House calls always bring me the most unexpected and alarming assignments. The woman who had sounded so old and feeble over the phone was actually quite young — in her early thirties. She was in such a weakened state that she could barely walk to answer the door when I arrived.  “I can’t talk much because I’ll lose my breath,” she told me in a scarcely audible voice. ...

And what’s the difference between Medical Acupuncture and Traditional or Chinese Acupuncture? As more and more people are looking into receiving acupuncture for their health complaints, it has become that much more important to know what type of acupuncturists are in practice and what type of qualifications they have. Acupuncture is a component of a complete medical system called Traditiona...