear channel (no more obstruction) results in no pain.
So pain in TCM is the result of our meridians being obstructed, resulting in qi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using the arrival of qi as a measure of the patient&#8217;s health and how fast she&#8217;ll recover&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.needleplant.com/32/using-the-arrival-of-qi-as-a-measure-of-the-patients-health-and-how-fast-shell-recover/</link>
		<comments>http://www.needleplant.com/32/using-the-arrival-of-qi-as-a-measure-of-the-patients-health-and-how-fast-shell-recover/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markov</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does that make sense?
《灵枢》says “气至则有效” meaning that only if qi arrives is the acupuncture treatment effective. Because arrival of qi is the basis upon which the acupuncturist can work with the qi, tonifying or reducing it 《针灸大成》says “针若得气速，则病易痊而效易速也；若气来迟，则病难痊而有不治之优。” This means that how quick your qi arrives will determine how quick you&#8217;ll recover. So, if several [...]]]></description>
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