Entries by Neil K

Chinese Herbal Medicine For Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes red, flaky, crusty patches of skin covered with silvery scales. It can begin at any age, but once it appears it is normally chronic (long lasting) When severe, it can be itchy or painful, and it can really effect quality of life. The NHS website quite happily tells […]

Acupuncture For Migraines

For some reason, I have had a recent surge of people coming to my clinic for help with migraines, so I thought this would be a good blog post topic. There’s plenty to say, as acupuncture can be an extremely effective treatment for migraines! Let’s start with the research: MRI scans show specific changes in […]

Chinese Medicine For Prostatitis And BHP

Prostatitis and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BHP) both refer to swelling of the prostate, a small gland tucked underneath the bladder in men (women don’t have prostates). Prostatitis/BHP can be acute (short term) or chronic (long term) and can have a number of causes. Acute prostatitis is caused by an infection. It comes on quickly and […]

Acupuncture For Knee Pain

ACUPUNCTURE FOR KNEE PAIN Knee pain is common and can be hard to treat, and knees injuries are often slow to heal due to the relatively poor blood flow to the area. Luckily, acupuncture can help. This is an area with quite a few studies behind it. For instance, researchers at the Hong Kong School […]