What is Auricular Acupuncture

What is Auricular Acupuncture Dr. Mayie Deshmukh The ear is composed of three parts: the external ear, the middle ear, and the internal ear. The external ear includes the external auditory canal and the auricle. There are four prominences, three depressions, four notches, and one ear lobe on the anterior surface of the auricle. Thus studies […]

History of Acupuncture

History of Acupuncture Dr. Mayie Deshmukh | Aug 05,2018 Like many ancient sciences, acupuncture is a mixture of sophisticated practical techniques and unfounded superstitions. Unfortunately, many modern acupuncture practitioners have not been taught to distinguish between superstition and practicality, nor have they been encouraged by their teachers to examine their own methods critically. Thus, many […]

Acupuncture and infertility

Acupuncture and infertility Dr. Mayie Deshmukh | Aug 10,2018 Acupuncture can be helpful to support both female and male fertility by increasing blood flow to the reproductive organs, balancing hormones, reducing inflammation, and improving sleep and stress. Patients with unexplained infertility, high stress, or those seeking to improve their outcomes with ART (such as IVF) can also […]

Expositions on techniques of needling

Expositions on techniques of needling Dr. Mayie Deshmukh | Aug 10,2018 Acupuncture is a method of treating certain disorders by inserting needles into various parts of the body. Most Western practitioners of traditional acupuncture leave the needles in place for 20 minutes or more. The treatment consists the insertion of needles, but there is nothing distinctive […]

Aromatase inhibitors, joint pain and acupuncture

Aromatase inhibitors, joint pain and acupuncture Dr. Mayie Deshmukh | Aug 05,2018 Acupuncture, as an important and unique part of traditional Chinese medicine, has played a major role in the health care of the Chinese people, occupying a significant place in the history of traditional Chinese medicine. This can be seen from the following three […]

Acupuncture and IVF

Acupuncture and IVF Dr. Mayie Deshmukh | Aug 10,2018 Acupuncture has become very popular within the field of assisted reproduction, and particularly as an intervention within IVF (In-Vitro Fertilisation). In an editorial from 2015 in Acupuncture in Medicine, David Carr lists 12 meta-analyses on the subject in just 6 years, including a total of 34 […]