The Science Behind Tai Chi and Qi Gong

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In a recent NCCIH Integrative Medicine Research Lecture, Peter Wayne, Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School, spoke about the role of tai chi in preserving and rehabilitating some age- and chronic disease-related mental and physical decline. Dr. Wayne is research director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Watch the video, "Minding' Your Balance With Tai Chi."

Happy New Year 2017!

Happy New Year!
I've been continuously blogging for the past 52 weeks about the new patient I've seen.

I saw 3,220 person-time patients in 2016. I have to say that I love this job!

I'm getting busier as days go by. For the most things I've done here, it is not about money but about exploring more possibility in my life. Besides seeing patients, I also have to teach younger doctors and medical/nursing students, deliver speeches to general public and other paramedics, do some office administration and learn more about team work.

Sometimes it's not easy to handle human relationship, with my colleagues, my patients, my students, my family and friends, etc. Every job that has something to do with other people is not easy. This is also why I cherish these opportunities my job has offered me. This job provides me lots of opportunities to practice communicating with others, in order to help them. I'm very grateful for this. I hope I can become a better and better TCM doctor year by year.

Bye 2016! Let's embrace 2017!

2016 52nd Week New Patients

Dec 30th, 2016  Fri     3 new patients / 10 total

Young Woman: Shoulder pain for three days     A+M

Young Man: Allergic rhinitis exacerbation for one year     M

Middle-aged Woman: Belching and acid regurgitation for one year    M

Dec 29th, 2016  Thu   3  new patients / 5  total   

Young Man: Left Achilles tendon numbness for one day  A+M

Elderly Man: Cold limbs for one month     M
Middle-aged Man: Right shoulder pain for two weeks     A

Dec 28th, 2016  Wed    0  new patients / 5 total

Dec 27th, 2016  Tue @Tingchou branch     2 new patients / 22  total

Middle-aged Man: Right shoulder pain for one month     A+M

Middle-aged Woman: Nose bleeding for 10 days    M

Dec 27th, 2016  Tue    3 new patients / 14 total

Middle-aged Woman: Constipation for months / Want to lose weight     M  
Elderly Man: GERD and impotance     M

Young Woman: Early menstruation and hypomenorrhea for two months    M

*The purpose of this list is to let people know when would Taiwanese come to TCM doctors for help, since TCM might not be so popular in some countries. To protect the privacy of patients, the patients' information is altered. 
 • Elderly: >60    •Middle-aged: 40-60    •Young: 20-40    •Teenager: 13-19    •Grade-schooler: 6-12
M: herbal medicine   A: acupuncture  M: Manipulation  C: Cupping

2016 51th Week New Patient

Dec 23rd, 2016  Fri     6 new patients / 15 total

Young Woman: Irregular menstruation for many years / GERD for four years    M

Middle-aged Woman: Female infertility for five years     M

Middle-aged Woman: Headache for many years      M

Middle-aged Woman: Cough / Sensation of lump in throat for two months      M

Middle-aged Man: Sleep disturbance for one month     A+M

Middle-aged Man: Acid regurgitation / abdominal distension for four months      M

Dec 22nd, 2016  Thu   1  new patients / 5  total   

Young Woman: Cough for one month    M

Dec 21st, 2016  Wed    3  new patients / 9 total

Young Man: Knee pain / foot pain for several months     A+M

Middle-aged Woman: Constpation for two months    M

Young Man: Hyperlipidemia / acid regurgitation / insomnia for one year   M

Dec 20th, 2016  Tue @Tingchou branch     3 new patients / 22  total

Young Man: Right ankle pain for one year     A+M

Middle-aged Woman: Hot flash and sweating / depression for one yeay   M
Elderly Man: Painful left upper limbs for months     A+M

Dec 20th, 2016  Tue    2 new patients / 12 total

Young Woman: Constipation for two weeks     M  

Middle-aged Woman: Left hemiplagia for many years     M+A

*The purpose of this list is to let people know when would Taiwanese come to TCM doctors for help, since TCM might not be so popular in some countries. To protect the privacy of patients, the patients' information is altered. 
 • Elderly: >60    •Middle-aged: 40-60    •Young: 20-40    •Teenager: 13-19    •Grade-schooler: 6-12
M: herbal medicine   A: acupuncture  M: Manipulation  C: Cupping

2016 50th Week New Patients

Dec 16th, 2016  Fri    5 new patients / 14 total
Elderly Woman: Skin rashes for six months      M 
Elderly Woman: Dizziness for one week      M 

Elderly Woman: Right shoulder pain for three months   A+M 

Young Woman: Palpitation, shortness of breath for one month    M

Young Man: Cough for two weeks     M

Dec 15th, 2016  Thu   4  new patients / 11 total   

Elderly Man: Low back pain for six months    A+M

Middle-aged Woman: Patella fracture s/p surgery for three weeks     M

Elderly Man: Cough on and off for several years    M

Elderly Man: Cough for two days     M

Dec 14th, 2016  Wed    1  new patients / 7 total

Young Man: Left shoulder pain for three weeks    A+M

Dec 13th, 2016  Tue @Tingchou branch     0 new patients / 17  total

Dec 13th, 2016  Tue    2 new patients / 13 total

Elderly Man: Painful right foot for one month     M  

Young Woman: Cold limbs on and off for several years     M

Middle-aged Man: Cough for one week    M

*The purpose of this list is to let people know when would Taiwanese come to TCM doctors for help, since TCM might not be so popular in some countries. To protect the privacy of patients, the patients' information is altered. 
 • Elderly: >60    •Middle-aged: 40-60    •Young: 20-40    •Teenager: 13-19    •Grade-schooler: 6-12
M: herbal medicine   A: acupuncture  M: Manipulation  C: Cupping

2016 49th Week New Patients

Dec 9th, 2016  Fri    2 new patients / 9 total

Young Woman: Diabetes for fove years / Low back pain for two weeks   M

Young Man: Insomnia / dry mouth for one week      M

Dec 8th, 2016  Thu   2  new patients / 9 total   New Session since October!

Elderly Woman: Right shoulder pain for one month   A

Young Man: Hypertension for many years    M

Dec 7th, 2016  Wed    2  new patients / 8 total

Young Woman: Prenatal Acupuncture for relaxing    A

Elderly Man: Hypertension for many years     M

Dec 6th, 2016  Tue @Tingchou branch     0 new patients / 23  total

Dec 6th, 2016  Tue    0 new patients / 11 total

*The purpose of this list is to let people know when would Taiwanese come to TCM doctors for help, since TCM might not be so popular in some countries. To protect the privacy of patients, the patients' information is altered. 
 • Elderly: >60    •Middle-aged: 40-60    •Young: 20-40    •Teenager: 13-19    •Grade-schooler: 6-12
M: herbal medicine   A: acupuncture  M: Manipulation  C: Cupping

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