November 28, 2022
Teishin–Alternative Acupuncture
The teishin is a tool used in needleless acupuncture. It is a small blunt ended instrument, often made of precious...
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September 9, 2022
Qi and Blood in Chinese Medicine
Qi and blood in Chinese Medicine are concepts not easily translated into medical terminology in the West. Both medical systems...
June 13, 2022
Gynecology and Obstetrics
Gynecology and obstetrics in Chinese medicine were chronicled as early as 2000 years ago. Original writings dealt with childbearing and...
June 4, 2022
Treating GERD with Chinese Medicine
Treating GERD with Chinese Medicine is done through acupuncture, herbal medicine and guidance for lifestyle changes. GERD is a rather...
May 11, 2022
Jeffrey’s Internal and Integrative Practice
An internal and integrative practice combines Western and Chinese Medicine. Jeffrey Russell at Abacus Chinese Medicine has such a Chinese...
May 11, 2022
The Sa’am Acupuncture Method
Sa’am acupuncture is unique among acupuncture practices for many reasons. Its minimal use of needles is perhaps the most strikingly...
March 13, 2021
Acupuncture Treatment with Jeffrey Russell–The Sa’am Tradition
Acupuncture treatment is a mainstay of Jeffrey Russell’s practice at Abacus Chinese Medicine. Along with using other East Asian practices,...
May 19, 2020
Acupuncture at Abacus Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture at Abacus Chinese Medicine is done by Jeffrey Russell who has studied acupuncture styles extensively in the USA...
February 4, 2016
The Angry Liver–Acupuncture & Addiction
Addiction is more than a physiological illness. Emotional ties to the substances develop, leaving one dependent upon the self-medicating effects of use. Acupuncture's overall calming effect upon the central nervous system reduces the agitated 'fight or flight' mode that substance abusers typically live in.
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February 1, 2016
Quantum Qi–We are the Same as Everything
In Chinese medicine, qi (chee) is the most fundamentally basic, or quantum vital force, that flows through all life. Chinese medicine works at the level of qi.Qi permeates all that is. It flows in the human body through the meridian system where acupuncture intervenes to heal and to maintain health. The meridian system has been known and mapped for millenia, however modern science is just now conceptualizing it.