Tag: Acupuncture

Health Tip of the Week: Acupuncture and Herbs for Insomnia

Insomnia ranks high, right behind the common cold, stomach disorders and headaches as a reason why people seek a doctor’s help.  There are about one-third of adults complained that they woke up in the midnight and couldn’t continue their sleep. No matter if you can not continue the sleep in the midnight or can not fall asleep at the beginning, acupuncture and herbs are all very helpful to relieve the condition. There is the theory of Yin-Yang in Chinese medicine. Yang is like the day time, sun, hot, fire, dry… Yin is like the night time, moon, cold, water, wet… If Yin and Yang are balance in your body, you will feel comfortable, peaceful and healthy. If Yin is too low (Yin deficiency), you will feel too much Yang (Heat) in your body, the heat will disrupt your sleep. Having a good night sleep will increase the Yin. On the contrary, insomnia will cause your Yin deficiency, so your condition will be getting worse, this is a vicious circle. If you are suffered from insomnia , you need to get help as soon as possible to change your sleep disorder. Acupuncture and herbs work by increasing Yin and reducing heat in the body to treat this condition. They are the natural ways to release your insomnia with no side effect at all.   -Dr. Chun-Ming Fu If you find this useful don’t forget to SHARE IT with your friends! :D And make sure to Follow Us on Twitter and Like Us on Facebook to receive important news, discounts, and health tips like this

Health Tip of the Week: Acupuncture for Headache

More than 45 million Americans get headaches time and time again. About 18 million of them suffer migraines. If you have been suffering from severe headache for 5 years, 10 years, 20 years or 30 years, feel your condition worsen, and increasing your dosage of painkillers one after another. Try acupuncture treatment for your headache! Acupuncture is able to solve your problem completely, using the natural way to release your headache with no side effect at all. Acupuncture works by stimulating acu-points to normalize the circulation of Qi and blood. I use different acu-points of meridian for different types of headache. For example, I use Shao-Yang meridian for temple headache. This way I can heal the headache most effectively. Duke University researchers found out acupuncture treatment is more effective than medication in reducing the severity and frequency of choronic headaches. -Dr. Chun-Ming Fu If you find this useful don’t forget to SHARE IT with your friends! :D And make sure to Follow Us on Twitter and Like Us on Facebook to receive important news, discounts, and health tips like this

Health Tip of the Week: Does Acupuncture Hurt?

 Acupuncture needles are completely different from injection needles used by Western Medicine.  The injection needles used by Western Medicine are generally bigger and the injections are targeted on area such as big blood vessels so they are painful.  Modern acupuncture needles are ultra-fine and quite flexible like hairs.  They are inserted on acupoints where they are at specific locations that are between muscles not big blood vessels, so they are not painful.  When inserted, patient has just a little sensation of soreness, numbness, distension, and or tingling.
Dr. Chun-Ming Fu
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Health Tip of the Week: Lower Back Pain

If your lower back feels worse after a night’s sleep, you should check your mattress first. Maybe the mattress is too soft for you. You need to change to a firm one. You can try to sleep on the floor with a sleeping bag or thick carpet for a couple of nights to make sure that it is the problem.
Dr. Chun-Ming Fu
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Health Tip of the Week: R.I.C.E. and Acupuncture

What should you do when you sprain your ankle during exercise? Keep it in your mind: R.I.C.E. When you get acute injury, don’t forget using R.I.C.E. – “Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.”   That is immediately rest the area, apply ice, compression and elevation. Don’t underestimate the power of R.I.C.E. because acute injury comes with inflammation – redness, swelling, heat and pain. R.I.C.E. is a good way of anti-inflammation at the beginning of acute injury.   Any stretch, therapeutic exercise or applying heat will let your condition get worse.   Receiving good acupuncture treatments as soon as possible, you will find the amazing effect of it.  

New Testimonial: Tendonitis

Dear Dr. Fu, I was so scared in the beginning and didn’t have faith in acupuncture which could possibly cure my foot pain diagnosed as Tendonitis. At the first time, you had been so nice and patient to explain what will happen and how should I feel when niddles went in. As a result, I feel much relaxed and truly not as bad as I thought. He also helped me with a letter of diagnosis so that I could have rest of my foot for 2 weeks of PE in the school. So, my foot healed completely within 3 weeks after 9 treatments. I would like thank you for taking good care of my foot in writing. I believe you will help more people with your needles. lol  🙂 Oxxxx Kxx, Nov. 11th, 2011 (7th Grade in the middle school)

Health Tip of the Week: Soothing Pain – Apply Ice or Heat

My patient asked me “I sprained my ankle yesterday, so I applied a heat pack to my ankle. After a moment, I felt my condition getting worse, more painful, more swollen and more red. But I remembered last year I had lower back pain and I used a heat pack and it helped!” To use ice or heat? It depends on your pain. Generally, if it is acute pain, use ice in the first two days and then use heat. If it is chronic pain, use heat. But after 2 days, if it is still inflamed, you still need to use ice. Whenever you apply heat and feel uncomfortable, stop it and change to ice. This is a more accurate way to determine wheter or not you should apply ice or heat. -Dr. Chun-Ming Fu If you find this useful don’t forget to SHARE IT with your friends! :D And make sure to Follow Us on Twitter and Like Us on Facebook to receive important news, discounts, and health tips like this

Health Tip of The Week: Neck Pain – Position Monitor at Eye Level

If you need to use computer all day, it is important to position computer monitor at eye level. If you force yourself to look up or down for a long time, you may cause your neck spasm. -Dr. Chun-Ming Fu If you find this useful don’t forget to SHARE IT with your friends! :D And make sure to Follow Us on Twitter and Like Us on Facebook to receive important news, discounts, and health tips like this

Health Tip of The Week: Neck Pain – Roll A Towel Up

Roll a towel up and place it under the back of your neck to support your neck when you sleep at night. Adjust the height of the towel according to your cervical curvature and your comfort. – Dr. Chun-Ming Fu If you find this useful don’t forget to SHARE IT with your friends! :D And make sure to Follow Us on Twitter and Like Us on Facebook to receive important news, discounts, and health tips like this

New Testimonial (Lots of Injuries)

Testimonial: Doctor Jimmy Fu, Acupuncturist
Written: 2/9/12
Patient: David E., Aliso Viejo
Dates of Treatment: June 2011-December 2011
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My story begins with a neuroma foot surgery, a weight lifting injury, back-to-back not-at-fault car accidents and a degenerative disc disease diagnosis; and all that at a mere forty years of age.  My quest for healing began with my primary care doctor and soon after an orthopedic surgeon. Unfortunately, neither of these doctors seemed interested in giving me sound advice or providing much in the way of details as to what I should and shouldn’t do.  In fact, I’m pretty sure the Newport Beach orthopedist was visualizing his golf game two minutes into my appointment.
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This prompted my wife and I to talk about alternatives and after receiving a referral we found ourselves at Doctor Fu’s.  My wife was experiencing neck pain upon waking up in the morning.  Since she isn’t “damaged goods” like yours truly, within a month of treatments Doctor Fu released her.
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At my first appointment with Doctor Fu I completed a detailed medical questionnaire including illustrating (on a chart of the human body) the specific sites of my pain.  He spent a good deal of time assessing my various issues, discussing the treatments, educating me on how acupuncture works and recommending a treatment plan.  In addition, he made recommendations as to what activities I should avoid.  This type of communication and guidance continued while I was a patient of his acupuncture center.
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Many years ago I worked for an acupuncturist and received a couple of treatments.  As a result, I had a vague recollection of what to expect.  When I first arrived at Doctor Fu’s three months had passed since my neuroma foot surgery and I was still experiencing pain in my foot and toes due to scar tissue build-up and being a “slow healer”.  After receiving acupuncture treatments to my toes and neuroma site I had less pain and discomfort (especially in my toes).  Oftentimes I could feel the difference in my toes from one appointment to the next.
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The most benefit I received from acupuncture was in the areas of my back and neck.  I used traditional methods (i.e. rest, ice, heat, rehab exercises) after the first car accident.  This was helping significantly but then the second car accident occurred.  Now these same treatments were having a reduced effect in resolving my pain.  After only a few weeks of acupuncture treatment my back pain was nearly gone and my neck pain was significantly reduced.
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I believe that both Western and Eastern medicine (I’m Caucasian by the way) have their respective places in the world.  Clearly acupuncture won’t work miracles when muscles, ligaments or tendons are torn. However, the typical prescribed course of action by medical doctors which includes muscle relaxants (or Motrin), ice and heat are clearly not the “be-all and end-all” and should not be the only options in dealing with soft tissue injuries (i.e. car accidents).
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I’d been trying to classify acupuncture when Doctor Fu described it perfectly.  He said “acupuncture is somewhere in the middle, between massage therapy at a spa and a visit to a Western medical doctor.  He went on to describe it as a “building effect” where the intensity builds and builds until you reach this enlightened and relaxed state.
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Bear in mind, it is likely that I required more sessions than the average person.  Realistically, the average NFL running back may have fewer injuries than I did when I arrived at Doctor Fu’s door.   That being said, I am very thankful that I was referred to Doctor Fu and I’m clearly in a better place today due to the advice and care he provided to me.
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David E.
Aliso Viejo