Sorry to open with a rhetorical question. We know it can't but some of us may not know that acupuncture actually induces the body to produce natural opoid pain-killers including enkephalins, endorphins, dynorphins, endomorphins, and nociceptin. This is a powerful and immediate way acupuncture relieves pain. No bad side effects. No addiction.

It should be a sobering to think how a 'science-based medicine' such as opoid drug therapy could result in such an evil like the opoid epidemic. Science is an ideal but it has to be carried out by humans and the practice of medicine is totally a human endeavor. Science is only as good as the people doing or using it.

My own thinking is that acupuncture is not a purely physical medicine. It's more equal parts physical and energetic medicine. Energetic here means there is a realm where we can influence but not yet able to clearly define. So we call it 'Qi'. Yes, we can already say volumes about 'Qi' but it's more than that and that is exactly the power of Chinese medicine: that while we pursue the knowledge, we acknowledge that so much has yet to be revealed. We still know little but this humility will steer us away from disaster.

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where ac stands for acupuncture

This is the most recent blog entry there:

What is Neuro-Acupuncture?

The basic idea about Neuro-Acupuncture is easy to describe and understand. Using traditional acupuncture techniques, needles are inserted in the scalp and stimulated in specific ways to cause a response in nearby brain cells. Brain cells in different areas of the brain control functions in different parts of the body. Needles can be stimulated in one way to cause an excitatory response and in another to cause a tranquilizing response. Based on an understanding of the neurological problem and the area of the brain that regulates it, Neuro-Acupuncture creates its therapeutic effects.

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A few days ago Jake contributed this testimonial:

"Lok-Kwan opened up a world of relief I did not think was possible with my neurological pain disorder (specifically a progressive disease of the sympathetic nervous system).  After my first Qigong session I felt pain relief and continue to use his Qigong instructions and breathing techniques daily.
For over a decade I tried countless medicines, opioids, surgeries and procedures from the "best" specialists in the Midwest.  Lok-Kwan was the first to bring me consistent relief, and I am eternally grateful for him."
- Jake

Working with a patient to overcome chronic pain is no less than a spiritual journey and I thank Jake for being my dedicated companion and, yes. teacher: I have learnt as much as he in this adventure. Jake is determined and dedicated and he achieved much within a rather short period of time. An important point he made in his testimonial is that Qigong excels over other conventional therapies. So wonderful and empowering to conquer a disease yourself with no drugs, no side effects and no invasive procedures. 

Neuro-Acupuncture treatment for motor and sensory loss from stroke requires few needles. Muscle tightness and rigidity can be a result of confused impulses: opposing muscle groups are simultaneously activated. Improvements in muscle relaxation and range of movement are commonly seen within a single treatment. Recovery of strength and normal muscle group coordination is more gradual. Gains achieved in Neuro-Acupuncture treatment of stroke are usually permanent. They keep building up. Photo shows a typical treatment for left upper and lower limbs motor loss from stroke.

It is a common belief that tinnitus is not treatable. Here are two recent cases treated with Neuro-Acupuncture that brought dramatic improvements with only a few sessions.

46 yr old man suffered from dizziness, left ear tinnitus and hearing loss for 5 years. He was not able to talk on the  phone on that ear. Had 2 episodes of vertigo in the past 12 months. Patient was anxious about needles so at the first treatment only two needles were used.  Ear Shen Men was needled on the right ear and the Left Hearing and Vertigo area was stimulated. When Patient came for his second appointment the following week he reported that symptoms got worse for a day after the first treatment but then started improving. He said that they were 80% better (Patient is a mathematician) and can use the phone on his left ear. At the second treatment the same two points were used with the addition of the Right Hearing and Vértigo Area. One week later at the third appointment he said he was 90% better. Now he had to listen intently before he could notice the tinnitus. 3 tx so far in the past 3 weeks. Another week later at the fourth treatment he said he was satisfied with the improvements because he had not felt dizzy for weeks and now he was bothered only when the tinitus was at its worse.

LV3, LI4, Yingxiang needle through to Bitong, Head Area (Scalp). That's all. Works every time. Also add some of these points to the standard protocol when treating loss of taste and smell. Herbal Formula: Bi Yan Wan.

The latest discovery and location of a lymphatic system in the brain may explain how neuro-acupuncture works in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurodegenerative diseases.

The lymphatic system of the body circulates and filters the fluid that bathes body cells to remove toxins and fight infection. Brain cells, just like body cells, produce waste products as a result of metabolic functioning but until most recently no brain lymphatic system had been found . In October 2017 researchers at the U.S. National Institute Neurological Disorder and Stroke published their discovery of a system of lymphatic vessels that is embedded in the dura mata, the leathery membrane that covers the brain (see linked report). Daniel Reich, the senior researcher of the group, is an expert in inflammatory brain disease, specifically multiple sclerosis (MS). He suggests that an important element in MS as well as other neurodegenerative diseases may be a failure in the brain lymphatic system. If so, maintaining healthy functioning of the brain lymphatic system may help prevent and treat these diseases.

The dura mater that contains the brain lymphatic vessels lies right next to the boney skull. In neuro-acupuncture, pins are inserted in the scalp to stimulate the underlying brain cells. But even before stimulation reaches the neurons it has to pass through the dura mata and in doing so activate the brain lymphatic system there. This is probably one important way neuro-acupuncture creates its effects: promoting immunity and waste-removal functions in the brain.