Anorexia is an eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted perception of weight. People with anorexia place a high value on controlling their [...]

Angina, also known as angina pectoris, is chest pain or discomfort that occurs when part of your heart muscle does not get enough oxygen-rich blood. It is a common symptom of coronary heart disease, which [...]

Analgesia is a lessening of pain or the absence of pain. It’s usually used in the context of medicine as a more technical way of saying pain relief. The related word analgesic refers to a remedy [...]

Allergies occur when your immune system reacts to a foreign substance — such as pollen, bee venom or pet dander — or a food that doesn't cause a reaction in most people. Your immune [...]

Acne is a common skin condition that happens when hair follicles under the skin become clogged. Sebum—oil that helps keep skin from drying out—and dead skin cells plug the pores, which leads to outbreaks [...]

Step 1: Nerve Root Release Points Back Shu Points - Located 2 fingers width to each  side of the spine, at the level of the lower border of the spinal bones. [...]

When conservative therapeutic options cannot effectively alleviate chronic pain, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is considered. SCS is an established, effective method of treating chronic pain and is effective in the treatment of chronic pain [...]

Chronic wrist pain is a hand surgeon's most complex diagnostic and therapeutic problem. The causes are often elusive, long-lasting, and difficult to identify with conventional diagnostic methods. Determining the cause of chronic wrist pain [...]

Step 1: Front Local Points P 8 - While clenching the fist, the tip of the middle finger touches this point. Lu 9 - On the radial side wrist crease, at [...]

Wrist pain accounts for an annual consultation prevalence rate of 58 in 10,000 patients in the UK (Jordan KP, Kadam UT, et al. Annual consultation prevalence of regional musculoskeletal problems in primary care: an [...]

Wrist pain is a common condition for a variety of reasons. The wrist plays a role in basic movements, from texting to typing. When pain occurs, it can interfere with daily activities and even [...]

Step 1: Local Points Li 4 - In the belly of the first interossei muscle (fleshy mass between the thumb and the index finger). Li 5 - In the hollow formed [...]

Osteoarthritis is more prevalent in women, the incidence increases with age, and recent estimates suggest more than 150 million Europeans have radiographic hand OA and 15 million have symptomatic arthritis (Maheu E, Berenbaum F. Time for new [...]

Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is a polyarticular disease affecting the interphalangeal joints and the thumb base, a joint complex that includes the first carpometacarpal (CMC1) and scapho trapezio trapezoid (STT) joints. The thumb base has [...]

Step 1: Back Shu Points & GB 30 - Core Therapy See point descriptions on page 17. B 52 - 4 fingers to each side of the spine at the waist [...]

Approximately 60 % of patients presenting with low back pain (LBP) also report pain in the leg(s) (Hill JC, Konstantinou K, Egbewale BE, Dunn KM, Lewis ML, et al. Clinical outcomes among low back pain [...]

The thigh is the upper part of the lower leg, located between the hip and knee joints. The upper edge of the thigh is in front of the groin and behind the buttock groove. [...]

Step 1: Distal Pain Points St 35 - In the depression below the kneecap, on the outside of the patella ligament. St 38 - Halfway between the kneecap and the ankle, [...]

Annually, about 4% of adults visit their general practitioner (GP) for shoulder pain (Greving K, Dorrestijn O, et al. Incidence, prevalence, and consultation rates of shoulder complaints in general practice. Scand J Rheumatol. 2012;41(2):150–5.), [...]