Acupuncture
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Acupuncture is much more than point functions
In the past few years I have turned to Orit Zilberman for her knowledge and expertise in treating women who suffer from vaginal pain and discomfort. During our conversations we often discussed stories that women shared with us of traumatic experiences of treatments they had undergone in intimate areas of the body. In most of…
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This is not about Politics, this is about Humanity
Acupuncture, as a philosophical therapeutic system, was linked to understanding bodily concepts in terms of cosmic forces and order of rule. The correlation between the health of the individual body and the stability of the Chinese empire served to establish the authority of a centralized ruling elite.[1] Confrontations have always been a part of this…
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Where do we draw the line?
I have written an article for a blog of a colleague and friend of mine who specializes in the treatment of vulvodynia. The topic of discussion is the clinical use of the acupuncture point CV1, which has been previously discussed on her blog in terms of ethical and practical application. I decided to approach it from…