QUESTIONS & ANSWERS about ACUPUNCTURE

PATIENT'S GUIDE:

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS about

ACUPUNCTURE

David Lee Licensed Acupuncturist Ph.D. in Oriental Medicine B.A. in Psychology Pre-medicine

Cheol Kim Licensed Acupuncturist M.S. in Oriental Medicine M.S. in Food and Biotechnology

appt. 805-497-6200

166 N. Moorpark Rd., Suite 201 Thousand Oaks, CA 91360



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This patient's guide eBook will help you become familiar with acupuncture and the clinic so you can take advantage of your health.

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Contents

(1) About Acupuncture ..................................................................................5 (2) About Asian Herbs ...................................................................................6 (3) Diagnosis and Treatment..........................................................................6 (4) Length and Frequency of Treatments.......................................................7 (5) Health Insurance Coverage.......................................................................7 (6) How do I know I am improving? .............................................................8 (7) How does acupuncture work in conjunction with my primary physician? ........................................................................................................................ 9 (8) David Lee Philosophy ............................................................................10 (9) Why are only four to six needles used,...................................................10 and on only one side of my body? ...............................................................10 (10) Why do I need to change my diet? .......................................................12

Treat chronic diseases ..............................................................................12 Body type diet ..........................................................................................13 (11) Why am I getting magnets?..................................................................13 (12) Diseases Treated with Eastern Medicine.............................................14 Addiction .................................................................................................. 16 Allergy...................................................................................................... 16 Anxiety, Depression.................................................................................17 Asthma .....................................................................................................17 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome .........................................................................18 Chemotherapy Side Effects......................................................................18 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ......................................................................18 Cold Hands and Feet ................................................................................19 Diabetes .................................................................................................... 19 Female Health ..........................................................................................20

(a) Dysmenorrhea.................................................................................20 (b) Menopause......................................................................................20 (c) Pregnancy Issues.............................................................................20 Fibromyalgia ............................................................................................21 Frozen Shoulder .......................................................................................22 Headache ..................................................................................................22



Irritable Bowel Syndrome ........................................................................23 Low Back Pain .........................................................................................23 Lupus Erythematosus ...............................................................................24 Neck Pain .................................................................................................24 Neuropathy ...............................................................................................25 Plantar Fasciitis ........................................................................................25 Post-Surgical Recovery............................................................................25 Prostate Enlargement ...............................................................................26 Restless Leg Syndrome ............................................................................26 Sprain .......................................................................................................26



(1) About Acupuncture

Acupuncture is the insertion of thin needles through the skin to stimulate pressure points, and to normalize a person's physiology. Depending on the location, acupuncture needles can be inserted as shallow as 2 mm or as deep as one inch. Acupuncture is not painful. There may be a slight pricking sensation of up to 30 seconds; most such sensations quickly subside. The thickness of a needle is one-fifth or onefourth millimeter. Only ultra-fine, pre-sterilized, pre-packaged, non-toxic, stainless, disposable needles are used. In most cases, four needles are inserted at each treatment.

There are no side effects with acupuncture. There may be a slight bruising at the point of needle insertion up to a few days, but it should heal completely. The result is an improvement or there is no change. Therefore, acupuncture is a very safe way to determine if it is effective for you.

At this clinic acupuncture needles are not placed on painful or injured areas because acupuncture points are used only on the hands and feet. Because the needles are not inserted at the site of the problem, this demonstrates that acupuncture is more than just stimulation of the nerves or release of endorphins to mask pain. Only a total of five or six needles is used for treatment of variety of ailments, indicating that acupuncture is strategically placed with a theoretical basis.

ACUPUNCTURE INSTRUCTS THE BODY TO SELF-NORMALIZE

A computer is a good analogy of how acupuncture works. Let's say a computer's software is not working properly and needs reprogramming. Although the problem may be located at the central processing unit, the symptoms appear on the monitor. The computer programmer inputs commands on the keyboard to solve the problem. Acupuncture needles are placed on the hands and feet because these places are like a keyboard of acupuncture points. The rest of the body is the central processing unit. When the correct keys are pressed, they work in unison to act as a command for the patient's physiology to normalize.



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