Chinese Medicine concepts
Blog posts by Point Specifics
Thought provoking discussions and information.
October 24, 2022
What does cupping do? Does it draw out toxins? After explaining what cupping does and how cupping works to my patients for the last 20 years, […]
May 22, 2022
How do you use moxa sticks to turn a breech baby? Moxa sticks are made from a herb called Mugwort. The herb is rolled into a […]
October 29, 2021
What is the difference between dry-needling and acupuncture? I get asked this question a lot. Or I get told in an off-hand comment, “Oh, my physio […]
November 22, 2020
What does the tongue tell you? If you’ve ever come to see us for a treatment, you’ll know how we usually like to do things. We […]
July 18, 2020
What does cupping do? We get asked this question a lot in clinic. Cupping works almost like a massage… but in reverse. However instead of pushing […]
February 20, 2020
Vitex – good for head colds and beard growth We see a lot of women for menstrual and fertility issues in our clinic. And I’d probably […]
February 12, 2020
Post-natal care confinement period and why your Chinese mother won’t let you wash your hair In traditional Chinese culture, women who have just given birth are […]
January 27, 2020
When you’re cold, you’re dead How your green smoothie might be contributing to your infertility. In our clinic, we like to break down Traditional Chinese Medicine […]
May 10, 2019
Chinese medicine has always paid close attention to the rhythms and cycles that surround us and how best we can live in accordance with these to […]