Articles about Acupuncture

Note about this page: The latest issue of Positive Health magazine is published on the 4th Thursday of each month.
The articles from that issue (or summaries thereof) are placed on this web site on or about the same date.

Getting the Needle - Reminiscences of an Early UK Acupuncture Student by Arthur E Bromley The author looks back at the trials and tribulations, and many amusing moments, during his three-year acupuncture training course, which he commenced in 1966 at the very first Acupuncture College in the UK.

Fractal Acupuncture by Dr Zude Ye and Zoë Desmond Introducing the fractal needle, a new therapy developed by Dr Zude Ye, based on the widespread, and age-old technique of puncturing the body with a needle.

Traditional Acupuncture: Embodying the Emotions by  Anna-May Silvestro and assisted by John Hesselworth The title of this article came out of a conversation I had with a GP in Leamington Spa. We were discussing the treatment of a person diagnosed as having a manic depressive illness. "Doctor," ‘L’ remarked, “I did not know that acupuncture was useful for mental health problems”. My response, which gave me the idea and the title for this article was “Yes, acupuncture embodies the emotions”.

Links to other Acupressure and Acupuncture web sites (as in Chinese Medicine)

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Acupuncture/Acupressure Internet Resources Useful list of acupuncture and acupressure resources and links

G-Jo Acupressure Information about G-Jo Acupressure and a map of G-Jo pressure points

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AAMA/MARF: Medical Acupuncture The website of American Academy of Medical Acupuncture and Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation. General articles on acupuncture and information on Medical Acupuncturist in the US.

Acupuncture.com An interesting site covering Traditional Oriental Therapies. Different levels of information i.e. General Information through to Practitioner Level. How to contact Acupuncturists around the world and resources for practitioners and students.

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine A Classical System The website of The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. A little general information but mostly about the college.

Acupuncture Canada The Natural Health Domain General information about acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Basic information about particular conditions and what can be done for them.

Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute A little general information but mostly about The Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute, their policies and training program.

Acupuncture [Home Vet] Brief general information on acupuncture for pets

Australian Medical Acupuncture Society Some general information and articles about acupuncture. Plenty of information on practitioners, meetings and training in Australia.

British Medical Acupuncture Society Information on the Society and acupuncture in general. How to find a practitioner in the UK. Articles from the Society’s journal "Acupuncture in Medicine".

Dr Tierra’s Planetary Herbology   Useful articles on various aspects of Traditional Chinese Herbal Mediicne.

Foundation for Traditional Chinese Medicine. Good information on finding a practitioner and training. Information on the British Acupuncture Council. Good links page.

Institute of Traditional Medicine  An interesting page with some good links and information on the history of Chinese medicine. Includes pictures of the major herbs and biographies and pictures of the great physicians of the past.

Journal of Chinese Medicine Website of the Journal of Chinese Medicne. A good sampling of articles and an index of the Journal’s back issues. Current acupuncture news and links.

Limited Infinity Oriental Healing and Martial Arts   Practitioner list, articles on Chinese medicine and martial arts, large research database and useful Herbal Apothecary information database.

Meditopia Useful information on Chinese Medicine and particularly on its application to particular clinical situations.

National Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance. Some general information and details if the Alliance’s activities.

Qi Journal Information and articles on many forms of TCM. Lots of links. Interactive acupuncture model.

The Chinese Medicine Sampler   A library of useful information and the opportunity (for a fee) to fill in a form and have a "mock diagnosis".

The Shen Foundation  A website dedicated to exploring the ways in which Western and Chinese medicine can complement each other. A large number of cases and some movies of Tui Na.

Vilberto's Acupuncture Links A large number of links to acupuncture and TCM sites.

High Touch Acupressure by Heidi Ritz This ancient Japanese healing art form utilises gentle touch on specific acupressure points, over clothing, to stimulate the body's own innate healing capacity. It works on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies and you do not have to believe in it for it to work!

The Pleasures and Pains of Acupuncture by Sam Hart I first came into contact with acupuncture because I’d broken my back in a snowboarding accident a couple of months before. I’d been hurtling down a slope when I caught the wrong edge of my board on the snow. My bottom hit the ground with so much force that I compacted a lumbar vertebrae, crushed the two surrounding discs and broke a rib where it branched off from my spine.