A study involving thousands of people in the US finds patients receiving acupuncture had significantly improved experience of pain after receiving acupuncture, compared with groups receiving either no acupuncture or sham acupuncture (a group established to test the possibility of the placebo effect). The doctor behind the study concluded “For a patient who is interested […]
New Cold Sore Treatment Great news for Cold Sore sufferers! An Amazing new product is now available for the first time in Australia and here at WSW. Glutathione – a powerful antioxidant, has been proven to dramatically reduce the viral life cycle of the Herpes Simplex (HSV-1) virus even after a full viral outbreak. The […]
A study looking at over 4000 women found that patients undergoing treatment for fertility with a trained Chinese Medicine Practitioner were 1.74 times more likely to achieve pregnancy than those undergoing treatment with western medicine alone. The study included women with PCOS, endometriosis, anovulation, fallopian tube blockage, or unexplained infertility. Mean pregnancy rates in the […]
We have recently noticed a spike in the number of patients coming in to have acupuncture for headaches over the autumn and winter seasons. Headaches affect the vast majority of us at one time or another. The severity of the headache can range from irksome to debilitating; the common denominator in all headaches is that they […]
An interesting case occurred this week in clinic that warrants writing about as it demonstrates how useful acupuncture is for treating tight muscles. A patient came in seeking treatment for terribly tight shoulders with strong pain. She hadn’t sustained any particular injury, and she had been using deep tissue massage (not at WSW) as the primary treatment for the past year. The […]
Why Antibiotics Allow Repeat Infections to Occur: Resolving Chronic Infections and Chronic Diseases with natural medicine Did you know that many chronic diseases are the result of an infection? Chronic Fatigue syndrome, is the result of a virus that lives inside the mitochondria of our cells directly impacting the cellular output of energy. Atherosclerosis is […]