Irreversible is not a word you want to hear from your Doctor but it’s a common one if you’ve been diagnosed with Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy or CIPN.
Samantha survived cancer only to be living life in constant pain. He felt as though he were walking on pins and needles, becoming weaker and weaker everyday. “I was beginning to be worried that one day I would be wheelchair bound” she explained.
Nearly half of patients who undergo chemotherapy will develop CIPN.
Read MoreIn Australia, it is now the most widespread chronic health problem, affecting over 2 million Australians and is most prevalent in 14-24 year olds. Did you know that acupuncture and Chinese Medicine has a long history of helping people to deal with the symptoms of asthma in a safe and effective way. Here is a case study of one patient who had an amazing outcome.
Read MoreIf you’re a chronic sufferer, acupuncture for migraines can provide an excellent alternative to complement your medical treatments. Acupuncture is a well-known component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). TCM has been practiced for thousands of years and includes the use of herbal medicines and mind-body practices.
Yin Studio offers acupuncture for migraines to help patients find their own balance between lifestyle adjustments, medical therapies and alternative treatments. If you have been struggling with migraines and headaches, acupuncture may provide an excellent supplement to the existing medical therapies you have tried.
Read MoreBursitis refers to the inflammation of a bursa. A bursa is a fluid filled sac that prevents friction between bony surfaces and soft tissues in the body, especially in or around joints. When one of these bursae is inflamed, it becomes swollen and painful.
The inflammation of a bursa may occur as a result of excessive movement or pressure on the bursa, direct impact, infection or other diseases that may affect the joint and its environs (eg. arthritis, gout etc).
Read MoreIf you’ve had all the tests, and nobody’s yet found a reason … it can be extremely frustrating and demoralising.
Sometimes we never know exactly why things happen the way they do. Sometimes things just can’t be explained by scientific tests.
This is where I go back to trusting nature - to sticking to what we know works, and getting back to simply supporting nature’s incredible, unfathomable power.
People often go in circles for months – years even – looking for a specific reason why they can’t get pregnant. Saliva tests, urine tests, blood tests, nutrient tests, food-allergy tests – and still no baby, no pregnancy.
Read MoreAMH, if you’re unfamiliar, supposedly tests your ovarian reserve to predict your fertility potential. Without digging into why I think this test is extremely questionable (and therefore certainly not something I see as a defining result), I see women’s AMH results dramatically improve after following a few simple steps which we will dig into here today. That tells me one of two things – either we are not born with all of our eggs (I think likely since every other cell in our body has the ability to replicate) OR this test isn’t accurate. Whatever the reason, it doesn’t really matter. Let’s just improve your hormones as much as possible and maximise your fertility on the whole to set you up for your best possible outcome. Read this patient case study…
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