Acupuncture for gardeners’ pain

by | May 21, 2014 | Acupuncture, injury, Pain

I don’t have much of a green thumb. I’m thankful that I’m a Dr. of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the 21st century because if I were doing this in the earlier days of TCM, I would have had to grow and collect my own herbs–and that would not...

Computer and Commuter Pain

by | Sep 16, 2013 | 24 Hours article, Pain

As summer holidays come to an end, many people are now back to spending hours hunched over a keyboard, pounding out letters and numbers, slouched over a steering wheel in rush-hour traffic and stooped under the weight of heavy backpacks full of books. For tips on how...

No pain, lots of gain

by | Jun 24, 2013 | Biopuncture, Pain

This past weekend I did the Tough Mudder in Whistler. My last race prior to this was a Terry Fox run when I was in grade 6. When I started getting ready for this, a few months ago, I was concerned that my knees wouldn’t make it. I’ve mentioned in the past...

Ouch! But no boo boo

by | May 10, 2013 | injury, Pain

Have you ever hit your shin so hard that the moment it happened you knew it would be a doozie, but you get to wait a few seconds after the hit while you hold your breath and wait for the pain to arrive? You have enough time to figure out what exclamation you are going...

Addressing Pain

by | Mar 30, 2013 | Acupuncture, Herbs and Supplements, Pain

While pain means suffering and misery to most, it is also a sign that your body is alerting you to pay attention! If your house smoke alarm starts beeping, do you turn it off without addressing the cause of the alarm–the fire? Of course not! Yet many people try...