Acupuncture and Pain: A Natural Ally

Acupuncture, which originated in Traditional Chinese Medicine, has become a recognized complementary therapy in the management of many types of pain. By stimulating specific points on the body with fine needles, acupuncture activates physiological mechanisms that modulate pain, reduce inflammation, and promote relaxation. How Does Acupuncture Work? 1. Release of Endorphins Several trials have shown […]

Ice or heat?

The winter and its icy sidewalks bring once again their share of falls and false moves. At the clinic I’ve had a large number of patients come to see me for various pains, sprains and bruises caused by falling on the ice. The question many are asking themselves is: should I apply ice or heat? […]

Gift certificates now available!

First of all, let me wish you all happy holidays and a Happy New Year for 2015, filled with peace, health and new projects! Gift certificates are now available for acupuncture treatments. You can give the gift of health to a loved one for the New Year. Give the gift of health for the […]

Chinese pictorial art

For the Chinese, classical painting is a symbol of the highest spirituality. In his work, Souffle-Esprit, Francois Cheng brings together a collection of texts considered essential to Chinese aesthetic thinking and pictorial art. Extending over more than one thousand years since the T’sang (618-907) to the Ts’ing (1644-1911), the texts show to what extent this […]

NEW CYCLE

New clinic. New website. Dear patients, it is with great enthusiasm that I’m announcing our offices’ move into the Petite-Patrie borough. 6955 Christophe-Colomb, Office 104, H2S 2H4, Montreal. Starting July 2014, we will be able to welcome you to our new Petite Patrie clinic. After 9 years of working on St-Joseph Street, we have […]

The Three Treasures

“The human body is entirely composed of essence, energy and spirit. If you do not cherish your essence and squander it without reservation, it will be like pouring water into a cracked cup (…).” -Lu Tung-Pin Among the different concepts framing traditional Chinese medicine, one finds the theory of Three Treasures. Originally coming out of […]