Nausea and Vomitting Anyone?

During the first year of my master's degree for Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese medicine, one of my teachers would always tell us:

"When you get out into the world and you're treating your first few patients, don't worry... even if you have trouble fixing their problem, your patients will always come off the table with improved digestion."

This advice has stuck with me through the years. Fortunately, most of my patients find success and wellness... but whenever someone comes in with a digestive issue I always know that they've finally come to the right health care provider.

IBS, constipation, GERD, nausea and vomitting can all be treated with acupuncture.

In fact, here's a few articles for you to "digest":

for post surgery nausea and vomitting:

http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=93046

for Crohn's disease:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15114043?ordinalpos=8&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum


for dry mouth/ xerostomia from Radiation treatment:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15114043?ordinalpos=8&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

for GERD/ acid reflux:

http://www.reflux.org/reflux/webdoc01.nsf/(vwWebPage)/ElectricalAcupuncture.htm?OpenDocument

and

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15114043?ordinalpos=8&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum