…The accepted Western view of sciatic pain is that it can travel straight down the buttocks or travel along the lateral side of the thigh...

I have written about sciatic pain in these blogs. However, I never discussed the exact treatment methods I use to cure this pain. Before...

With all the changes occurring in the world, from COVID to politics, I think today is a good time to sit back and reflect back on my...

Knee pain is an ailment I treat often. Many of my patients are on the older side and are suffering from pain in their joints; knee pain...

What is the biggest crisis facing Americans today? It is the Opioid crisis that we are facing. I’m, sure many of you are disagreeing with...

One of the most gratifying aspects of TCM is the variety of disorders that this medicine allows me to treat. Obviously, most in the West...

I have treated hundreds of lower back/sciatic pain cases in my career as a TCM practitioner. As I have discussed before, I am trained to...

Deficiency is a term that is often used in our communication. There is a certain accepted meaning attached to this word. The synonyms...

I am often asked what certain clinical terms mean according to TCM. An example of such a case is as follows: Hey, Doc, when you say...

“Body, Mind and Spirit”, most view these terms as independent from one another. This is especially the case with members of Western...

One of my favorite meridians to use as the main focus of the treatment is the Leg ShaoYang channel. This channel can be used to treat a...

…If you ask any TCM practitioner what the first thing that comes to his mind regarding documentation, he would most likely answer that it...

Documentation is an essential requirement that all healthcare professionals must comply with. Actually, it maybe the most important way...

The field of TCM is truly an Art as opposed to simply being a collection of scientific principles. What do I mean by this? I mentioned in...

…The best way for the reader to appreciate this sense of integration between the ailment and the whole body is to understand the intake...

In the past couple blogs, I have been discussing how a TCM practitioner does take into account subjective factors, like stress, when...

…For one, Western and TCM practitioners will both assess factors that are outside the scope of the presenting ailment. It is standard...

Pain cases are the easiest way to highlight how unquantifiable factors do indeed affect the degree to the ailment. The reader will...

…The “subjective” questions are distinctly separate from the objective questions in a TCM intake. Again, I must emphasize that I am...

Many of you will be a bit confused by the title of this blog. The word “subjective” is used in many different ways. Thus, I must clarify...